SLEEP IN THE SKY PERU'S MOST EXTREME SUITE

摘要

Staying in a skylodge capsule-the only thing like it in the world-reminded me of being at the top of one of those glass elevators on the side of a hotel, except the hotel was a 1,200-foot cliff overlooking an epic view of Peru's Sacred Valley. You can see everything: crumbling ruins, the train from Cuzco to Machu Picchu, gorgeous farmland stretching for miles. Getting there, obviously, is a trek. Latched to a cable, you climb a ladder of iron rungs pounded into the rock face. About halfway up, you have to cross a 40-foot gap on two cables, clipped to a third at hip height-nothing below you, nothing anywhere. I never cry, and I was sobbing. Believe it or not, it was worth it. When my husband and I arrived at the barrel-shaped pod, our guide unhooked the top and we dropped in. It was bigger than we expected and very comfortable. On one end was a luxurious queen-size bed; on the other, a lovely little bathroom (from the toilet you could look down through the floor at the valley below). When I went to open one of the tiny windows and snap a photo with my GoPro, a gust of wind whipped through-that was a little terrifying. But I was surprised that the capsule never shook. We felt completely safe. The guide, who occupied one of the two other pods, returned later with dinner-four incredible Peruvian dishes. Before he left, he gave us an extra bottle of red wine. The stars were out, and we stayed up for a long time.