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Cirqa
Arequipa, Peru · Independent · Grand Luxury
Cirqa occupies a 16th-century monastery of white volcanic sillar, attached to the Church of San Agustín in Arequipa's Recoleta quarter. Owner Ignacio Masías opened the 11-room Relais & Châteaux hotel in 2019, with interiors by Sandra Masías and architecture by Stephanie Chang and Daniel Cisneros. The conversion kept the monastic plan while turning cloister stone into a small hideaway in Peru's white city.
- 11 rooms
- Opened 2019
- Neighborhood: La Recolecta
- Architect: Stephanie Chang and Daniel Cisneros
- Interiors: Sandra Masias
About Cirqa
- The building is a 16th-century monastery of sillar, Arequipa's white volcanic stone, beside the Church of San Agustín.
- The hotel opened in 2019 with just 11 rooms, a Relais & Châteaux conversion led by owner Ignacio Masías.
- Architects Stephanie Chang and Daniel Cisneros worked with interior designer Sandra Masías on the monastery-to-hotel conversion.
- It sits in the historic Recoleta quarter, a quieter slice of Arequipa's UNESCO-listed centre rather than the main plaza.
History
Cirqa occupies a 16th-century monastery attached to the Church of San Agustin in the historic Recolecta quarter of Arequipa, Peru, built from the region's characteristic white volcanic sillar stone.
The monastery was sensitively converted into an 11-room boutique hotel that opened in 2019 as a Relais & Chateaux member. The project was led by owner Ignacio Masias with design by Sandra Masias and architects Stephanie Chang and Daniel Cisneros.
The setting
4-minute walk to Plaza de Armas. 9 km from Alfredo Rodriguez Ballon International Airport.
Restaurants and bars
- CIRQA by Andean — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fine dining
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
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