Mama Simona Hostel

We decided to stay at Mama Simona's after hiking the Inca Trail and visiting Machu Picchu. We are so glad we did. We had such a lovely stay. The garden setting is great for relaxing with places to sit and hammocks to enjoy. The entire place was clean, the shower water hot and they provided filtered drinking water for all the guests. Our room was serviced daily, we received complimentary coffee and tea and a very nice breakfast. Hospitality was excellent. We were able to store items when hiking the trail and they assisted us with laundry service and transportation to Cusco Airport. I highly recommend this place.

We paid $18 US a night and then an additional $8 to upgrade to a queen ($26). For that price you can't complain about a private room and bathroom. The room was clean. First breakfast was 45min late preparing and was a price of bread with hard boiled egg so we didn't eat breakfast there again. They let us check bags wich was great too. They have hot water, but if someone else is taking a shower, you loose water, so you need to time them out with others in your group if possible. The windows are paper thin so all hot air escapes and you can hear dogs, cars, patreons, and neighbors all night long.

Great staff, warm beds and a family atmosphere. At the time of my stay, they were offering free luggage storage during your stay in the sacred valley region. They were very responsive to any requests made. I would gladly stay here again.

A good hostel in the historic centre of Cusco. Hot water, very clean. It was very quiet during the night. The staff speaks good English and is helpful. Rooms a little too dark. Not a party place.

Stunning clean facilities. Think living in an ikea catalogue. We accidently booked cusco but this location upgraded us to private for free. Its so clean and spacious. Only wifi in common room which is a bit annoying but honestly worth it to have an affordable private room for a night

I stayed here for one night with my girlfriend in a 4 bedroom dorm. We stayed here because of the hot water for showering before we headed out on the morning train to Aguas Calientes. Don't get me wrong the place was great and the rooms were cozy; however, I had a few issues with communication and attitude. For one, the place is fairly far from the train station and is not ideal for walking to in the morning. They have a sign at reception that says you can book a mototaxi for 5 soles and I asked if that would be for a ride to the train station to which I was told it would. I asked her to book it for me but when the taxi came in the morning, the price was double and the receptionist wouldn't do anything to honour the price advised on. Not to say that 5 soles is a lot but it's the principle of it. Moreover, we had left a bracelet in the room and contacted them to see if they had found it during clean up to see if we could come back to get it and simply, they just did not respond to us at all. All in all, it might come out to about to same price if you just stay in a hotel near the train station if taking the morning train. However, if you plan on spending more time in Ollantaytambo, it may be a good place for you to check out.

I was on my way to Machupicchu when I was quarintined at Mama Simona. It turns out I stayed until August 2020. Five months!!! The staff and proprieter made sure I felt safe and very comfortable during my stay. They not only responded promptly to any requests I had, they went out of their way to accomodate me. All of the staff were courteous, friendly and always helpful. I felt as if I were part of their family. If I returned to Ollantaytambo I would not hesitate to return to Mama Simona.

Very nice hostal situated very conveniently in Cusco. The staff is helpful, friendly, available 24/7 and mostly english speaking (which is not a given in Cusco). The rooms are quite big, clean and the prices are fair. There also is free Coca-Tea, which is nice.