Llahuar Lodge

We visites the llahuar lodge with a group of 6. Therefore, we booked three cabins. The cabins have exactly everything you need (a bed to sleep in after a long hike). The toilet and showers are available in separate central cabins (the hot water worked well). The hotsprings next to the river are very nice and lastly, the host Roberto is very nice. Conclusion: had a lovely stay for one night.

The llahuar lodge is one of the best hostel lodges I’ve ever stayed at. It’s a long hike to get there but it’s so worth it for the tranquil and natural hot springs at the base of the canyon. The food provided at the restaurant is tasty and reasonable. Both the room and the common area were very clean. The family running the place is incredibly warm and kind, the best Peru has to offer. Try to take a dip after dark to enjoy the Andean night sky, shooting stars, and the Milky Way above. Would definitely stay again and recommend to anyone looking to relax and enjoy the canyon.

On entering the dirty , dusty floored reception/ dining room/ bar you pass by the filthy kitchen. We ate tasty fried egg & chips & worked hard to ignore the kitchen they had come from. The dining room is veranda style & open to the air. Lovely view of river but bare wires & bare bulbs ( filthy & fly encrusted) hanging from ceiling in dirty, uncared for & unloved dining room/ reception/ bar. The whole place including bedroom & bathroom needs a deep clean & then regular cleaning to maintain an acceptable basic standard of cleanliness & hygiene. The bed linen was clean but the walls & floor of the wooden bedroom cabin had many dead insects on them. The toilet & wash basin were clean but the shower had dead insects in the shower tray & the shower head was filthy. The cabins were in lovely grassy river location with table, chairs & flowers outside cabin. This good attention to detail needs to extend to interior bedrooms, bathrooms & dining room. As we checked out the hotelier was watching football on TV in hotel entrance. His time should have been used cleaning.Even when paying budget price a basic level of cleanliness & hygiene are expected & required.

Hot springs were great and price quality ratio for the room was ok. However, the service was horrible. The lady at the reception clearly didn’t like her job as she was constantly grumpy and she spoke/understood not 1 word English. The streetdogs were very aggresive and while we were sitting at the table they started fighting underneath our table and biting etc. We did not receive 1 “are you ok” or anything, they were just laughing. There was no concern for our safety and they made very little effort to make us enjoy our stay.

Llahuar was our first stop overnight from cabanaconde. The accommodation was basic but we had all what needed. Don’t miss out the hot springs of this place: fabulous to recover after hiking! Special mention about the food. We got a very tasteful lomo saltado and a Pisco sour that was way better than all the ones we have tried so far in Lima or Arequipa. I strongly recommend this place!