TRAVEL WITH PURPOSE

Since our beginning in 2007, at Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel we have worked with the commiment to provide experiences in a sustainable enviroment that preserves and respects the three areas of operations of influence: economic, social and enviromental.

During this time we have been working as a responsible organization that acts under the principles of trust, loyalty, dedication to service, adaptation to change, teamwork, and a spirit of collaboration, with the aim of achieving a favorable future for all our constituents.

 

OUR SUMAQ ODS - SUMAQ SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Download the Sumaq implementation plan report

PILLARS OF SUSTAINABILITY

COMMUNITIES:

·        85 % of the restaurant's inputs come from local suppliers in the Sacred Valley and Cusco.

·        The hotel is part of 3 social responsibility initiatives such as: Turismo Cuida, Aldeas Infantiles S.O.S and Corporación B.

·        The hotel's decoration and materials for sale to the public come from local entrepreneurs, such as associations, artisans, textile manufacturers, among others.

 

 

GENDER EQUALITY: 

·         61% male gender and 39% female gender in the Sumaq team. 

·        52% of the hotel staff are women; 60% of middle leadership positions are held by women.

·        100% of staff participate in at least 4 annual sustainability and hospitality trainings.

 

 

ENVIROMENT:

·        5580 liters of refill water per month is the average amount of drinking water provided to hotel guests.

·        90% of the hotel's lighting uses LED technology and motion sensors in common areas to reduce consumption.

·        Reduction of water consumption in laundry by 30% thanks to the use of efficient technologies and changes in towel/sheet change policies.

·        Elimination of 100% of plastic bottles in rooms, replaced by reusable bottles or filtered water stations.

 

 

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 
Sumaq is located in the direction of the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. It is immersed in the abundant vegetation that surrounds the sanctuary of the same name.
The hotel has an area of 5 565.08 m2 of construction and its infrastructure sustainable is divided into three modules: the central module are the social areas.
In the extreme modules, left and right are the rooms with view to the river and view to the garden.

EACH STAY CONTRIBUTE 

DONATION FOR EACH WEB BOOKING 

Our reservations made through of our website, donate a symbolic amount to the project. Operator by the organization Turismo Cuida. From February 2025 Sumaq makes a donation of 2 dollars for each reservation on the official website of Sumaq.

STAFF INCENTIVE 

PAID INTERNSHIPS
In hotel low season we offer all paid internships for qualified personnel holding positions of heads of areas of the hotel to tourist establishments of category
as hotels and restaurants.

COMMUNITY SERVICE 
Staff volunteering with communities. For reasons of beginning of school season and for Christmas holidays.

FINANCIAL BONUSES 
To the staff that is mentioned or complimented by hotel guests. Our collaborator with the highest amount of recommendations with his name in the review portal TripAdvisor is attributed a compensation in the month.

 

ACCREDITATIONS:

 

Turismo Cuida

Rainforest Alliance certificate ( valid until 2020)

Biosafety seals: SAFE GUARD - SAFE PLACE