Sur Chico
Chilean-raised, half-American free spirit Annette and her supercat Guiña are your hosts at this remarkable three-room lodge, a nature-centric gem…
Must-see hotels in Sur Chico
Pucón
The eco-conscious ¡école! is a travel experience in itself. It's a meeting point for conscientious travelers and a tranquil and artsy hangout that has…
The Lakes District
An architect family built and own Sur Chico's most beautiful new hotel, a deceptively small, 16-room sustainable lakeside retreat that harbors exquisite…
The Lakes District
Perched high above Maicolpué beach in Maicolpué Río Sur, this family-run paradise offers 12 guest rooms in the main lodge featuring wool bedspreads,…
Puerto Varas
This lakeshore boutique B&B 9km from Puerto Varas on the road to Ensenada is a shabby-chic escape for settling in for the long haul. The extremely cozy…
Sur Chico
Spaced amid pristine forest, this is an ecotourism project just outside the park's southern boundary. It's home to eight attractive cabins with slow…
The Lakes District
Imagine free-range horses, sheep and cows grazing in front of one of South America's most perfect Pacific beaches and you have an idea what's in the front…
The Lakes District
A friendly Canadian-Brazilian couple run this show, situated close to Ensenada but down an isolated residential street that feels a world away. Tastefully…
Airesbuenos Hostel & Permacultura
Sur Chico
Valdivia's best hostel is run by a friendly northern Californian who has turned this long-standing traveler mainstay into one of Sur Chico's most…
The Lakes District
Nestled on a small farm approximately 2km north of town toward Osorno. You'll find an octagonal dorm house with two impeccably clean bathrooms as well as…
Puerto Montt
This boutique hotel in the old neighborhood of Modelo is full of furniture (headboards, wardrobes) fashioned from rescued railway trestles. The high-style…
The Lakes District
Each of these geodesic domes connected by planks through native forest has its own fireplace for warmth, and cozy mattresses and sleeping bags are…
Puerto Varas
American expat Vicki Johnson – chef, chocolatier and purveyor of life's finer things – has transformed this massive 1920s potato-storage barn into her…
Pucón
Sitting on prime lakeside real estate, this is Pucón's most sociable hostel. It's run by an enthusiastic Kiwi-Dutch partnership packing years of…
The Lakes District
The impressive Refugio Cochamó is a fantastic gringo-Argentine, climber-run cabin with wood-fired showers, water straight from the Trinidad waterfall,…
The Lakes District
The friendly Swiss-Chilean owners at this newly built eco-guesthouse will grab you in town to introduce you to their fairy-tale sleeps, the best and most…
Sur Chico
The exclusive Nawelpi Lodge offers 12 expansive cabins with luxurious furnishings, volcanic-slate fireplaces and outstanding terraces overlooking the Río…
Sur Chico
A Gaudí-inspired inverted cone suspended in the treetops with a restaurant serving international and Chilean cuisine with indigenous touches. At 55 rooms,…
Sur Chico
La Montaña Mágica is a Frodo-approved spire with a fountain spewing from the top and full of kitschy furniture and supernatural design touches. There are…
The Lakes District
Surrounded by the mountains some 20km or so from the Argentine border, the 4-hectare Isla Las Bandurrias' cinematic island setting is its selling point,…
Sur Chico
Refugio Tinquilco, on private property at the Lago Verde trailhead 2km past the park entrance, is a luxe two-story lodge offering much more than a bed, a…
Sur Chico
Located 5km north of Curarrehue in the Panqui hills, this sustainable lodge and artistic retreat, the brainchild of Claudio Ansorena (the grandson of…
Sur Chico
This new sustainable lodge on the road to Caburgua features eight grass-roofed rooms and suites made from straw and mud with Río Liucura views from the…
Pucón
This testament to Bauhaus architecture on the road to Villarrica is built into a cliffside above the lake. From its tree-bark lamps to araucaria-clad…
The Lakes District
This bike-themed hostel is little more than two four-bed dorms and a double built behind the amicable Chilean owner's home along the main road through…
Pucón
This French-owned hostel has a lot going for it: Japanese-style capsule dorms (both single and double) actually offer more privacy than a standard dorm…
Sur Chico
The Bavarian-styled Andenrose along the Río Cautín is built from organic wood and is full of exposed brick and southern German hospitality (Hans, the…
The Lakes District
An invaluable choice in an impeccably clean and sensibly furnished log home owned by spirited Blanca Eggers, who can set up accommodations in pioneer…
Puerto Varas
This intimate hostel in elevated digs perfectly positioned above downtown is decked out with all the modern fixings – right down to the artisanal home…
The Lakes District
Streams of light flow through the inviting living areas, and upstairs front-facing rooms get a spectacular volcano view in this remodeled 1910 house that…
The Lakes District
Located 8km off Ruta 215 between Entre Lagos and Aguas Calientes, this stylish eight-room lodge frames postcard views of Volcán Osorno, Volcán Puntiagudo…
Puerto Varas
Since the name Casa Azul was taken, the Chilean-Argentine couple that runs this excellent midrange choice opted for kalfu (Mapudungun for 'blue') instead…
The Lakes District
In a gorgeous stone and wood-gabled building replete with a tower, this high-end adventure lodge deserves a visit. Its abundant skylights and the roaring…
Sur Chico
The heavily German-staffed Suizandina is run by a hospitable Swiss-Chilean couple. Cleanliness is next to godliness in the roomy lodgings (fantastic…
Pucón
If you aren't fussed about being in the center of town or you dig a little nature with your hosteling, this newcomer tucked away in a residential…
The Lakes District
Run by the most established outfitter in the area, this candlelit converted farmhouse on 50 hectares has the smallest number of maximum campers per night…
The Lakes District
Osorno's first decent hostel is run by a bilingual snowboarder who named the hostel after her stint near Burlington, Vermont. It's everything you want in…
Puerto Varas
This spacious and historic 1932 home is on the town's list of patrimonial heritage sites. It's the nicest hostel in town, offering quieter, much larger…
The Lakes District
Just downhill from the ski slopes, the spruced-up Refugio Teski offers unparalleled access to the mountain. It's not always professionally run, but it's a…
Puerto Varas
It's hard to find fault with this impeccably kept German-Chilean operation set in a quieter residential neighborhood just outside downtown. The superbly…
