It was all amazing.

The location is incredible and Mama Leah, Papa Mario, Ivan and Maya couldn’t have done more to make our stay just amazing. Fabulous food, welcome and facilities. The tour was also brilliant! 🤩

Stayed in March 2024

Mama Lea and Papa Mario were very lovely and helped as much as they could! It was a very nice stay with a great accommodation and a super experience! they showed us around the islands and give us insights in their daily life! They took care of us at a very high level and supported us with goods that kept us warm during the night!

Stayed in November 2023

All was fine

This was the best memory of our family trip to Peru. It allowed us to taka a break from our hectic travelling and enjoy the low pace of the uros within the warmth of a family. From the pick-up to the warm arrival by our hosts, mama Leia was ready to make us feel at home. She cooked a delicious warm soup and warm bottles to heat the beds to sleep. The room looked like a regular hotel with comfortable bed, huge windows to enjoy the view of the lake and a bathroom with shower. The food home-made by mama Leia (our host) was nice and filling and most importantly made with so much love.  They family took us on a tour to learn about life at the uros and their traditions. We got plenty time to rest on the island enjoying the stunning scenery. It was time for our family to disconnect and was greatly welcomed.  We would definitely go back to this place ❤️ we promised we would. 

Stayed in July 2023

The family are so lovely! We did a tour with them and it’s was great!

Stayed in July 2023

Mama Lea and Don Mario went above and beyond to give us the best stay. This was the most amazing experience! You will need lots of layers at night but the bed has lots of blankets and Mama Lea will bring you hot water bottles to keep you toasty. We had breakfast and dinner at Maya Uros and both were delicious and filling.

Stayed in July 2023

Be ready that the final cost of the experience is higher than the accommodation only. 50 SOL is the transportation to and from Port Kajapajra, We have not agreed to have a dinner, but it was prepared already so we accepted it even though the additional cost. Including the trip around Islands, we paid around 500 SOL including the accommodation/food/trip/transportation from Puno Port Kajapajra. We arrived after 4pm, if you arrive before, you need to pay 8SOL to enter the Island area.

Papa Mario and Mama Leya are very welcoming hosts. I think this is much better experience than going to the Islands just for a trip. Room is cosy, bathroom has hot water (but very thin jet) and radio. Hosts are willing to tell you a lot about the live on the Island (in Spanish, but willing to help you understand even if you speak English only). When sleeping on the Island, be ready for a cold night, that’s a part of the experience. Island tour with our hosts was fun, they showed us some traditional ways of living on the Island.

Stayed in September 2022

Nothing

What a glorious location with a truly lovely family. Mama Leia and Papa Mario were so friendly and welcoming. The weather in August was hot in the day but freezing (literally) at night, so come prepared. We went to bed early so as to keep warm but Mama gave us hot water bottles (large water bottles with a fleecy blanket round them), and they stayed warm all night. Getting up at sunrise and seeing the floating super market come was a real treat. This was an incredibly beautiful place and I will hold the experience in my memory for a long time. Of course they are keen to make as much from your stay as possible, so you do pay for the extra afternoon boat trip (but you don't, as with some homestays, pay for the boat pick up) and you are offered the chance to buy some of their handiwork, which is hard to refuse. but all this seemed reasonable. If you stay in Puno and go on a general boat trip I have heard that the hard sell from islanders is far greater. I felt it was very perfectly acceptable, and it was part of the privilege of staying there. They have invested a lot in their business and do all they can to give you a good time. You will also meet the incredible swimming cat who swam to their reed island across the channel!

Stayed in August 2022

Nothing - it exceeded all expectations

The most welcoming family!

Stayed in August 2022

An absolutely beautiful and unique experience. Wonderful host MamaLeia made me feel welcome and comfortable. She helped coordinate my activities and even cooked me dinner! The beds were comfortable. It was winter and it gets cold at night. I went in July and it was in the 20°s(f). All blankets no heat, but MamaLeia did provide a hot water bottle for my feet and it made all the difference. The restroom facilities were immaculate but there was no plumbing naturally. Composting toilet. I even got cell service out there! The sounds at night... Wow. I enjoyed my stay!

Stayed in July 2022

Everything was perfect

Lea and don mario are absolutely the kindest, we felt like in a family, they explained us everything about the island, it’s an incredible experience! Food very good also vegetarian option :) It’s not very cold

Stayed in August 2022

The sale of Mama Lea's goods. I felt a bit of pressure to buy something and I ended up spending a bit more than I'd have liked especially when she said she'd spent a month making the item I chose. I didn't feel like I could bargain or anything and felt bad to. Some people might like the opportunity to buy something handmade by these lovely people. I was okay with it myself but just felt a bit of pressure to do so which some may be put off by.

