Anyone have any suggestions for hotels in Lima and Cuzco Peru?

I'm planning a trip in early December to a friend's wedding and then to Machu Piccu.

Any info greatly appreciated.

(Considering the Sheraton in Lima.)

Carberry

Lima is a dusty, dirty, treeless dump, and pretty dangerous to boot, and I'd land at the airport and transfer direct to Cuzco which is one of the great cities to visit on this plant.

The Hotel Las Ruinas right atop Macchu Picchu is the ONLY one up there. INSIST on it! All the millions of day tripper plebs swarm together down in Aguas Calientas in the valley.

You'll be wandering the Inca Trail at dawn and have the place to yourself and Llamas and the spirits until the dozens of buses bring 1000s of tourists up at mid morning!
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ozstamps//llamas.htm

I echo ozstamps. Lima is best to transit only. If you must stay, pick a hotel in Miraflores as it is a fairly safe area. San Isidro would be next. I stayed at the Oro Verde there on business and it is one of the few hotels I would be personally willing to pay $200. night for. Swiss run and worth every penny. As with all South American countries, make sure that you are not allergic to guns. You will see plenty.
Cuzco- I stayed at the Picoaga. It was OK for $110. night. You can see a picture at www.hotelbook.com. There are many others listed in guidebooks for much less, but are difficult to book at the cheap "locals" rate on the internet. Be sure tht you have arranged a taxi to the train station the night before, as you will be leaving the hotel well before daylight and I would not recommend wandering around the streets of Cuzco in the dark. This being said, Machu Pichu is worth any inconvenience to see.

I was in LIM in Jun, and was shocked at the ABSENCE of guns/guards/etc. Miraflores is great, Miraflores Park Plaza was a great hotel, beautiful location, great view! Also have heard that Swissotel is good.

No guns? Wow. Did you take the train to MP? There were 2 armed to the teeth soldiers with bandoliers in every tourist carriage when I last did it, 2 years go.

The continued longevity of the shining path Maoists and the total political turmoil, indded scandals, in recent months have made it worse I gather.

The Holiday Inn in Miraflores is nice. CLose to the park.