However, our stay at Inti Killa Hostel was hands down the best service we had in Peru. Mary, the lady who checked us in went above and beyond to help us out and made sure we were more than comfortable. She arranged for a taxi to take us to the bus station on our way to Huaraz. When we returned for our last night in Peru she woke up at 5 am to make us breakfast and arranged another taxi to take us to the airport. Mary is an all-star and if we went back to Lima we would absolutely stay with her again.
With that being said, the location of our hostel was in the Miraflores neighborhood which seemed pretty decent and we felt safe walking around (even in the early night time hours). If we were to go back we would feel more willing to give this city a second chance. However, it definitely was one of the dirtier cities we stayed in during our time in Peru. During our bus ride out to Huaraz, it was very crowded and seemed to have a lot of pollution as we were leaving the city limits. We are more outdoorsy types and wanted to spend more time in Huaraz to do some hiking but met somebody there who said he had a great time with the night life in Lima, so to each their own.