Mama Lea and Don Mario treated us like family from the time we booked. The lodge is on the floating islands of Uros. We were the only family staying at their lodge. They picked us up by boat from Kalapajra Port in Puno and returned us there after our stay. They took us on a boat tour of Uros for S/15 each ($4US each) and taught us so much about the Aymara culture and always had our comfort at top of mind bringing blankets for us and providing seat cushions to lean on in the boat. The furnishings of the room were also fabulous. Everything was so clean and well appointed. The room offered fabulous views of Lake Titicaca!

Stayed in August 2022

Many taxi drivers don't know the port where you have to meet Papa Mario to disembark - be sure to confirm before you get in your taxi.

Mama Lea and Papa Mario are welcoming you into their home that they built with their own hands. This is not some big hotel that is run by a myriad of staff members. The couple cook your food to your preference (bought fresh from the market every day) and are willing to give you a tour of the lake and share their life story with you. The house is built on an island they built themselves out of the reeds! Everything is sustainable from solar panels to composting toilets out of true necessity, not just out of a trend. The shower gets extremely hot and even plays music! The sunrise in the morning is beautiful to watch out of their dining room which has 3 large windows facing the water. They are hardworking couple who are in love with each other and dedicated to making your experience unique and heart-warming.

Stayed in July 2022

Nothing really. You sleep on an island made of reeds and this place offers as much comfort as you might expect.

Of course you won't be comfortable, that is not the point. But you will spend the night on a floating Island with two wonderful hosts. They showed us around Uros and explained their way of life. They were wonderful with our children too. I highly recommend staying here. One of the rooms has an ensuite, which is incredible luxury on Uros! I also really liked the dining room which gives you a great view over Uros as you eat. Finally, yes it's cold in winter, but there are lots of covers on the bed and you get a hot water bottle. In the end I was to hot! 🙂 Ps. Make sure you have money to pay in cash.

Stayed in July 2022

N/A

Our hosts Mama Leia and Papa Mario were absolutely wonderful. They picked us up from the port at 4:30am, offered to make us breakfast, gave us extra blankets and warm water bottles to make sure we were comfortable. The food was so fresh and the fish was amazing! They took us out on the boat and taught us about fishing, the plant used to make their islands, how they used to cook, find eggs, etc… let us wear their traditional outfits! they set up a tour for us to go explore Taquile Island, and gave us parting gifts and sang for us before we left. I’ve never had such a wonderful stay, would return and recommend 100 times over and recommend to anyone I know. it was such a personal experience and worth every penny.

Stayed in June 2022

Great location to get away from it all and get a feel for the lifestyle and history of these islands and the community mama Leia and papa Mario were great hosts very accommodating we took full advantage of all that they offered and learnt and experienced a bit about there way of life but just being there away from the hustle and bustle is also a joy it was definitely one of my favourite experience's while travelling they also pick you up and drop you back highly recommend staying we them Oh and the hot water bottles for bedtime are great touch

Stayed in May 2022

I wish there was WI-FI. Not essential, but does make it a bit easier, especially if you are an independent traveller and need access to information to plan your next steps of travel.

Mama Leia and Papa Mario make you feel at home at all times. The food was delicious and we slept super comfortably. A great place to relax from the hustle and bustle of Peruvian cities.

Stayed in April 2022

It was all good.

Authentic reed island experience in a comfortable room with large glass dual aspect windows and views of the lake. Mama Leia and Papa Mario were so welcoming and made our stay very special. We had plenty of blankets and a hot water bottle. Mama Leia prepared an amazing breakfast, lunch and dinner. We took a trip around the Uros Islands with them on their boat. Definitely a highlight of our trip to Peru.

Stayed in March 2022

Host family was very charming and lovely. We felt very welcomed there. Landscape from the room and the dining/breakfast room was wonderful. Food was very good. They also gave us hot water bottles to beds and offered a boat rides when we arrived and departed.

Stayed in December 2021

The only real complaint we had was that we didn’t know how much dinner cost. We knew it wasn’t included, but there were no other options of where to eat so we didn’t have a choice. And we didn’t have enough cash. We thought it would be cheaper. So, just be more prepared than us! It was 30 soles each for dinner (which was delicious).

Mama Leah and papa Mario were awesome hosts. Very organized, sweet, and wonderful! I loved that Leah gave us hot water bottles for our feet at night 🥰

Stayed in September 2021

there was no heat in the room. the outside temperature was 30 and Mama Lea offered heat for 60 pesos but they came in the room at 9pm to shut it off. it was just freezing. we had tons off blankets which was so heavy and impossible to sleep. we had to cut our stay short as it was just impossible to stay another night

the location was beautiful

Stayed in June 2023

Water pressure is really weak in showering can be a challenge showering. Heating is paid extra. My feeling was that I lost quite some experience because I didn't speak spanish.

Super friendly and helpful hosts, intimate scenery scenery. Clean. Nice view directly from the bed. I was able to check in in 5AM with no problem.

Stayed in December 2022

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Stayed in April 2024

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Stayed in November 2023

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Stayed in November 2021