El Manzano Lodge B&B

All prices include, continental breakfast and heating ...
In the old city of Puno, on the quiet streets of the Porteño neigborhood, next to the main square, the guesthouse El Manzano (The Apple Tree) welcomes you! Charming Puno is situated in a natural environment next to the shores of the "Titikaka Lake" and embraced by the 2 ancients cultures, Aymara and Quechua.

The house is equiped with all the modern necessities and at the same time preserving the old charm of the house, making the stay both comfortable and a unic experience for the visitant. The location of the house permits the enjoyment of the tranquility of a typical neighborhood of a peruvian highplateau.

The Name:
Planted more than three decades ago, "The Apple Tree" at the middle of the courtyard, saw it happen to countless guests who visited our house, surprising in a small very private patio, looking always alert, the family business from home.
The Guest House "El Manzano" has hosted over the past 10 years countless people from around the world. Always with a familiar and friendly, which makes it a unique house, typical of the neighborhood and very friendly.

An ecological and sustainable house:
The house energy system depends on renewable energies, solar-powered adopted to a heating of the water, for the shower service.
Common areas:
The particular form of the house provides us with diferent common areas where we can cook, eat, drink, play, read or just spend time with each other. The house has a full equiped cafeteria with a familiar environment, where we can make dinners and feel like we are at home. Next to the kitchen there is a comfortably and cosy livingroom also ideal for reading or relaxing. In the little courtyard we can enjoy the hours of sun or just catch a breath of fresh air.

Accommodation Information

Single Rooms: With private or shared bathroom; young executives, frequent travellers or students who need to spend several days or a long period in our city.

Twins and Triple Rooms: With private or shared bathroom, comfortable rooms for tourists that travel with friends or family, for entertainment, tourism or business and wish to have a comfortable and friendly atmosphere.

Double Rooms: With private or shared bathroom, romantic, intimate and private place, ideal for couples in "honeymoon" who want to make your stay very special and unique travel experience.

Location Information

The Guesthouse is situated 8 minutes from Puno's Main Square and 10 minutes from Puno harbor and 3 hours from Copacabana in the borderline of Peru and Bolivia.

You can visit:
The spectacular Chullpas de Sillustani, a complex of impressive burial towers built by the Kollas, Juli, famous for its beautiful Colonial churches, Lampa with its vice royal church built between 1675 and 1685, Llachón, a community that still maintains its centuries old customs and cultural expressions, and Pucará, known for its pre-Inca pottery and for the “toritos de Pucará” that the artisans of today create from clay.
The lake contains numerous islands whose inhabitants continue to live as their ancestors have in custom and tradition. The Uros an example of this; this people group lives on “floating islands” that they have artificially made entirely of Totora reeds, and they navigate in their traditional boats also made out of Totora reeds. Taquile, Suasi, and Amantaní are knows for their kindness of their residents, their ancestral skill in weaving, their pre-Columbian constructions, and lovely countryside. The Titicaca National Reserve (36,180 hectares) protects extensive stretches of Totora reeds and various species of plants and animals.