Antigua Casona San Blas
More than a hotel, an experience
OUR STORY
In the heart of Cusco, between stone streets and colonial buildings, lies Antigua Casona San Blas; a renovated 19th century mansion, with beautiful rooms linked by entertaining corridors, a unique restaurant to enjoy the flavours of Peru, bar and wine cellar of world wines, the courtyard with outdoor fireplaces and a formal hidden garden. The perfect place to provide a warm and revitalizing experience.
San Blas is Cusco’s oldest, continuously lived-in, neighborhood. Steep and narrow cobble stone streets are lined with the remains of Incan architecture and colonial casonas, where artisans, boutiques, and coffee shops now reside.
Community and Sustainability Commitment
Here are some key sustainability & community practices that these hosts are committed too. Please use the key below the icons for reference. You might see that some measurements are not currently in place and that’s okay, we choose to support our hosts on their imperfect road towards a better world and we understand that that takes time.
Eco Certifications
Just as we admire each of our hosts for their singularity, we appreciate that their sustainability journeys are also unique. Because of this, we do not require our hosts to have an eco certification or two under their belt, we simply guide them on improving their sustainable business practices one imperfect – but positive – step at a time. If a host has eco certifications they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.
NGOs & Local Impact Projects Supported
Each of our hosts strive to have a positive impact on their local communities. Some of our hosts already have established connections with local partners to enrich the lives and wellbeing of their communities, others are in the process of creating these long term relationships. If a host has local NGO connections they will be shown below, if not, then know we are working towards this together.
Xapiri Ground
An organisation that preserves the ancestral knowledge of the rainforest, for each reservation made in our Xapiri Suites the organisation receives 20 dollars. Through this we help fund various projects for Xapiri Ground throughout Peru. We are working to create a closer partnership that will provide a continuous flow of support to this organisation with more information to come later this year.
Green Sacred Valley
From March 2022, we will be donating one Peruvian sol to Green Sacred Valley for every guest who has stayed with us. They will allocate this money as they see fit to continue their efforts to reforest and protect the forested areas of the Sacred Valley.
Valley Camp
Valley Camp is an organisation that organises camps for children and teenagers and is rooted in sustainability and regenerative practices. We teach children to protect the environment through outdoor experiential learning opportunities. For every guest to our yoga room, we donate one sol to the organisation, plus a yoga workshop fundraiser for the organisation.
What our hosts say..
Transparency is essential if we are all going to grow and improve together and this is why we have dedicated this section to sharing what we love about each place and its hosts. We work with each of our hosts to improve their guest experiences, sustainability practices and local impact, this is where you can learn more about that along with what still needs to be improved, the measures being taken to ensure our hosts continue to move forward and every now and then we’ll come back to update you on their progress.
LOCATION
Antigua Casona San Blas
Calle Carmen Bajo 243 – San Blas
Cusco
Perú
Contact
Mail: reservas@antiguacusco.com
Phone: +51 910 841 735
The Casona was built approximately between 1750 – 1800. The intricate, hand-carved wrap around balcony was rebuilt; replicating the original design. Original adobes where used to rebuild walls. A technique of mixing cactus with mud and straw was used for the adobe wall finishes. Roof tiles that could be salvaged where reused. Restoration of the casona was completed in June of 2016, under the supervision of the Ministerio de Cultura.
Focused on providing our guests with a total wellness experience expressed in every detail – such as our organic fine dining, private yoga room run by the best yoga talent in the city, spa with fresh herbal steam sauna among other examples – make us more than just a place to relax after long days of exploring the wonders of Cusco.
We offer our guests 50 uniquely decorated rooms with beautiful wooden or brick floors, spacious beds and hand-carved wooden furniture, quality bedding, radiant heating, lots of natural light with plants inside and of course wifi and cable TV.
All rooms have a turndown service which includes hot water bottles at the foot of the bed on chilly nights.
Breakfast at Piedra & Sal is fresh and abundant with local ingredients. Our fresh, brewed-on-the-spot, coffee comes from local farms sourced by Valle Inca. Try an international classic with a Peruvian twist, like our french toast with native cacao and orange, or our huevos rancheros made with our house guacamole and local spices.
Lunch is the most important meal for Peruvians. It is well served, which is why most Peruvians follow it with a siesta. We have made our lunch classics to satisfy big appetites and provide the necessary fuel for full days. Lunch highlights include our selection of papas nativas, alpaca burger with locally sourced meat from the Ausangate mountain range, and salads loaded with fresh ingredients.
Our candle-lit dinners with soft ambiance, and soulful South American music, are curated for you to enjoy some of Peru’s most classic dishes. Our house favorites are the Seco al Norteño, Alpaca a la Pimienta, and Aji de Gallina.
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