Country Club Hotel Lima

Old world resort

-12.097630, -77.048702

(51-1) 611-9000

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At a Glance

This Spanish colonial resort property, located in the residential San Ysidro neighborhood, feels like a country club with sprawling lawns, gardens, pool and formality.

Indagare Loves

  • Bar Inglés, a favorite of Hemingways serving one of Lima's most famous pisco sours
  • The access to the Lima Golf Club for golfers
  • The collection of Cuscqueña artwork, displayed throughout the hotel and in the private rooms

Review

The building that today houses the Country Club Lima Hotel was first built in the 1920s, formerly visited by the British Aristocracy and the likes of Hemingway and Faulkner as well as numerous Peruvian literaries. The hotel has the ambiance of an old-world country club, and many Limeños use it as such, having Sunday lunch in its dining room or garden patio and holding weddings on its manicured grounds. Located in the upscale residential neighborhood of San Isidro directly across from the Lima Golf Club, the rambling Spanish colonial building with its surrounding lawns and gardens evokes the grander days of the city’s past, when the elite gave white-glove tea dances and a handful of families held sway. In fact, many of their descendants still come here regularly to dine.

The extravagant lobby with beautiful wooden ceilings, sleek marble floors and intricate Spanish tile accents was named the second most beautiful hotel lobby by Architectural Digest. A renovation in 2017 left this lobby untouched but resulted in the upgrade of the property's 83 rooms which now have murals by Peruvian artist Gihan Tubbeh, which joins hundreds of beautiful paintings on loan from the Pedro de Osma Museum, each of which includes a small museum plaque with the piece's title. The rooms are spread in various buildings which date to 1927 and are large, comfortable and decorated with heavy colonial-style furniture. In fact, the hotel has been declared a national monument. Imagine a less glamorous version of Fisher Island in Miami or the Beverly Hills Hotel in L.A. There are multiple dining options on site, including Stained Glass, a romantic setting for tea looking out over the garden and Perroquet, serving expertly crafted Peruvian and International cuisine in the large dining room and on the outdoor patio. There is also a small gallery of shops including a Kolke and a Starbucks.

Who Should Stay

Those would prefer a resort experience to a grand high-rise like the Miraflores Park, plus families and others seeking an oasis amid the city’s crowds and pollution. Children can hang around by the pool, and golfers have access to the Lima Golf Club.

Who Should Not Stay

Design snobs, who will find the antique effects heavy-handed. Also, travelers who want easy access to the main sites in Lima will find the location, a 20-25 minute-drive outside of Miraflores, inconvenient.

Written by Indagare

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