The lively, local quarter around the great San Pedro Market and the train station to Machu Picchu — cheaper, grittier and more authentic than the centre, a short (uphill) walk or taxi from the plaza. The best-value base and handy for the Machu Picchu train; less polished, but real Cusco life all around.
€25–55
typical per night in Peru
Easy on the wallet
Cheapest in CuscoPriciest
Among the cheapest areas to sleep in Cusco.
Where it sits
The circle is San Pedro & Santa Ana and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Cusco (CUZ)~9 min drive5.0 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Plaza de Armas & the Cathedral6 min walk512 m
- Qorikancha (Sun Temple)8 min walk694 m
- The Inca stone streets9 min walk787 m
- Sacsayhuamán15 min walk1.3 km
- Pisac ruins & market54 min taxi18.1 km
- Ollantaytambo126 min taxi42.1 km
- Machu Picchu218 min taxi72.7 km
- Rainbow Mountain249 min taxi83.1 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 8.San Pedro Market — Cusco's wonderful central market — a riot of Andean produce, from mountains of potatoes and exotic fruit to cheese, chocolate, herbs and juice stalls, plus cheap food counters serving hearty local lunches. Come for a fresh juice and a bowl of soup, browse the textiles, and take the colourful pulse of everyday Cusco.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to Cusco
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to San Pedro & Santa Ana; flights via Google Flights.