Palacio Nazarenas, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco

Set within a peaceful plaza just behind Cusco’s main square, Palacio Nazarenas, A Belmond Hotel, Cusco has been transformed from a 17th-century palace turned convent into a 55-suite, urban escape, complete with the city’s first outdoor swimming pool. Escape from the rest of the world amid cloistered terraces embellished with fountains and flowers, or head to the Hypnôze Spa. Back in your balcony suite, you’ll enjoy original Inca and colonial features, an iPad upon request – and butler service. Book a table at Mauka restaurant, by the hand of renowned Peruvian Chef Pía León, for a blissful dinner or lunch.