Hotel Alegria Nasca

We arrived by bus at 10 in the evening after a tiring 10-hour drive - luckily, the hotel is right across from the station. The staff barely glanced at us, saying neither hello nor anything else as we dragged our luggage into the reception. When they finally noticed us, the welcome was: "Both your passports, please!" We had asked for twin beds but got a double bed. The room was uncomfortably hot and smelled of excrement. The curtain was so thin that the room was fully illuminated at 5 in the morning. Breakfast was decent enough, with both fruit and scrambled eggs, but the buffet closes at 8:30 - and you can only eat the food off tiny doll plates and doll cutlery; probably to prevent guests from getting full.

Not recommended, want to charge 61 $ extra fee per night for my Peruvian partner because of Peruvian nationality!! Staff not friendly at all. Totally rip off, never had before in many years of travel experience.

Summary: a comfortable sleep is all I wanted for my one night in Nazca and this hotel delivered. The good: The room: A comfortable bed is available, I had a great nights sleep here. A hot, high-pressure shower is also available to wash the sand off you from all your local adventures. Check-Out: After checking out, staff kindly stored my luggage and allowed me to wait in the hotel common areas and pool area until my bus came later that evening. I was also allowed to return to my room after checking out to have a shower, as I got absolutely covered in sand hiking Cerro Blanco - this gesture and flexibility was appreciated. The bad: Internal windows: it's a bit confronting that most rooms have two windows that face out in to the common hallway. This means anyone walking past can see in to your room. There are also no 'black out' curtains, meaning if you draw the curtain and turn the lights on, people can still see in. Conclusion: I have zero reason to ever return to Nazca, but if I did, I would have no problem staying here again.

Lovely hotel in the bustling town of Nazca. Ideally situated for everything. Nice clean rooms with a good sized bathroom. Nice pool area to relax Staff very helpful and friendly Buffet style breakfast with bread,jam and meats/cheeses. They allowed our group to use the hotel and store our luggage after check out as we had to wait for our bus later that evening. Would definitely recommend