Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado is a hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 46 kilometres from Cusco, Peru.[1] It is built on the banks of the Urubamba River by Urubamba, near the town of Ollantaytambo, which is known for its Inca archaeological site and as a starting point for one of the longer treks to Machu Picchu. The hotels features 11 suites, 10 rooms, and 2 villas. The hotel has extensive gardens constructed with streams reminiscent of Inca water channels.[2]
Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado | |
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General information | |
Location | ![]() |
Coordinates | 13°17′26″S 72°08′42″W / 13.290475157754503°S 72.14489564331912°W |
Opening | April 2009 |
Management | Belmond Ltd. |
Other information | |
Number of suites | 21 |
Website | |
belmond.com/hotelriosagrado |
The hotel opened in April 2009 and was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels in December of that year.[3] It was the first hotel in the Sacred Valley with a solar heated swimming pool.[4][5] In March 2014 the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. At that time the hotel was renamed Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado. [6]
In 2020 The Belmond hotel chain announced the official reopening of two of its hotels: the Belmond Palacio Nazarenas and Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado.[7]
References
edit- ^ Bowden, David (October 26, 2017). "TELL: Land of the Incas". New Straits Times. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado". belmond.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "Hotel Rio Sagrado acquired by Orient-Express Hotels". 30 December 2009.
- ^ "Take the Plunge in the Sacred Valley's First Solar Heated Swimming Pool..." belmond.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "Hotel Rio Sagrado Unveils First Solar Heated Swimming Pool". menaluxury.com. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ "Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. to launch Belmond brand". belmond.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ^ "Belmond Palacio Nazarenas y Río Sagrado abren sus puertas nuevamente – Portal de Turismo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-06.