Recent Guest Comments / Comentarios de huespedes recientes

28.10.2012 A prefect, perfect place to spend our last few days in Peru, fabulous Peru and an extraordinarily wonderful hotel. Thank you! N & G

28.10.2012 Wonderful hotel! We have had an unforgettable time. Great activities, lovely food and stunning views. Muchas gacias! M & L

30.10.2012 Thank you so much for a wonderful say in this amazing part of the world. The hotel is wonderful. Our view from the bedroom window was extraordinary. The boat trip today was so beautiful, made so much better that the lake decided to be kind & stay flat as a mirror. Thank you. S.S., London, U.K.

Recent Guest Comments / Comentarios de huespedes recientes

15.10.2012 Una experiencia maravillosa, el lago Titicaca impresionante. Todos en el hotel amables, sumamente agradable. Felicitaciones! Tengo y llevo en mi corazón esta linda vivencia. A.B.

15.10.2012 Simplemente ESPECTACULAR! Maravillosa localización, esplendida decoración y un personal de primera. Gracias por hacer de mi estadía y la de mi familia una experiencia tan placentera! Dios los bendiga, F.G.

22.10.2012 This is a wonderful hotel in the most spectacular position on the lake. Our stay has been a wonderful experience from beginning to end. J & L (UK)

Feedback from Tom Cole, one of the founders of Geographic Expeditions

Now, as a geography buff and a mountain lover, I'd been reading about Lake Titicaca for many, almost alarmingly many, decades. World's highest navigable lake, an inland sea perched on a great high plateau, etc. etc. And I've got to say the lake lived up to my lofty expectations. Vast, ever-shifting in mood and color, imagination-sparking. (And few places put on such an aerial show: almost surreal sunrises and sunsets with billowing and wispy and curling clouds shifting from light pink to deepest crimson, and, one night, a gargantuan bank of cumulus southeast toward Bolivia turned into a long festival of lightening, strobing across the lake, seemingly across the Solar System).

Titilaka is a prime example of excellence in infrastructure. Big clear, marvelously engineered and installed glass window/doors, a wonderfully warm, airy dining room, bedrooms designed by people who understand travelers, everything made out of the finest and most subtly luxurious materials. I was extremely impressed. (Also impressed by the setting; the little island just off-shore from the hotel reminded me of a particularly comely kopje, those rock outcrops, like big bonsai arrangements, that spring up from the rolling plains of the Serengeti.)

Our guide, Julio Cesar, looked after us conscientiously and enthusiastically. Off-the-charts knowledgeable (and more importantly, enthusiastic) is he about the Lake's ecology and history. I'm more of a landscape and history enthusiast than a natural history buff, but when Mary and I went with Julio on a rowboat tour of the reeds and shoreline near Titilaka's peninsula, I must say I was riveted by his commentary and his fantastic eye for detail.

I was impressed by the number of guided activities available at the hotel, (enough to keep you happily busy for more than a few days), and especially recommend the boat trip out to Taquile Island, which we found deeply serene (it felt like an island in the Aegean somehow, one of the fetching Greek islands). Taquile is inhabited by people whose efforts to maintain their utterly unique and amazing culture (I don’t use those words lightly) is inspiring.

We also went for a fine hike up Pachamama Hill, about 45 minutes east of the Titilaka., giving us not only a grand view of the lake and its varietal shore, but a chance to wander a bit in the tiny villages and farms near the rocky but very walkable Pachamama. Julio Cesar seems to know everybody on and near the lake. Roaming around with him you feel like you're with a friend greeting and being greeted by friends. It’s a lovely experience.

The lake, and the superb little hotel on its shores, was a revelation even for me, a guy well prepared to have my eyes widened by one of the world's scenic masterworks.

Many cheers and thanks- Tom Cole

Recent guest comments:

Un moment exceptionnel de paix, de beauté et de quiétude. Prenez soin de cet endroit et de ses habitants. Isabelle, Antoine, Clara, Alexandre. Paris 12- 8-12 (An exceptional moment of peace, beauty and tranquility. Take care of this place and its inhabitants.)

Un havre de paix, une parenthese hors du temps. Merci! Nicolas et Anne, Paris 4- 8-12 (A haven of peace, a timeless parenthesis. Thank you!)

