Mendoza & the Central Andes
The most extravagant of Las Leñas’ lodgings is the nominally five-star, 99-room Hotel Piscis, with great valley views. Repairs and improvements are needed…
Must-see hotels in South America
Amazon Basin
The most happening spot in town (and the only place you'll encounter other gringos) is this hostel with colorful wall murals, fast wi-fi, a small pool, an…
La Paz
A bright, HI-affiliated place in a convenient spot between San Pedro and El Prado. It's less of a scene than the hostels up by the terminal, good for…
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…
Montevideo
One block south of Plaza Matriz, two attractive guest rooms in a vintage apartment share a kitchen and comfortable living room adorned with local artwork…
Nazca & Around
There's a decidedly oriental feel to this excellent midrange hotel with its open gardens and glistening swimming pool. Occasional farming artifacts grace…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
A superb and comfortable nonprofit lodge where you can have breakfast with the macaws at your leisure. Set up as a means of sustainably supporting the…
Paramaribo
A lovely hotel in a converted colonial mansion of polished hardwoods. Many rooms have loft spaces, perfect for families, and there are lots of inviting…
Northern Patagonia
A tasteful design hotel with rustic touches, Bordebaker has a two-story main lodge connected by boardwalk to seven modern cabins. Each overlooks a sublime…
Ushuaia
The best feature of this elegant wooded residence is its warm, hospitable family of owners, who will make you feel right at home. Rooms are small but…
Santa Catarina
With its wood-paneled entrance, stained glass and traditional German kaffeehaus (coffeehouse), this Blumenau classic has modernized its entire fleet of…
Porto Alegre
Down a quiet residential street in the heart of Cidade Baixa, this excellent hostel, chock-full of demolition wood furniture and eco-awareness, has a…
São Paulo State
It's so hard to choose at this colonial center gem, São Sebastião's most charming inn. One of the 16 neat, cheerful little rooms arranged around a…
French Guiana
The best in the center, La Tentiaire has classy rooms with wood accents in a renovated administrative penitentiary building. Some rooms have balconies…
The Oriente
These cabins, hewn exquisitely out of wood by their Dutch carpenter-owner, with their cozy interiors and deep porches conducive to relaxation, would be…
Caribbean Coast
Friendly, safe, clean and charming, this is the best place in town whatever your budget. The private rooms lack natural light, and can get some noise from…
French Guiana
Right next to Le Vieux Bourg, this rather hidden hotel (find its entrance behind a forbidding electric gate on a side street overlooking a creek) is…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Care has been taken to make this hostel a welcoming and relaxing place. Rooms are cozy and decorated with local fabrics and original artwork, and there…
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
This charmingly renovated hotel, housed in an elegant French-inspired building that dates from 1915, offers pretty rooms with high ceilings and cable TV…
Along the Río Paraná
There’s a summer-house feel about this delightfully relaxed little budget place, which has nine rooms alongside a courtyard and garden with pool. Colorful…
Potosí
In a well-kept colonial building near the main plaza, this warm whitewashed retreat has smallish rooms with windows onto a central courtyard; all rooms…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
The spacious rooms here are tastefully decked out with their own theme and have large modern bathrooms. It's a little outside the center, and the pool…
Alagoas
To fully appreciate this budget jewel on the beach keep expectations managed: the rooms are clean but in need of updating. However, the private doubles…
Quito
Doting service, inviting common areas and elegant rooms make a fine combination in this charming guesthouse. Rooms are bright with crisp white sheets and…
The Gran Chaco
Right next to the spa complex, this fine modern hotel gives a feeling of space throughout. Rooms are indeed set around a lofty central atrium and are…
Arequipa
Inside a cotton-candy-pink colonial mansion in the gardens of suburban Vallecito, this gay-friendly B&B offers more than half a dozen guest rooms with…
Palermo
This classy boutique hotel is in a gorgeously restored old house. Its impeccably groomed rooms are bathed in muted colors and fitted with elegant…
Córdoba
This stylish and original hotel is a favorite with the artsy crowd. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, decorated with eclectic art and well-chosen…
Santa Catarina
If you like your hostel to feel like home, this one, run by the immediately likable Kely, is for you. Boasting large green spaces, a little garden and a…
Cochabamba
Easily the best choice for budget-minded travelers, Running Chaski is justifiably busy – reserve in advance, especially for weekends. The handsome…
Pará
This well-run hotel has artsy guestrooms facing a leafy garden. All have air-con and TV; suites are larger with private verandas. A large common deck has…
Morro de São Paulo
This former pousada (guesthouse), now a chill hostel catering to surfers, sits along the path to Porto de Cima Beach. Watching electric-blue hummingbirds…
Cali
Smack bang in the middle of the San Antonio neighborhood, this hostel deserves every ounce of praise it gets for the warmth and hospitality of owners…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
The valley's largest and most modern hotel is ideally located at the resort's base. It has a heated outdoor swimming pool, sushi bar, whirlpool bath, wine…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
You have to feel for management: they set up a welcoming little hotel, decorated with indigenous art and right opposite the bus terminal. Then the city…
Iguazú Falls & the Northeast
Though you wouldn't know it, this has been created from part of what was once a historic Concepción hotel. Pleasing, spacious rooms in shades of cream…
Atlantic Coast
This four-floor walk-up offers a sparkling-clean, three-star habitat. Rooms aren't huge, but they are bright, and the best situated have balconies. The…
Coastal Patagonia
A great option, these shiny corrugated-tin houses are trimmed with varnished wood and offer sea views. Guests can rent a comfortable house with kitchen,…
La Paz
A brightly painted courtyard centers this historic home, a former peña, in the heart of Jaén's museum district. The place includes rooftop city views and…
Mendoza
Located on a quiet residential street around eight blocks west of the Plaza Independencia, this refashioned family home features a few stylish and…
