GHL Lago Titicaca

This long, bone-white concrete sliver set on a peninsula overlooking Lake Titicaca, is walled almost entirely with glass.

Rooms are not all equal; some are in need of an upgrade. All are simply fitted out in white, dark wood and teal fitted carpets. The best face east, away from Puno and have wall-high glass for spectacular dawn-over-the-water views.

Stays here are all about the views – of wetlands filled with waterbirds extending into the Uros reed archipelago, the lake itself and distant mountains. There are viewpoints everywhere – the cocktail bar is the place for sunsets, the restaurant for golden dawns.

It’s also an immersion in nature. The lake laps at your feet, the skies are immense, sunrises and sunsets are magnificent, and the stars at night in the high-altitude air, overwhelming.