Casa Andina Private Collection Sacred Valley

This international-style resort in the Sacred Valley could have been transported from California except for its resident llamas.

The largest luxury resort hotel in the Sacred Valley, the Casa Andina Private Collection property is the clear choice for large groups or families who want to explore the region from an international-style resort. Its eight acres of well-manicured lawns and gardens might have been transported directly from Santa Barbara, except for the resident llamas that graze them. The two-story chalet-style buildings that contain the guest rooms include regional decorative details and there are duplex rooms that work well for families (for the kids, there is a playground as well as a planetarium and observatory). There’s a spa with an extensive menu of Andean-inspired treatments from massages and reflexology to facials and hydrotherapy. Other draws include an attractive restaurant and bar and a selection of classes that include cooking, pottery, yoga and a textile workshop. The bathrooms in the main building may resemble those at a convention center but for the big groups that come through, this property delivers an international standard of cleanliness and predictability along with capacity that more charming places in the area cannot.

Big group travelers who prefer large and familiar to small and individual and those who appreciate a bargain.

Those who dislike anything that smacks of a chain hotel.