Minor Hotels has landed in Peru. nhow Lima, opened in 2025, is both the group's first property in the country and the first nhow anywhere in the Americas — and it makes its entrance in Miraflores, Lima's most walkable and social neighbourhood.
The building packs 243 rooms and suites across 13 floors, plus 11 event spaces. Design came from Spanish studios Capella García Arquitectura and Bakpak Architects, working around a theme of "ritual and myth": pre-Hispanic shapes and Amazonian patterns share space with video-game graphics, bold colour and natural materials. It is loud in a good way, and it is not a formula import — like other nhow properties, this one is built to mirror its host city.
Rooms run practical and comfortable. The Premium Room offers 28 square metres with a king bed, desk, Chromecast, both USB port types and a Nespresso machine. The bed is the real story: mattress topper, six pillows, 300-thread-count Peruvian cotton and proper blackout curtains. A translucent red glass wall divides bathroom from bedroom — dramatic, best suited to solo travellers and couples. The minibar leans local, stocking Pisco Suyo bottled cocktails, Cusqueña beer, camu camu juice and Mito Chocolate.
The 13th floor is the social engine. By day there is an infinity pool with submerged loungers; by night it turns into Poolbar, a rooftop bar created with Mexico's Handshake team that draws a local crowd. Sound separation means rooms below stay quiet. Cocktails swing from citrus to smoky to spirit-forward — the Caprese (gin, basil, tomato) and a pisco-based Once Upon in Lima are standouts. Pagano, the more intimate of the two venues, serves shareable plates like smoked tuna tartare and a savoury beef alfajor. Down on the third floor, Zönico takes inspiration from the eight countries of the Amazon basin, and breakfast is a generous multi-station affair with fresh orange juice made daily.
Location does a lot of work here. The hotel sits near Kennedy Park, surrounded by Lima's densest cluster of restaurants, cafés and bars. The Larcomar shopping centre and the oceanfront are close, and Barranco and San Isidro are an easy cab ride away.
Who is this for? Travellers who want a hotel with personality rather than beige anonymity — design fans, remote workers needing solid Wi-Fi, and anyone planning to make the most of Lima's food and nightlife scene. If you want a silent resort retreat, look elsewhere. If you want a genuinely good bed above one of the city's liveliest rooftops, this is a strong new option.