Posh Titilaka

A recent blog by Marisol Mosquera of Aracari mentioned Titilaka on her trip through Bolivia-Peru-Chile:

...after lunch, we set off on our fast boat to Copacabana which we know and don’t like so gave it a total miss, and set off to Kasani, the border between Bolivia and Peru. It is a funny border where you need to carry your bags for approximately 100 metres as neither the Bolivian or Peruvian cars can trespass. We made the transfer swiftly and a couple of hours later, we were safely installed at the wonderful and ultra-luxurious Titilaka Hotel...

...if you have the luxury of time or money, Titilaka, where we stayed, is very posh. he hotel is located near the community of Acora, 1 hour from Puno. the views are magnificent from the bedrooms and the dining room. Titilaka is the poshest hotel we have stayed so far in our trip, including those in Atacama!! The restaurant, housekeeping and reception service are impeccable, the hotel interiors and decor are superb. I feel it is a bit too formal for the location, but it is my view and others could disagree. The hotel organises group activities around the hotel and further afield, all included in the price if you choose the full package. We had a lovely visit to the Uros Islands ( which are over commercialised but are a “must see”) with two other hotel guests. We had fun but I still feel a private guide of a higher cultural calibre and a private visit are better than current group visits offered widely in this region...

Her full blog can be accessed here.

Peru's Hotel Titilaka promises more than luxury

“I have a surprise for you,” said Julio, our brown-skinned guide at Hotel Titilaka in the Highlands region of Peru. The motor boat we were riding in was approaching Uros, a community of more than 70 floating islands, on Lake Titicaca.  The boat docked beside one of these tiny islands made from totora reeds. When we disembarked  Julio cautioned us to walk carefully on the crunchy, undulating strands.

As he explained how the native people live, cook, work, and sleep on the ever-shifting surface, the inhabitants of this island appeared--a mature woman, two young women (one with a toddler), and an older man.  Then Julio announced, “This is my family. Until two years ago, I slept in the reed hut behind us.”

Julio’s passion for his ancestry helped us understand why the upscale Hotel Titilaka, situated in a remote rural area overlooking the world’s highest navigable lake (12,500 feet altitude), considers sharing experiences as important as pampering guests.  

When Peruvian developer Ignacio Masias purchased an existing hotel on a private peninsula jutting into Lake Titicaca, he decided to enlarge the rooms, add walls of windows to take advantage of spectacular scenery, and provide included excursions, airport transfers, meals, and drinks--altogether marketed as The Andean Experience. The renovated hotel, opened in May 2008, has seen remarkable success catering to families, adventure-seekers, and couples looking for a secluded, romantic destination...

by Going on Adventures by Beverly Burmeier

Titilaka Lodge Rated Among “Top 10 Best Most Unusual Hotels” According to Tablet Hotels

The prestigious website “Tablet hotels” ranked the Peru based Titilaka lodge among its “Tablet 10 Best most unusual hotels in the world” list. It might be due to the lodge having been built on Lake Titicaca which stretches between two distinct countries or the fact that the Incas considered it the birthplace of civilization making it a location of highly cultural significance. Whatever the reason may be it is an incredible hotel and well worth the visit. 
The list made by Tablet consisted of 10 hotels located in different parts of the world and were judged upon a number of reasons including client testimonials which is probably the most important one of all. Also in the top 10 were hotels like: “Hotel del la Cite” in France and “The Dolder Grand” located in Zurich. 

Lake Titicaca has long since been a destination which was more suited for the backpacker type of traveler that did not mind making a long pilgrimage to the water’s edge. The Titilaka lodge is directed toward another the more demanding traveler being a luxury oriented hotel with amenities to please just about everyone. Heated floors, iPod docks, black-out curtains, and wireless internet make Titilaka different to the generic five-star lodging. The eco-friendly hotel located on the water’s edge houses 18 amazing suites decorated in earthy hues. The high-end linens, handcrafted bath products, and oversized tubs are pleasant and give it a certain appeal. 

However the real attraction is the jaw-dropping view of the deep blue water through the huge picture windows. No matter which room you decide to stay in (or are able to book, the popularity for this type of luxury boutique hotel in secluded environments is increasing) it will undoubtedly have an incredible view of this Andean lake, the highest navigable lake in the world by the way; yeah we state this because there are sailing tours. In combination with the first rate amenities and services as well as tours of the lake and the uros islands (manmade islands) it truly sets it apart and makes it one of the best hotels in Peru and is definitely deserving of a visit.
www.tablet10.com