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Just hanging out in Peru

by joe golfer
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This hotel's rooms hang 400 feet above the valley floor.

  • Profile picture of the author Tomas Lodén
    Wow, thanks for sharing.. I´m going to Peru next year and will def look this up, can´t wait...

    Here´s more info on this skylodge from youtube:

    "Thrill-seeking travelers can now stay in Skylodge, a trio of transparent pods placed 400 feet (122m) above the ground on a cliff-face in the Peruvian Andes.

    Located near the city of Cuzco, the three 24 x 8 meter capsules, made from polycarbonate and aluminium, are operated by Peruvian tour company Natura Viva and overlook the spectacular Sacred Valley - a region renowned for its breathtaking scenery, small villages and death-defying roads.

    The price you'll have to pay to stay in one of these incredibly unique capsules, is having to climb a 400-foot steel ladder embedded in the almost sheer-cliff face to get to one of these unique hotels. If you don't fancy that, you can also hike or use a zip-wire. Oh, and the other price you'll have to pay is approximately $300 USD."
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    • Profile picture of the author SFNY
      That's awesome. I just hiked to Machu Picchu...Did the Sal Kantay trail with Alpaca Expeditions. It was amazing.

      PM me if you need any info.

      FYI stay in Cusco for 2 days before doing the hike. Altitude sickness sucks!

      Originally Posted by Tomas Lodén View Post

      Wow, thanks for sharing.. I´m going to Peru next year and will def look this up, can´t wait...

      Here´s more info on this skylodge from youtube:

      "Thrill-seeking travelers can now stay in Skylodge, a trio of transparent pods placed 400 feet (122m) above the ground on a cliff-face in the Peruvian Andes.

      Located near the city of Cuzco, the three 24 x 8 meter capsules, made from polycarbonate and aluminium, are operated by Peruvian tour company Natura Viva and overlook the spectacular Sacred Valley - a region renowned for its breathtaking scenery, small villages and death-defying roads.

      The price you'll have to pay to stay in one of these incredibly unique capsules, is having to climb a 400-foot steel ladder embedded in the almost sheer-cliff face to get to one of these unique hotels. If you don't fancy that, you can also hike or use a zip-wire. Oh, and the other price you'll have to pay is approximately $300 USD."
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  • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
    What's their refund policy if the cables fail?
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    • Profile picture of the author yukon
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      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      What's their refund policy if the cables fail?

      They have complimentary burials at the bottom of the cliff. If you land in the river you'll be billed for a burial at sea.
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    • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      What's their refund policy if the cables fail?
      Or condensation spoils the view?

      If people gonna climb down a 400' ladder to sleep in a purpose built sleepin' pod, gotta figure they gonna be energetic sleepers.
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      • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
        Originally Posted by Princess Balestra View Post

        Or condensation spoils the view?

        If people gonna climb down a 400' ladder to sleep in a purpose built sleepin' pod, gotta figure they gonna be energetic sleepers.
        LOL!! I do like how you think!
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

      What's their refund policy if the cables fail?
      They give you a coupon for your next visit: Pay for two nights, get the third night free. Restrictions apply. Offer void where prohibited.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        It's the repetitive aspect I wouldn't like....

        roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
        roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
        roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
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        • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
          Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

          It's the repetitive aspect I wouldn't like....

          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          Sounds like an interesting talent... or at least the beginning of a new viral video!
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        • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
          Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

          It's the repetitive aspect I wouldn't like....

          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          roll over, open eyes, scream....go back to sleep
          Spare a thought. Claude's wife has to go through that every night.
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          • Profile picture of the author Kurt
            Originally Posted by positivenegative View Post

            Claude's wife has to go through that every night.
            It's funny because it's true.
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            • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
              I want a discount on that room. They totally forgot to put the curtains up. Everyone's gonna see me in my scantily scanties.

              Who's responsible for cleaning the bird poop off those windows?
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              • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
                Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter View Post

                I want a discount on that room. They totally forgot to put the curtains up. Everyone's gonna see me in my scantily scanties.
                They agreed to the discount, but interestingly, demand for the other two units just increased sharply for that week, and they had to charge a premium for them.

                Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter View Post

                Who's responsible for cleaning the bird poop off those windows?
                Didn't you see the upsells on the website for the extracurricular activities?
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              • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
                Originally Posted by Jill Carpenter View Post

                I want a discount on that room. They totally forgot to put the curtains up. Everyone's gonna see me in my scantily scanties.

                Who's responsible for cleaning the bird poop off those windows?
                Yeah, anyone in the lower two pods kinda gonna be on show.

                But I jus' figured the real deal problem with these babies.

                Condensation ain't gonna be an issue cos the designers factored in the need for ventilation.

                Problem is, in places like Peru, ventilation = snakes.

                Tellya, that rocky outcrop, up there close to the sun, is perfect for any number of venomous slitherers.

                Get onea those in your hermetically-sealed prison pod, an' you are in trouble.

                I figure we are all agreed that the covert USP of these pods is some kinda panoramically enhanced snake action, but the last thing you want in that scenario is serious opposition of a scaly an' fanged variety.

                Originally Posted by Kay King View Post

                It's the repetitive aspect I wouldn't like....

                roll over, open eyes, scream, look for the snake....go back to sleep
                roll over, open eyes, scream, look for the snake....go back to sleep
                roll over, open eyes, scream, look for the snake....go back to sleep
                But what if the worst happened?

                You got a big ole snake in there, squirtin' its stuff all over the glass, an' you had to make an exit through the escape pod?

                Only a condor jus' perched there with a buncha twigs for its nest?

                It's a disaster movie, guys.

                The Rogers brothers (good lookin' blonde triplets) all marry on the same day an' honeymoon out overlookin' Peru.

                1st brother dies when his pod plummets into the valley durin' overvigorous foreplay.

                2nd brother gets the snake an' condor scenario.

                An' the 3rd brother's new wife is a werewolf.

                I cannot believe the bozos behind this scheme are chargin' $300 a throw.

                These frickin' pods are death traps with too many inbuilt options.
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                • Profile picture of the author Kay King
                  Altitude sickness sucks!
                  I'm one of those few persons who think the mountains are most beautiful when I'm in the valley looking UP at them.
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  • Profile picture of the author Princess Balestra
    Yeah, I figure those cables pack a whole buncha slack to take account of alla the shakin' around these pods gonna take in the breeze, an' the only reason all three pods are arranged as they are has less to do with preventin' the top pod from fallin' on either of the other two, an' everythin' to do with how people are dirty f*ckers gonna pee outta the window.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Better not be a sleep walker! So, how much do they pay to have someone sleep there? Nice view, but PB has a point! There is the long climb, condensation, etc... What about MAID service? ROOM service? Emergency service?

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    • Profile picture of the author David Beroff
      Originally Posted by SFNY View Post

      FYI stay in Cusco for 2 days before doing the hike. Altitude sickness sucks!
      Serious question: Is there any way to acclimate to a higher altitude before actually arriving? (Yes, I have a practical reason for asking this.)

      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      Better not be a sleep walker! So, how much do they pay to have someone sleep there? Nice view, but PB has a point! There is the long climb, condensation, etc... What about MAID service? ROOM service? Emergency service?
      You know how I know that you might not be their target demographic?
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      • Profile picture of the author SFNY
        Absolutely - once you have been at altitude, your body should recognize it. At least that's what they say. I was sick day 1 for 10 hours and then I was fine. That was my first time at altitude.

        Originally Posted by David Beroff View Post

        Serious question: Is there any way to acclimate to a higher altitude before actually arriving? (Yes, I have a practical reason for asking this.)

        You know how I know that you might not be their target demographic?
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I have no qualms about climbing down the side of a hill as long as it doesn't take ropes to do so...........but sleeping in air like that? Holy cow. To me this is paying for the opportunity of having a coronary. I think I prefer my sleeping with nice solid ground under me, thanks very much.

    I'd love to get into Peru for some rock hunting, though. The hanging pods are so disturbing to me that if I had an invite to go to Peru free, but that's where I had to sleep when I got there .....................I'd pass. If I need a rock from Peru that bad, I can just go to the Quartzite rock and gem show and buy one and sleep in a tent or in my rig to do so.
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