The hosts, Ricardo, Cynthia and their boy make us feel at home. The lodge is very spacious and clean. We really enjoy the quiet time there. We really appreciate the easy pick up and boat transfer in early morning. Highly recommended.

Stayed in February 2024

Ricardo and Cynthia made us feel so welcome - they even brought us a hot water bottle for the cold evening! Very large room with amazing views and delicious home cooked food.

Stayed in February 2024

Everything was perfect ! The couple that manage the place does everything that they can do to make you feel well and comfortable! They provided hot bottles of water to put inside the bed to make us warm at night. The breakfast was really good as well as the dinner. Ricardo also manage our way to come to the island as well as our way to Sicuani. Thanks a lot !

Stayed in January 2024

I have to say it's not disadvantages, just to keep in mind when you book the place. They've charged me 420 soles for two nights instead of 370 shown on booking. I think it's some VAT or other tax, but they don't pay any taxes at the island since it's special area. Anyway I was so happy with the place that I didn't started to figure it out. You should also pay for transfer (+60 soles) and entrance (+8 soles per person). Also it's a good idea to take some food and drinking water with you. But you'll be able to pay them for dinner, very tasty local grilled fish 😋

Unforgettable experience 🔥 Extremely friendly staff 😍 The lodge is very comfortable for this location. Lots of ways to keep warm in the night. Super tasty breakfast. Magnificent view. And even WiFi and warm water! And one more thing making it stand out: the canoe. You can take a small straw canoe here and go "shopping" to the other houses (islands) of the village. It's really something special 👍👍👍 But don't forget the sun cream, I got burned

Stayed in January 2024

The hosts need to offer more vegetarian food options, especially since I asked well in advance for meat-free meals. Please put some hooks to hang wet towels in the bathroom.

This is a truly special place to stay and we loved it. The room was spacious and clean, the bed comfortable. The view from the windows and the terrace (day bed!) is lovely, you can spend the whole day just watching the reed boats come and go, and the sunlight on the lake. The host family transferred us from the port in their boat. They offer meals as well. There's a dry toilet, a hot shower, and hot water bottles to warm up the bed (it gets cold at night at this altitude, bring warm clothes). They have a WiFi hotspot but it worked just about as little as phone data, so don't expect much. When there's wind, the reed island rocks a little (like a very large and stable barge), but if you get very seasick this might not be a place for you.

Stayed in December 2023

nothing, it was perfect

Ricardo and his wife made me feel so welcome, they organized a tour for me too, the food was simple but very delicious, the room is amazing, you have a lot of space and a great terrace with view onto the lake

Stayed in October 2023

Beautiful location and the staff was very attentive to any needs. Clean, comfortable, quiet. They are willing to cook you lunch or dinner (breakfast comes with the room). They had cold beer and were great hosts! They brought us hot wattle bottles to keep us warm at night. We loved this place!

Stayed in October 2023

The view, right on the lake with huge windows! The food was good and the hosts super friendly. There was hot water for tea always available.

Stayed in October 2023

Everything was amazing, but maybe for future guests it would be good to have more food options

The place was beautiful, with an incredible view of the lake. The attention of the owners was the best, they made you feel at home

Stayed in October 2023

It was a bit difficult to find a taxi to the pick up point. But that might have been also because of my lack in Spanish.

The view from my room was amazing!! Super warm and lovely welcome and I was able to spend the next morning/afternoon also at the lodge. I can 100% recommend staying here - I had the most relaxing time and sleep. The prepared food was also very delicious.

Stayed in October 2023

The family is very nice and thoughtful.

Stayed in September 2023

Ricardo and his wife were all the time super carying and helpful if we had any questions. The room was clean and beautiful and the food was delicious. He explained us a lot about the Island and he even took us in boat around the Island for a tour. He also helped us with the taxi. We can recomend it and would go again.

Stayed in September 2023

Cintia and Ricardo are very kind and attentive, the place is beautiful. It's cold enough but it's worth it

Stayed in August 2023

Spacious room and the host takes good care of you even though communication is difficult if you don't speak Spanish. Good food and nice views. Yes at night it does get pretty cold but there's a heater, which I didn't use and also a hot water bottle if you need which actually stays warm till morning. And there is 24/7 electricity.

Stayed in July 2023

Based on the pictures I thought I was getting a hot tub, a room with a shower, and a flushable toilet. I did not get those things. This is a glamping experience - great for backpackers and hostel guests. My room had one outlet. I wouldn't have minded the stay had I not had something else in mind prior to checking in, based on Booking.com images and description.

You'll stay on the Uros, on Lago Titicaca! Heat was not available, but the hosts provide hot water bottles to keep you comfortable. This is a glamping experience. It was fun to be picked up in a little motorboat from 'Tierra Firme'. The hosts are a wonderfully hospitable family.

Stayed in April 2024

For the price, it seems Uros Titikaka at least, was sleeping a bit on their laurels. The Terrace and room was tidy and nice but we couldńt take a picture of the sunrise through the back window because it was a horrible garbage pit. Used tires, beer bottles, trash… The toilet, which is the same system our cat uses at home, quickly filled up and until mid morning nobody came around to scoop and tidy everything up. The bed sheets, from what we saw after our neighbors came and went were never washed; they just made the bed again! They dońt even have a washing machine (how could they, its a floating island). The sheets didnt smell bad but I was left a bit itchy all night long. We didnt expect them to charge us 60soles per person for the boat trip to and from the hotel upon check-in and check-out. Sure, other trips to the mainland where our choice and there should be a fee, but it seems like the trip to get to their hotel and back should be included. The only mediocre meal we had in all of our stay in Peru where both nights we stayed here. And we were charged as much as top restaurants in Lima.

