Callao hotels like a local.
Callao is Lima’s salt-air alter ego: Peru’s main port, LIM airport base, fortress district, island-wildlife launchpad and street-art quarter in one working Pacific province.
About Callao
Callao sits immediately west of Lima and has special status as Peru’s Provincia Constitucional, with seven official districts: Callao, Bellavista, La Perla, La Punta, Ventanilla, Carmen de la Legua-Reynoso and Mi Perú. It grew as Lima’s port after its 1537 Spanish foundation and became the main Spanish Pacific trade port. For you, Callao works best as a focused airport, La Punta, Chucuito or Monumental Callao stay rather than a wander-anywhere city break, because the best sights sit in walkable pockets separated by port roads and urban traffic.
Where to stay in Callao
Each is a different version of the city. Choose by mood and the room follows.