The hotel was established in 1944 by Emilio Guimoye and is a luxury resort surrounded by desert at Paracas Bay on the Pacific coast.

[1] The bay, once home to Paracas culture, is a Paracas National reserve lined with wild beaches and sheltering large populations of sea lions, Humboldt penguins and sea otters.

From the hotel's private dock, boat excursions set out across the bay, offering a view of the ancient geoglyph, Paracas Candelabra, before heading on to the Islas Ballestas home to numerous colonies of local birds and sea mammals.

The Bar Lounge serves fusion snacks such as ceviche and a beverage known as the Pisco Sour which includes ingredients such as lemon juice, egg white, sugar syrup and angostura bitter.

It reopened in November 2009, and the boating dock is the only remaining part of the original hotel.