Xplora Hostel Cusco

Family-run hostel in Cusco with tour services and free luggage storage for treks

Amenities & Common Areas

Xplora Hostel Cusco offers a garden, terrace, and outdoor seating area with a bar and snack bar. The hostel has a shared kitchen, a games room with billiards and darts, and a shared lounge with TV area. Movie nights are organized regularly, and the hostel provides free lockers in dormitories, 24-hour front desk service, and luggage storage in a locked room for treks.

Accommodations

Rooms include family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden views, as well as economy double rooms and dormitories with individual bunk curtains and reading lights. All rooms feature parquet floors, inner courtyard views, and heaters for cold nights. The hostel has dedicated female dormitories and mixed dormitories, each with privacy curtains and secure lockers included with no extra charge.

Location & Transportation

Xplora Hostel Cusco is located 0.5 miles from Wanchaq Train Station and Santo Domingo Church, with the main square a 15-minute walk away. The hostel provides an airport shuttle, airport drop-off and pick-up service, and general shuttle service. Guests can reach the PeruHop bus terminal and colectivo station for Urubamba and Ollantaytambo within minutes on foot.

Dining & Breakfast

A daily breakfast is served, with options including cereal, bread, cheese, meat, olives, butter, and jam. The on-site bar and snack bar offer additional food and drinks throughout the day. Guests can use the well-equipped shared kitchen, which has a refrigerator, stove, and utensils, for self-catering meals.

Entertainment & Activities

The hostel has a games room with billiards and darts, plus board games and puzzles available. Guests can book tours directly at the tour desk, including the 7 Lagoons and Montaña de Colores tours, as well as Rainbow Mountain trek packages. The staff, including Praximedes, assist with arranging taxis and providing detailed information about self-guided visits to archaeological sites.

• Location: 15 min walk from Plaza de Armas, near Wanchaq train station
• Rooms: Family rooms with private bathroom, female dorms with privacy curtains
• Dining: Breakfast with cold cuts & cheese, snack bar, shared kitchen
• Entertainment: Billiards, darts, movie nights, board games
• Service: 24-hour front desk, luggage storage for treks, tour desk
• Tours: Montaña de Colores and 7 Lagoons packages available at hostel