If you are looking for an inexpensive place to spend time in Lima, think of contacting my mother-in-law. Luisa Chavez runs a small boarding house in Miraflores. I can guarantee that she will treat you like family.
This is a perfect place for those who are taking a low-budget trip through Peru and need a place to clean up. Luisa will also accept longer term stays, like students or visiting academics. It has a family setting. If you want to go off to Cusco or other places, you can stash your heavy bags with her. Luisa will even pick you up from the Lima international airport.
Home Cooking: Luisa prepares all the food for her guests so you can be sure that it's the best. I've partaken of many of her dishes and miss them.
Location: The Boarding House is located in Urbanización Aurora, an upper middle class neighborhood in the southern Lima suburb of Miraflores. It is less than a block away from public transport (buses) and taxis are readily available. It's within walking distance (15 minutes) of Miraflores's commercial district. A shopping mall is within two blocks. There is an enclosed residential park behind the house. The location also guarantees you a good water supply and steady electricity.
Services: Luisa has Internet access if you want to send e-mail.
Payment: it must be in cash.
Ms. Luisa Chavez
Genaro Castro Iglesias 273
Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Phone: 511-447-3996
E-mail: luisac5@terra.com.pe
For 14 years, Luisa an d I lived next door to each other in a kind of duplex, two mirror-image houses built next two each other. The house is cozy and quiet. Nice big windows so there is plenty of natural light. If you'd like more information about Luisa, you can check out her web page on this site to find out what an exceptional person she is. You're not going to receive this kind of personal references from hotels like Marriott or Sheraton. You definitely want to stay away from downtown Lima because it not hospitable at night. You will still not get hit with the higher rates that competitors in Miraflores are charging.
If you'd like a quiet place in Miraflores, let me 
know or message Luisa directly.
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