dlichterman

Because of flight cancellations, I'm going to make my way back to Lima before flying home the following day. What can I do with only a few hours in the late afternoon/evening? Any recommendations on where to stay? Seems like Miraflores is a good area. I have Hilton and Bonvoy Gold statuses if that matters. Looks like most museums that are open close pretty early and many are temporarily closed.

GBeckman

We stayed at the El Pardo Doubletree in Miraflores a few weeks ago and they were fantastic. We didn't have a lot of time there, but they upgraded me to a suite and we had an excellent dinner at the hotel restaurant. I can't help a whole lot with things to do...we had a food and sociocultural tour booked (through Alternative Peru) for our one full day and then we headed to Cusco the next morning. We had a 10 hour layover in Lima on our way home and I had originally planned to get picked up from the airport by a taxi service and shuttled around to various Lima sights, but we were so wiped out from our trip (we hiked the Inca trail, did a via ferrata, and another hike in Cusco and then 3 days in the rain forest) that we decided to just get a room at the airport hotel so we could nap and shower before our 1 am flight back to the US. Keep in mind, too, that Lima traffic is insane, which was another reason I cancelled the taxi service. It takes at least 45 minutes to an hour to get to Miraflores from the airport. I think we probably spent more of our time in Lima going through crazy traffic than doing anything else!

dlichterman

Hah, I ended up booking that same hotel after seeing lots of people speak highly of it and I was able to get a price match. I started looking for tours but I think like you I may just be tired, and not much will even be open, so I'll try to have a nice dinner and maybe hit up the Larco Museum if its open.

dlichterman

Can confirm the traffic in Lima is freaking nuts, but the El Pardo was very nice. Wish I could have stayed longer.