Reviews of Home Sweet Home-Mirador

18 January 2012 Leigh would recommend this property

Liked: Home Sweet Home is a wonderful property! I cannot fault this place at all! The view is excellent, the breakfast is delicious (the best on offer that we've seen in five months of travelling), the wifi is extremely fast, staff are friendly and accomodating, the rooms are comfortable (well equipped and well maintained!) and all common areas are clean and comfortable. We'll return after our trip into the jungle. Everything a traveller wants from a hostel is provided here. 10 out of 10 for value and comfort

Disliked: No faults.

26 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: great breakfast included coco tea. Laudry service was also great. We liked the views from the hostel and the location in San Blas

Disliked: it was very cold with no heat...but we were there at the end of winter and most hostels in Cusco do not have heat. We were not given towels or toilet paper for the bathroom.

19 November 2011

Liked: Great View, well priced, interesting location

Disliked: Did not like the steps getting to the hostel and the lack of English (considering they advertise on this website)

02 July 2011

Liked: Friendly staff, good breakfast and an amazing view over Cusco.

Disliked: Quite loud from early morning on as everything's close together. Looks a little old, but that's what makes it authentic and familiar on the other hand.

24 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Amazing views from the two common areas!! Very clean hostal with friendly staff. Breakfast was decent and comes with eggs (your choice of fried or scrambled!) - small luxuries.

Disliked: Although the location does afford amazing views - climbing those stairs at 3000m of altitude started to get a bit much by the second day! It's in a very quiet area away from the action of the main plaza (around 10-15 mins walk).

28 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great staff. Friendly and helpfull. The view is awesome and it is close to the center, but it is a little hard work to get there because of the stairs. It´s nice to walk down.

Disliked: Nothing

24 March 2011

Liked: Clean rooms and great views and sitting areas.

Disliked: This area of the town had problems with water therefore no showers and poor communication from staff. Staff not alway around as well. Internet / wi fi was pretty poor - very slow and not working at other times. Breakfast wasn't great

06 February 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great breakfast, beautiful view across the city, very helpful and friendly staff.

Disliked: Nothing.

27 January 2011 Snircova would recommend this property

Liked: Incredible view, if you have a room with a window, friendly and very helpfull staff. Delicious breakfest.

Disliked: Little bit cold in the shower, rooms in the first floor are very noisy, internet is very slow.

01 January 2011 Klaudia would recommend this property

Liked: it has an amazing view over cusco and the sttuff is very nice.i would always come back!

Disliked: nothing

02 December 2010 MARKETA would recommend this property

Liked: Hallo there..!!:))I just wanna say that this hostel is really amazing, specialy the people who working there ..i never forget them !!:)So helpful and generous.Amazing view on all Cusco..Muchisimas gracias por todo!!

Disliked: nothing

23 September 2010

Liked: The owner was friendly and we met some nice people there. There is a great view and the breakfast was really nice. They let us store our bags for free while we went off on the Inca Trail.

Disliked: There was hardly any hot water, only one of us had one hot shower in 3 days! The climb up the stairs is a bit hard going when you first arrive, especially after being on a bus for 2 days, but the worst thing is that it´s really expensive for what you get, considering there are much cheaper places around that have hot water and are easier to get to! They also didn´t take into account the deposit we paid when we booked so we had to pay extra. It wasn´t much but still not great.

31 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Nice, clean place. Great breakfast - best I've ever had in a hostel.

Disliked: Noisy - our room was right near reception and the place had noisy floorboards which kept us up!

27 July 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great breakfast, beautiful view, good location, lovely staff

Disliked: It is a small place - but I think that is a good thing

24 July 2010 Kelly would recommend this property

Liked: Excellent hostel! In our 2 months backpacking South America, Home Sweet Home has been the best hostel we have stayed at.Luis the manager and his staff are very friendly and helpful, the breakfasts are delicious (eggs, pancakes, juice and coffee) and the hostel is really clean. The steps up are little hard-going at first but the view is totally worth it and the lounge room is sunny so perfect to relax in. We booked for 2 nights but ended up staying 7 (before and after our Salkantay trek). Definitely recommend this hostel!

Disliked: Kelly left no negative feedback.

09 June 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Hostel was clean and tidy. A little loud at times (mainly early morning). When we came to pay the owners weren't there and the staff didn't take into account the 10% deposit paid, we had to phone owners to explain who then said it doesn't matter as they were charging a lower price than on hostelbookers, so just be aware they might try to pull one on money.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

26 May 2010 pauline would recommend this property

Liked: The vieuw!The staff is very helpfull!Clean Hostel.Nice location in San Blas close to the 12 square stone.All kinds of restaurants around.Warm beds.Fast internet.Finally a good breakfast, eggs, pankake, bread, coffee, juice....They really care about you as a guest!!!!!!Pauline Lonneke van KesterenFrom: Holland

Disliked: pauline left no negative feedback.

05 May 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great hostel, staff really friendly and Luis especially was really helpful. One of the best breakfasts i´ve had at hotels/hostels in Peru. Nice relaxed and friendly atmosphere with other travellers, really comfy bed. Steps up to hostel could be a bit of a killer if you´ve just arrived from sea level but are good prep for the Inca trail (as advertised). We left our luggage and valuables there while we did the Inca trail and they were well looked after. All in all a great hostel, would definitely recommend.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

23 April 2010

Liked: Luis the owner is fantastic, and helps you to settle in very well. Breakfast is also very nice and there are great views from the common area and the internet area. However, the rooms aren´t in great condition for the money that you are spending, and it is a full-on walk up a LOT of steps to get there. It is also really cold, and there are no heaters in the rooms, although the management are very happy to provide more blankets. They are extending to put in more rooms and a roof terrace, which will be lovely, but it would be better to clean up the rooms they already have, I think.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

26 March 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Lovely views from the hostel balcony , the owner is an ex guide and speaks perfect English, he is really helpful and knowledgeable. Amazing breakfast and huge dvd collection if you just want to relax.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

19 September 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very beautiful location looking over Cusco, extremely nice staff, best breakfast we've had at a hostel.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

11 August 2009 Jacob would recommend this property

Liked: Nice hostel. Very beautiful location with panoramic view on Cusco. Hot shower is often not available. To get here you have to climb many stairs. If you don't mind, this is an excellent place to stay.

Disliked: Jacob left no negative feedback.

09 July 2009 Steve would recommend this property

Liked: It's a bit of a (breathtaking) hike to reach the hostel, but it's worth it. The views from the balcony are great, the breakfasts are nice, there's an excellent DVD collection and the staff are really pleasant.

Disliked: Steve left no negative feedback.

30 June 2009 Laura Gabriela would recommend this property

Liked: An great thing for us, having several trips after Cusco (but returning to Cusco a week later), was that we could leave the luggage in the storage for 8 days, so that we don't have to travel carrying everything.The girls handling the customers are very nice and offered to help anytime we needed.Bit difficult to find the place though, there should be more signs, in Plaza de Armas and Plazoleta San Blas maybe... There is one at Siete diablitos, but when you are almost there.Oh, and if you are new to the altitude, chew coca leaves to climb all the stairs and streets - but it's worth it.

Disliked: Laura Gabriela left no negative feedback.

06 June 2009 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Great views, good breakfast, friendly staff, located at the high end of the popular area of San Blas.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.