It is certainly an experience. It is not everyday you sleep in a room built on a floating island made from Totora reeds. And you can feel the gentle sway all night long and especially in the morning when there is more boat traffic. The terrace is a beautiful place to spend the afternoon. Make sure you book one of the rooms with sliding curtains on the terrace, our neighbors where absolutely frying to a crisp and with the sun in their eyes. The short ride on the “Mercedes Benz” boats as they are called was also quite nice. All this, and I suppose the price to visit and keep this traditional way of life of the Uros community does come at a price though. Be prepared to be charged and overcharged for absolutely everything. It is to be expected but when the bill came around it still came as a shocking surprise to our wallets with extra and surprise fees. For the price, it seems Uros Titikaka at least, was sleeping a bit on their laurels. The Terrace and room was tidy and nice but we couldńt take a picture of the sunrise through the back window because it was a horrible garbage pit. Used tires, beer bottles, trash… The toilet, which is the same system our cat uses at home, quickly filled up and until mid morning nobody came around to scoop and tidy everything up. The bed sheets, from what we saw after our neighbors came and went were never washed. They dońt even have a washing machine (how could they, its a floating island). The sheets didnt smell bad but I was left a bit itchy all night long. The only mediocre meal we had in all of our stay in Peru where both nights we stayed here. And we were charged as much as top restaurants in Lima. Ricardo and Cynthia where kind hosts, but it seemed like maybe they needed a vacation to get back on the types of wonderful comments people have left them and quite the reason we where there in the first place.

Stayed in March 2024

Overall a unique experience to have, but I would not stay more than a night because there’s not much to do, you get bored easily. Also, just consider what kind of traveler you are before you go. If you re a backpacker that can handle rougher adventures then go for it. But if you like staying on hotels and airbnbs, you might not enjoy this much. Also as of March 2024, you must pay 15 soles per way for a cab from downtown puno to the port, and another 15 soles per person per way for a boat ride from the port to the lodge. Breakfast is included, lunch and dinner are 15 soles per person per meal.

This was probably the best lodge on the lake. That being said, since these houses are built on manmade islands, its hard to have many luxuries. The family living here is very nice and did their best to accommodate us. They brought hot water regularly for tea and coffee, they brought us dinner and lunch on time with big portions, they had a clean compost toilet and shower, and did not pressure us to buy anything. Also, people who say it gets cold at night on the reviews are right, theres a big temperature drop from day to night. But we had a huge heater in our room so we were not cold at all.

Stayed in March 2024

1. There is an undisclosed amount of S/8 to even get onto the lake which although a small amount, shouldn't have to pay to get on a lake that you are already paying to stay on. 2. It gets VERY VERY VERY cold around 5pm when the sun goes down and its really to the point that its uncomfortable. They DO provide warm water bottles for bed but outside of the bed it is VERY cold. The bottles are given at night and really should be handed out much earlier or asked when you would like them. 3. The WI-FI Only worked the first day and was cut off at 8:30pm without any explanation and NEVER came back on and I was there for 3 days 4. The food IS very good however the choices are very limited, ONLY CHICKEN OR FISH for dinner and since I only eat chicken, no other options 5. There IS a electricity problem that they DONT address and deny. I was supposed to stay for 4 days 3 nights and left a day early due to the electricity issue. I was NOT able to charge my phone on Day 2 and left Day 3 because of this and they didnt seem to think it was a big deal that I wanted constant electricity to charge my devices. 6. The shower pressure IS laughable, literally just a trinkle that comes out and the other heads just spray WIDLY all over the floor. 7. There are NO options offered for snack foods but there IS/ARE multiple places on the lake that snacks can be bought but they didn't tell me that and instead allowed me to have to pay the money for them to take me to the dock and pay a taxi driver S/40 just to drive me past 5 stores to grab chips and candy. 8. There are NO LOCKS on the door for when you leave, ONLY a lock when you are inside which is unsettling as you cannot protect your valuables when you leave. 9. There is a clear language barrier and they do NOT speak any English contrary to the booking site saying they do. 10. There were several flies in the room, I killed at least 10, 15 while there including a dragonfly.

I liked the location seeing as its right on one of the floating islands. I also liked the decorations in the room as it was decorated very well and really showcased the culture in the area.

Stayed in March 2024

They charged me extra tax that I shouldn't pay (7usd) The room was VERY cold, so nights was quite though

Very nice host that was trying to make an stay nice

Stayed in March 2024

The heater provided was not adequate. the room was dangerously cold!!!!! the bathroom did not have a shower and the urinal leaked, so it was anti sanitary

breakfast was nice and location is amazing

Stayed in June 2023

Our family is pretty adventurous and we grow up in Siberia but it was too much for us. It was freezing during the night and we could see our breath. For heating they used an outdoor heater which is dangerous to use in the room that ran out of propane after an hour . In the morning we didn’t have running water because the water froze we even couldn’t wash our hands. We had icicles in the sink and no hot water at all during our stay. There was also no shower which they promised to have .Most of the time we didn’t have wifi and when we did, the connection was very weak. So we cancelled our next day. And be careful with the prices they offer you for the Titicaca trip they can be overpriced and you don’t have any chance to check it online. We booked a trip for 8:00 a.m. wake up at 6:30 to have a breakfast and got to the boat at 9:30 instead 8:00. Hopefully they can improve their service because their family was nice.

Pictures of the place were beautiful but did not show you the real thing.

Stayed in July 2023

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Stayed in August 2023