Gringo Bill's Hotel - Machupicchu

Amenities and rooms are nothing like their descriptions on their website. I also communicated via email numerous times and they simply misrepresented the hotel. We stayed for six nights and they wanted half up front. When I asked to see the room before paying the rest the look on the attendant's face told me there was going to be trouble. And there was, my wife went with her and came back saying it is nothing like the website. They offered to show us another with the promised balcony. But the view was of the tin roof. Nope, so she brought me a floor up to a room with a nice balcony and view. I got my wife and she was not happy. We started looking online and quickly realized we weren't going to find anything for a six night stay. We took the room and we were happy with the balcony and the fact that they had hot water but we were never made to feel welcomed. There were no amenities, not even drinking water. At one point one of the staff rolled her eyes at my wife. Our stay was acceptable but we won't be staying there again.

I am from the USA and booked through Expedia. i was a little nervous because it was similar to drawing a lotto. i was very impressed with the hotel. its convenient to the bus for Machu Picchu and the town square. the rooms were clean and the mattresses were firm. We are a family or four and got a room with two twins and a queen. i would absolutely recommend this place to anyone.

I stayed at Gringo Bill's in 1987 when Bill was still around. It was a dumpy backpacker's hostel, but it was cheap ($5/night) so everyone stayed there. Bill was an old hippie who was on a walkabout in the 60's or 70s, came to the Andes and liked it. Aguas Calientes was a dumpy, undeveloped little town on the way to MP. Now I hear Gringo Bill's has "amenities." Blow dryers. Indoor plumbing!! All you 3-star people should stop complaining. Looks like the whole town has been developed.

We have been staying in 3star hotels in Peru and this is not comparable. |Bathroom not clean and electric wire in shower. Heater in room but not enough. |Room very basic and worn out furniture. |My touroperator booked. But could find much cheaper 3star hotels nearby. |Often no one at the desk. Luggage cabinet unlocked. Anyone can just walk in. |Jacuzzi not working. |Many reviews complaining about smell. And it does smell humid. |A lot of noise. |To end positive there is an elevator and full breakfast from 5 am including eggs. Think you can find better deals.

Gringo Bill’s is kind of hard to find, but is very close to the main square, restaurants, buses, train, and shopping. It was nice, clean and comfortable. We loved the breakfast. They kindly accommodated our need for a room during our last day (for an exhausted member of our party) for which we are very appreciative. I selected Gringo Bill's because the last time I was at Machu Picchu (1996), they were full.||Reservations are more difficult. We tried to reserve rooms directly with Gringo Bill's, but the language barrier was too hard to navigate. Watch out for overcharges with consolidators.

Very clean bathroom, friendly staff, comfortable public area, location is excellent and super close to Machu Picchu ticket office. We like firm mattress and the beds were very comfortable. Breakfast is decent but remember to go early because it’s only until 9:00.

Booked here last minute. Room was amazing, location was great, bed was comfortable, a one minute walk to the Ministry of Tourism if you need a place for getting your Machu Picchu tickets.

Certainly can't beat the location. Few steps from the main square & 160m from the railway station.|My room was compact but everything worked fine.|The bed had clean linens & afforded me a comfortable sleep.|The bathroom had good hot water & pressure.|Overall, a comfortable stay albeit at a price.