1900 Backpacker's Hostel

The building itself is the draw here, an early-20th-century structure with marble floors in Lima's historic center rather than a purpose-built hostel, which gives the property a character none of the Miraflores addresses on this list can match. Dormitories with shared bathrooms and wooden work desks come with private lockers, standard security for a budget-focused stay. The games room with its billiards table anchors the evenings, and salsa lessons run alongside bike hire and walking tours for travelers who came for the colonial architecture rather than the coastline five kilometers away.