A uniformed doorman is waiting at the end of a red carpet to handle our bags as we arrive at the columned Spanish colonial entrance of the Country Club Lima Hotel. At the welcoming reception desk, a bottle of Champagne waits on ice, but we opt for a refreshing glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Fresh flowers and museum quality furnishings are everywhere.
Staying in Lima before a cruise on Seabourn Cruises‘ new expedition ship Seabourn Venture, we’re about to discover a remarkable hotel that retains all the elegance of the grand hotels of the Gilded Age, when it was built nearly a century ago. But while the service, food and attention to detail remain the same, the hotel itself has emerged from a recent two-year renovation with state of the art amenities that make it the place to stay in Peru’s sprawling capital.
Read it all in The Cruisington Times.