Description: Hostal Resbalosa is located on a narrow street, all in stairs (as many are in Cusco). The name means 'slippery', and was well chosen, as the steps have been polished by hundreds of years of use. The first time you go to Hostal Resbalosa, laden down with bags or backpacks, I recommend hiring a taxi, and asking them to take you to the top side of the street. This way, you'll only have to walk down some 15 steps, as opposed to stuggle up 25. This may scare you away, but it is well worth it.
Calle Resbalosa is tiny, charming, and very quiet. The hostel is hidden away behing two massive wooden doors, which break the continuous stone walls lining the staircase. Once inside the courtyard, you will be taken up to a terrace on the first floor, half of which is screened. The terrace offers a stunning view ofer the roofs of Cusco, which you would expect a high-perched, distant house to have. In fact, you are only a short 3 minute walk to the Plaza de Armas, the main square of Cuzco. You will also find that on the way to the Plaza de Armas is 'gringo alley' (see other entry).
The rooms are shared for the most part (2 or 3 beds), but spacious, clean, and comfortably furnished. We paid $3.00 a night per bed in a room with 3 beds. The owners are extremely kind, as are most Cusquenians involved in the tourism industry, and will take care of their clients as they would family. They can be trusted to keep your valuables in their house at no extra cost. For Inca Trail trekkers, they will also keep the large portion of your belongings that you will not want to take with you on the trail, and make sure they have a room for you when you return. The above two services are common in all hostels in Cusco.
Water temperature and pressure is, as in most hostels, within the same price range: not fantastic, but you can figure out the hours at which the water will be warm/hot. Bathrooms are shared.
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