Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado Explained

Hotel Name:Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado
Location:

Urubamba-Ollantaytambo,

Opening Date:April 2009
Number Of Suites:21
Website:belmond.com/hotelriosagrado

Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado is a hotel in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, 46 kilometres from Cusco, Peru.[1] It is built on the banks of the Urubamba River by Urubamba, near the town of Ollantaytambo, which is known for its Inca archaeological site and as a starting point for one of the longer treks to Machu Picchu. The hotels features 11 suites, 10 rooms, and 2 villas. The hotel has extensive gardens constructed with streams reminiscent of Inca water channels.[2]

The hotel opened in April 2009 and was acquired by Orient-Express Hotels in December of that year.[3] It was the first hotel in the Sacred Valley with a solar heated swimming pool.[4] [5] In March 2014 the company changed its name to Belmond Ltd. At that time the hotel was renamed Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado. [6]

In 2020 The Belmond hotel chain announced the official reopening of two of its hotels: the Belmond Palacio Nazarenas and Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bowden . David . TELL: Land of the Incas . New Straits Times . October 26, 2017 . January 31, 2018.
  2. Web site: Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado. belmond.com. 2014-08-20.
  3. Web site: Hotel Rio Sagrado acquired by Orient-Express Hotels . 30 December 2009 .
  4. Web site: Take the Plunge in the Sacred Valley's First Solar Heated Swimming Pool.... belmond.com. 2014-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813225954/http://www.belmond.com/web/luxury/press/4_188658.jsp. 2014-08-13. dead.
  5. Web site: Hotel Rio Sagrado Unveils First Solar Heated Swimming Pool. menaluxury.com. 2014-08-20.
  6. Web site: Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. to launch Belmond brand. belmond.com. 2014-08-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328172623/http://www.belmond.com/web/luxury/press/orient-express_hotels_ltd_to_launch_belmond_brand.jsp. 2014-03-28. dead.
  7. Web site: Belmond Palacio Nazarenas y Río Sagrado abren sus puertas nuevamente – Portal de Turismo. 2021-10-06. es.