Very pleasant stay. Very attentive staff. Breakfast was served as early as guests need, and was pretty good. Coca and muna tea all day, and the staff is helpful if you suffer from the altitude. Rooms were excellent, but no elevators, just stairs. Walking distance from train station entrance, roughly 7 minutes with luggage (I rolled mine), and about the same for the Machu Picchu buses. And staff is also available to pick you up. Tour guides came looking for me after I inquired about tours and they figured out where I was staying, and the staff was really good about maintaining my discretion and safety. It's a small town and some tour guides are like vultures! This is a safe place to stay. The noise is really not that bad, especially since there are no trains really at night when most people sleep. But yes, when they come by, you definitely know they're there, since it's right in front. Earplugs will help if you need to sleep during the day. This town was my favorite stay in Peru!