http://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com/LuxuryHotel.LifeTips.com Tip of the Dayen-USLifeTips.comhttp://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com/rss/lt-logo-green.gifhttp://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com/tip/141231/south-american-luxury-hotels/south-american-luxury-hotels/peru-luxury-hotel.htmlSat 5 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT7DCEDEF5-B1B1-B743-613D-6D4781F3632C<strong>Hotel Monasterio </strong>is the ideal base to explore <city w:st="on" />Cuzco</city /> and the ancient ruins at <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Machu Picchu</place /></city />, which can be reached via a three-hour train journey. The 16th-century Hotel Monasterio, originally built as a monastery in 1592, is high in the <place w:st="on" />Andes</place />, almost 10,000 feet above sea level. There is oxygen piped into the rooms to combat altitude sickness, a nice touch indicative of the Orient-Express Hotel service. <strong>Dining: </strong>At El Tupay, you can sample Peruvian and international cuisine. You will experience the culinary diversity and tradition of past centuries. <strong>Spa: </strong>The Incas believed that <city w:st="on" /><place w:st="on" />Cuzco</place /></city /> was the navel of the world and undeniably, there is an energy and vigor in the air which is almost tangible. Specialists in ancient Andean healing techniques combine oriental influences on relaxation to channel this energy through the body. <strong>Deluxe Touch: </strong>Have the Bath Butler draw you an Imperial Bath. Start with a glass of <i>Kir Imperial. Your bath with </i>be scented and coca leaves candles lit. You&#8217;ll receive exfoliating gloves, fresh Andean cheese and honey and energizing salts. <strong>Details </strong>136 Calle <place w:st="on" /><city w:st="on" />Palacios Cuzco</city />, <country-region w:st="on" />Peru</country-region /></place /> Tel: 51 84 24 1777 <br/><br/><br/>For more Luxury Hotel tips, visit <a href="http://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com/">http://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com</a> <img src="http://LuxuryHotel.lifetips.com/images/aggbug.asp?id=141231" height="1" width="1">