Suites Antique, Lima

Advantages: weather, people, cheap (once you're there)
Disadvantages: usual of any big city

...Most people when they visit Peru just use Lima as a pass through point in their hurry to reach other destinations such as the old Inca towns of Cusco and Macha Pichu. I, however, spent the vast amount of my holiday in Lima itself. This is because I visited the country with my Peruvian boyfriend and stayed with his family in there. Lima is a costal city on the west of South America and it is the capital of Peru. I arrived in Lima after a 14-hour flight, I flew with KLM and we made a short, re-fuel stop in the Caribbean Island of Bonaire. Apart from this short stop my flight was direct from Amsterdam to Lima. The fist thing that struck me when I got off the plane was the instant wave of heat that hit me; compared to Belgium weather at this time of year was a real shock! I have a surreal memory of my first journey through Peru from... Read review

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Advantages: A very interesting experience, friendly people
Disadvantages: costal fog, globalisation,

...Maybe I should not be writing a review on Lima as I only spent a couple of days there however I can give my initial thoughts on the place. Peru as a whole I have found to be amazingly diverse and friendly place however Lima I did not like. Having arrived at the airport I got in a taxi to go to where I was staying... it was quite dark but my immediate reaction was astonishment... my main dislike of Lima was simply the globalisation that seems to have taken hold of the place... If you want McDonalds or such places fantastic but if your like me you will dislike the fact that you'll be driving along and see all these fast food restaurants and then suddenly there'll be a shanty town... It seemed to me to be like globalisation at its worst. Matters perhaps were not helped by the costal fog... Its not all negative though... Read review

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Advantages: Clean and adequate
Disadvantages: Forgettable, in a business district, frequent power cuts

...The Posada del Inca is a medium sized 4* hotel located in a deathly quiet upper class residential street in the business district of San Isidro, one of Lima's finest neighbourhoods. Surrounded by some of the most expensive real estate in the Peruvian capital, the hotel is in walking distance of the ultra-fashionable beach-side neighbouring suburb of Miraflores, and within a car ride of the decaying splendour of the colonial old town. The international airport is a 25 minute drive away, most easily undertaken in a taxi to avoid multiple bus changes. I stayed here for two nights in January 2006, on a bed and breakfast basis. FACILITIES On entering the hotel, guests are greeted by a marble decored reception area located in the centre of an unremarkable glass-fronted open plan lobby. To the left was a plain multi-purpose restaurant... Read review

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