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Best places to stay in South America
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Best places to stay in South America

Lonely Planet authors have travelled up and down the length of this beautiful continent, exploring each country for the best accommodations. These are our favourites.

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Hotel Boutique Bonito Buenos Aires

Lovely boutique hotel with just five artsy, gorgeous rooms mixing the traditional and contemporary. Some have a loft, cupola sitting area or Jacuzzi; floors can be wood or acid-finished concrete...

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Yr Hen Ffordd

This charming B&B is run by a young couple who give you a set of keys to the front door so you can come and go as you please. Rooms are simple but cozy, with cable TV and private bathrooms with great showers...

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Copacabana Palace Hotel

Rio's most famous hotel has hosted heads of state, rock stars and other prominent personalities (Queen Elizabeth once stayed here, as did the Rolling Stones). The dazzling white facade dates from the 1920s, when it became a symbol of the city...

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Remota Hotel

Unlike most hotels, the exclusive remota draws your awareness to what’s outside: silence broadcasts the gusty winds, irregular window patterns imitate old stock fences and a crooked passageway pays tribute to estancia (grazing ranch) sheep ...

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Hostel Cobreu

Colorful and cool, Cobreu offers tidy dorms and rooms with powerful showers, a small DVD theatre, balconies overlooking the quaint Ladeira do Carmo, and interiors done by a well-known local graffiti artist...

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La Pinta

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Las Chullpas Eco Lodge

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Tambopata Hostel

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El Diablo Tranquilo

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Cabo Polonio Hostel

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Bellavista Home

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Casa San Marcos

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Las Olas

To say too much about this place is to spoil the surprise, so we’ll merely give you a taste: quirky, creative, stylish, individual, kitchenettes, flowers, outdoor Jacuzzi, hammocks, eco-friendly, million-dollar vistas...

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Le Gite D’Indaiatiba

Next to a waterfall in a gorgeous jungle setting 18km north of Paraty, well-traveled hosts Olivier and Valéria rent out two apartamentos (rooms with a bathroom), one bungalow, and two newly refurbished ‘lofts’ with air-con, large bathtubs a...

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La Baita

La Baita, spaced amid pristine forest, is an ecotourism project just outside the park’s southern boundary...

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Hostería La Mirage

The unpaved entry road belies one of Ecuador’s finest hotels. Part of the exclusive Relais & Chateaux association, La Mirage counts among its distinguished guests the Queen of Spain and enough Hollywood stars to warrant a regular paparazzi...

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Pousada Dona Ziláh

A rare find, this lovely, briskly run pousada (guesthouse) occupies a Spanish-style villa in the heart of Jardins. Rooms, arranged around a courtyard, are small and simple but also tasteful and well-maintained...

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Posada Casa Sol

This exquisite guesthouse challenges the definition of a posada, with a sense of luxury and service normally expected from a fine hotel...

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Acuarela

This artistic posada comes with 12 gorgeous and creative rooms. It also boasts open-topped patios and a breezy rooftop terrace with hammocks...

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