Hotels in Peru

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

This "Incan treasure" in the heart of the city features sixteenth-century colonial architecture. Flowers, stone cloisters, and artwork surround the central courtyard, which has a 300-year-old cedar tree. To counter the high altitude, oxygen is piped into most of the "spacious and classy rooms," some of which were upgraded in 2006. Andean and Peruvian influences are evident in the dishes at Illariy.

126 rooms

Amenities: Spa

Also featured on the Gold List in: 2005, 2006

This 27-story property is above the Pacific Place mall and near subways. Shaded by leafy trees and with a view of the mountains, "the swimming pool is a refuge." Rooms have "plenty of windows," new bedding, and bedside controls for the curtains. The five restaurants,including Fish Bar, which emulates a wharfside eatery,are "nothing special."

602 rooms

Amenities: Pool, Spa, Tennis