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The Point Hostels Cusco

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Tips for picking a hostel

There are several key factors to picking a great hostel. Having stayed in so many of them over the last 3 and a half years, I have managed to come up with a good check list of things which will help you pick a good hostel and great place to stay.

Good hostels are always hard to come by. Places can be very hit or miss and usually, the reason a hostel is good has more to do with the people staying there than the physical place. I’ve stayed in dumps where I had fun in because of the people there. Hosteling is, after all, about the people you meet. However, staying in a place that is clean is always good because it adds to the experience. When trying to pick a good hostel, here is my advice on what to consider:

Cheaper is Not Better – Budget travelers have a natural inclination to go with the cheapest thing around. However, don’t try to save a buck just to save a buck. Many cheap hostels are unclean, the beds are uncomfortable, the showers dirty, and the pillows thinner than a supermodel. Pay an extra dollar or two for nicer and clearer digs. Your body will thank you.

What is Breakfast? – One thing I hate about hosteling in Europe is that breakfast is toast and coffee. And it begins at 7 in the morning. I’m not sure what travelers they know but I’ve never known any to wake up that early, even for a good breakfast. Look for a place with a decent breakfast (i.e. more than toast) or at least one that begins and ends when people are actually awake (breakfasts that start around 8:30 usually go late).

Check Out Time – Never stay at a hostel with a check out time before 10 A.M. The best hostels have 11 A.M. check out times and the really good ones let you checkout at noon. Sleep is valuable on the road because you’ll rarely get enough of it. Hostels with late check out times understand this.

Showers- Just say no to push button showers. They are annoying and have no water pressure. You don’t want the water to turn off mid-soaping. My rule of thumb is that if it has a push button shower, I don’t stay there.

Lockers- It’s surprising but I’ve actually been in hostels that don’t have lockers or charge you for them. In this day in age, lockers should be standard. You should never pay for security. This is a deal breaker for me.

Internet- While the internet isn’t a must for all travelers, a hostel with free WI-FI and computer terminals makes your life a lot easier. You don’t have to search for internet cafes and the internet at hostels is usually cheaper (and in many parts of Europe, free!).

A Bar – Bars are not a deal breaker and there are a lot of hostels without them but they make for a great place to socialize with other hostel guests. Usually if a hostel has a bar, they put on a strong emphasis on making sure the people staying there are having fun, interacting, and being festive.

Common Area – If the hostel doesn’t have a bar, it should have a big common area. The best hostels are the ones that give travelers a place to hang out and socialize with each other. For me, a hostel without a common room is a deal breaker. Common areas facilitate interaction and helps solo travelers have an easier time meeting people. The best hostels I’ve ever stayed at always had an amazing common area.

All of the above are good things to have in a hostel. Not all of them are necessary in order to have a good stay, and it is not necessary to have all of them in one hostel at one time, but if a hostel offers most of the above then it is usually a good place to stay and these are all things that I look for or take into consideration when making a decision on where to stay.

Backpackers Cusco

Backpackers Cusco, the ancient incan capital of Cusco Peru….is one of the most unique and magical places for Backpackers to visit.

With its incredible living history including many surviving artifacts from the Incan empire and early Spanish settler homes and buildings,many backpackers flock to Cusco and remember it as one of their most exciting experiences of their trips to Latin America.

The very kind and welcoming locals and low prices add to this city’s appeal and Cusco backpackers are sure to be found enjoying the city all year round.

Cusco backpackers are usually first attracted by the chance to see the spectacular Inca ruins like as Machu Picchu on a shoestring budget. Cusco was the capital of the Inca empire until the Spanish conquest in 1532, but as far as Cusco backpackers are concerned, the Spanish conquest and its contributions to the local culture and scenery are just one more reason of many to visit Cusco.

Often the very hostels cuscos backpackers sleep in are housed in Spanish settler buildings (many of which were built on top of the ancient Incan ruins). While there is now a very hip backpacker community and culture established in Cusco, backpackers also find themselves meeting up with many guides and friends who are locals or foreigners who liked it so much and became permanent residents.

The community and culture includes meeting with fellow Cusco backpackers to explore all the city has to offer, from the mystical streets and ruins to the alive and thriving nightlife.

For backpackers coming to Cusco, they neednt worry about what type of accommodation they’ll receive.  With so many excellent backpacker accommodation, now there isnt any less luxury than youd expect when staying in a hotel. You can find extremely reasonably priced hostels offering everything from laundry service, to state of the art Internet cafes with high speed connections, cool bar parties every night of the week, lush and soft beds, great food and 24/7 hot showers.

Many of cuscos backpackers also like to really feel and experience the local culture and express their bond to the city through volunteer work such as teaching children or aiding victims of natural disasters or helping poor families with disabled, blind or orphaned children from the region.

Many of Cuscos backpackers not only remain in Cusco, but instead use it as a base to explore the historically and culturally rich regions surrounding it, including important landmarks such as Macchu Picchu, Ollantaytambo and Sacsaywaman.

Planning a backpacking tour of the region often begins online, as internet sites abound with travel diaries, reviews and other descriptions of the experiences of present and past Cusco backpackers. Many members of the Cuscos online backpacker community never even meet in person, but leave tips and recommendations for other travelers as a way of helping others have an exceptional experience.

Anyone backpacking in Cusco will surely find their trip very enjoyable and will keep unforgettable memories forever of this breathtaking city.

Cusco City

In Cusco City, Modern life and infrastructure melts into the rich and deep layers of this cities incredible history.

Cusco served as the capital of the vast Incan empire from the 13th century until the Spanish conquest in 1532. This legendary city is said to be built in the form of a puma, as the majestic feline was sacred to the Incas and their ancestors and predecessors who originally built the city.

When the Spanish conquerers first arrived in Cusco and eventually gained control of the region and began to colonize it in earnest, they didnt destroy all the ruins, but rather literally built on top of the city that the Incas had constructed over the three centuries or so, that they dominated the area. Because of this, Cusco city is now a mixture of colonial Spanish and ancient Inca styles, and the decision to build a new layer rather than demolish previous structures proved to be a wise one generations after, when a 1950 earthquake wreaked severe damage upon Cuscos city. That earthquake did damage to colonial and later (Republican) structures, but in so doing it also exposed the Inca ruins upon which they had been built, making the Inca heritage of the city more accessible to the proud descendants of both Inca and colonists who combined to form the new Peruvian nation.   Most importantly for the regional economy, tourists now flock to experience this fascinating Inca past of this mystical intriguing city.

The importance of Cusco city did not end solely as the Inca capital. The city soon after became the spiritual center of Catholicism in Spanish America, and many churches and cathedrals, especially the famous San Blas cathedral, remain in use today both as houses of worship and as historical landmarks.

Once Peru became an independent nation in 1821, Cusco city became the capital of a huge administrative department which dominates its South Andean region of Peru and stretches to the Brazilian border.

Like all major cities today, Cusco is filled with the necessities and amenities of the 21st century, such as state of the art communications, water and electrical infrastructure, as well as shopping malls, hypermarkets and small and welcoming but modern shops. Yet, none of these incursions of progress have destroyed the historical and architectural significance and pride of Cusco city, and they have blended into, the proud local culture that goes back so many centuries even to before the Inca.

The precise and immensely strong foundations of Cusco city, are a journey back in time combining the pre inca nations, the Incans, the Spanish to the now mixed Peruvian nation. Any visitor to Cusco will experience the majestic views of this gorgeous mystical city hidden deep in the Andes but will also never truly depart from their impressions and memories this touching city leaves.