Perched atop the hill of San Cristóbal, Palacio Manco Capac by Ananay Hotels offers an immersive journey into Peruvian history. Housed in a beautifully preserved 19th-century republican residence, our boutique hotel has been carefully restored to honor its rich history while providing modern comforts.
The hotel consists of two distinct houses, with twenty thoughtfully designed rooms. One reflects the elegance of the republican era with its colonial architecture, while the other, from the 20th century, blends contemporary and traditional influences. Both offer a refined atmosphere and a full range of services to ensure your utmost comfort.
In the Inca neighborhood of Qolqampata stand the remains of a palace attributed to Manco Capac, founder of the Inca Empire. Its stone foundations still anchor the property, preserving the spirit of the city’s earliest dynasty.
Reborn as fundo Qolqampata, the property later belonged to Italian entrepreneur César de Luchi Lomellini, who helped bring electricity and industry to Cusco at the turn of the century.
At the start of the colonial era, the Qolqampata Palace passed to Paullu Topa Yupanqui, Huascar’s brother, after being named Inca by the Spanish. Baptized as Cristóbal, he built the Church of San Cristóbal and gave the neighborhood its Spanish name. His son Carlos Inca Yupanqui and mestizo grandson Carlos Melchor lived in the palace until the latter was sent to Spain by royal order, where he died in 1610. The lack of legitimate male heirs and forced exile weakened the Inca elite, whose power faded entirely after independence.
During the Republican era, the site became known as fundo Qolqampata due to its small-scale farming and a eucalyptus forest. In the 19th century, the Gonzales Béjar family owned it until losing it to debt. In 1898, Italian immigrant César de Luchi Lomellini Pedamonte purchased it and found success through his commercial house in Cusco. He later became a key industrialist, founding Cusco’s first electricity company in 1913 and entering the textile industry in the following decades.
During the colonial era, the estate passed to Paullu Topa Yupanqui, one of the first Incas appointed by the Spanish. His lineage shaped the San Cristóbal quarter, where the church he commissioned still overlooks the city.
Restored by Ananay in 2014, Palacio Manco Capac honors its Inca origins through design, craft, and quiet hospitality. Centuries of history, refined for the discerning traveler.
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