Weddings, religious ceremonies and private celebrations for up to 110 guests, with the whole hotel booked, can be organized at Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, a 55-suite hotel in a former palace and convent in the historic center of Cusco, Peru. Smaller groups can use the chapel for 50, the bar for 25 or the library for 10.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts civil ceremonies and has its own chapel for religious services. For a destination wedding, the full buyout gives the couple and up to 110 guests the suites, courtyards and restaurant to themselves for the stay. The hotel also arranges honeymoons and other celebrations, and its team adapts the program to each event.
Rooms and capacities
Belmond lists four event spaces at Palacio Nazarenas. The chapel seats up to 50 and suits religious ceremonies. Senzo Bar takes up to 25 for a private drinks reception, and the Library suits a small meeting or a private tasting for up to 10. For anything larger, the buyout covers the whole property for up to 110 guests.
Accommodation
All 55 rooms are suites, including two Signature Suites of 69 to 130 m². One Bedroom Suites measure 62 to 68 m², Studio Suites 40 to 121 m² for up to four guests, and Junior Suites 30 to 39 m². A heated outdoor pool and the Hypnôze Spa, with botanical and Inca-inspired treatments, give guests time to rest between ceremonies and excursions.
Catering
Mauka, the main restaurant, serves Andean cuisine created by chef Pía León. Senzo Bar pours Pisco cocktails with small plates. The hotel also offers an afternoon tea with Andean botanicals, cooking classes and spirits tastings, which can become activities for wedding guests or a small private group.
History and setting
The hotel stands on Inca foundations, on a site said to have held an Inca temple. In the 1500s it became a private palace for the conquistador Mancio Serra de Leguizamón. In 1644 the Jesuits turned it into a college for the children of aristocratic families, and it later became a convent. Belmond restored the building and opened it as a hotel in 2012. It faces Plazoleta Nazarenas, a small square a few streets from the Plaza de Armas, so guests can walk to the main sights of the old town.
Getting there
The address is Calle Plazoleta Nazarenas 223, Cusco. Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport is about 20 minutes by car, and flights from Lima take around 90 minutes. Poroy station, where trains toward Machu Picchu depart, is about 40 minutes away. Cusco lies at high altitude, so plan a quiet first day for guests arriving from the coast.
