Belmond Sanctuary Lodge
Machu Picchu, Peru
Location
Machu Picchu
At the very gates of the Machu Picchu citadel, around 2,400 metres, reached on foot via the Inca Trail or by bus from Aguas Calientes.
Transfer
A Machu Picchu transfer
By the Belmond Hiram Bingham luxury train from Cusco, then the bus up — or on foot via the Inca Trail.
Villas
31 rooms
31 rooms and suites in earthy textiles and unrendered stonework, with marble baths and orchid gardens, from around 15 square metres — the location is the product.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and culture-and-adventure travellers wanting the citadel to themselves.
Board Basis
Full board
All meals included.
About the Resort
The only hotel at the gates of Machu Picchu
Belmond Sanctuary Lodge is the only hotel at the entrance to the Machu Picchu citadel — first through the gates at sunrise, still there once the day-trippers have left, with out-of-hours guided access to the ruins. Thirty-one rooms in earthy textiles and unrendered stone look over orchid gardens, hummingbirds and Huayna Picchu; Tampu serves farm-to-table Peruvian cooking; and arrival is by the Hiram Bingham luxury train. Rooms run from 15 square metres — the access is what you come for.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
31 rooms and suites at the citadel gates.
Entry
Superior Room
Sleeps two. Around 15 square metres with earthy textiles and a marble bath, over an inner courtyard or a private patio.
15 sqmCourtyard
Signature
Deluxe Mountain View King Room
Sleeps two. Around 15 square metres with tropical mountain and jungle views across the Urubamba.
Mountain view15 sqm
Terrace
Deluxe Mountain View Room with Terrace
Sleeps two. Around 17 square metres with a private terrace, lounge and dining table and mountain views.
Private terrace17 sqm
Top
One-Bedroom Suite
Sleeps two. Around 35 square metres with a separate bedroom, sitting area and a large private terrace with mountain views.
35 sqmTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
Farm-to-table, at the gates.
Signature
Tampu Restaurant & Bar
Stone-and-wood; Peruvian and international from on-site produce.
Full-board
Full board
All meals included.
Bar
The bar
After the citadel.
Wellbeing
Open-air spa
Open-air treatment areas with Huayna Picchu views, among orchid gardens.
Open-air spa
With Huayna Picchu views.
Orchid gardens
And hummingbirds.
Citadel access
First in, last out.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The citadel, sunrise and the Andes.
Sunrise at the citadel
First through the gates.
Out-of-hours access
Guided, after hours.
Huayna Picchu
The peak above the ruins.
The Hiram Bingham train
Luxury arrival from Cusco.
Orchid gardens
Hummingbirds at the door.
Getting There
Location & Transfers
By train
The Hiram Bingham
Belmond's luxury train from Cusco.
On foot
The Inca Trail
Or the bus from Aguas Calientes.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Belmond Sanctuary Lodge. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Full board.
Room sizes
- From 15 m²; the location is the draw.
Altitude
- Around 2,400 m at the citadel.
Getting there
- Hiram Bingham train, then bus, or the Inca Trail.
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