Brasília
Near the presidential palace, this emblematic hotel is a marvelous spot for architecture fans. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1957, common spaces are a…
Must-see hotels in South America
The Pantanal
This pioneering ranch offers great comfort and luxury in a peaceful setting. Rooms have lovely artisanal bedspreads and patios with hammocks. There is a…
Cartagena
Firmly established as Cartagena's finest hotel, the Casa San Agustin enjoys a central location that would be wonderful for any establishment. However, it…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
The big surprise in regularly bypassed Chiquián is not its gaping lack of restaurants, but this pretty flower-bedizened hotel that might have materialized…
Chiloé
Overlooking Chepu's most breathtaking spot – the Río Puntra's sunken forest – this pioneering ecolodge, labored over for years by Fernando Claude and…
Punta del Este
Just one block from Playa El Emir, Punta's best – and best-located – hostel keeps improving, thanks to thoughtful owners and regular reinvestments in…
Northern Highlands
Parque Bambú, rechristened from Bosque de Paz to dissociate it from any funereal implications, is run by a friendly Ecuadorian/Belgian couple. Comfortable…
Rio de Janeiro State
Outdoors enthusiasts need look no further than this family-run, end-of-the-road hideaway, 20km northeast of Petrópolis adjoining Parque Nacional da Serra…
North Coast & Lowlands
This fantastic place is owned by a friendly Dutch guy, Jeroen, who has created a chilled-out surfer spot with a big garden, a plunge pool, very nice rooms…
The Sacred Valley
Surrounded by Inca terraces and fields of corn and quinoa, this luxury lodge creates a fine atmosphere for relaxation – if they let you. Packages come…
Coastal Patagonia
This wonderful coastal estancia is a restored ghost village big on tranquility. The former general store is now a rustic-chic living room and dining area…
The Oriente
Run by the warmly welcoming Chilean-Colombian couple Francisco and Silvia, Anaconda Lodge is their jungle lodge dream come true. Screened wooden cabins on…
Puerto Madryn
El Pedral is a private estancia and nature reserve with a growing Magellanic penguin colony and beautiful coastal digs in a historic home. Accommodations…
Huaraz & the Cordilleras
El Abuelo is the Huascarán of Cordillera accommodations, towering over all opposition. The design features are impeccable, melding Inca-style trapezoidal…
Maranhão
A wonderful option with eight simple, clean rooms (five have sea views), a good patio restaurant adorned with antique knickknacks and art, a pool with…
Huaraz
Out near the airport, this high-end hotel is a great place to stay to avoid the noise of Huaraz while remaining accessible to transportation and local…
Cauca & Huila
This tranquil hostel has comfortable cabins set amid a pretty garden – all with piping-hot water and comfortable beds – while the dorm is inside a…
Villa de Leyva
Perched on a hilltop above town and surrounded by a fine garden, this romantic 26-room hotel tops the charts in Villa de Leyva for personality. The…
Southern Patagonia
Awasi dazzles with its modern, understated style and a remote location that drinks in the wild surroundings. Villas with individual hot tubs surround a…
Rio Grande do Sul
Midway between Cambará and Itaimbezinho, the poshest place in the region is modeled after luxurious African safari camps. Overlooking araucária forest and…
Amazonas
Easily Novo Airão's best midrange guesthouse and a wonderful place to take a break from life on the road, Pousada Bela Vista is run by a German-Brazilian…
Puerto Iguazú
The mark of a good hotel is constant improvement, and this place adds great features so fast we can barely keep up. It's a secluded, enchanting spot,…
The Oriente
Perhaps this is an inkling of what Macas' future could hold: a serene retreat for travelers tucked away from the city mayhem. Four balconied rooms look…
Northern Highlands
A river runs through this idyllically situated 75-acre property with several comfortably rustic houses. It's a blood-pressure-lowering refuge from the…
Salta & the Andean Northwest
Welcoming and social, these orange riverside cabins and rooms, decked out with exquisite bathrooms and flat-screen TVs, surround a grassy area with a…
Ceará
A young French windsurfer and his South African wife have built their dream pousada (guesthouse) where once nothing stood but coconut palms, nailing the…
Foz do Iguaçu
This hostel is set on a gorgeous piece of land planted with sugarcane, bananas and mandarins and is a delightful escape just 12km from the entrance to…
Northern Highlands
This wonderfully romantic guesthouse is an exclusive getaway for discerning nature lovers. King-sized beds and filtered rainwater showers are highlights…
North Coast
Off the Panamericana at Km 1192 – about 10 minutes' drive north of Punta Sal proper – this seaside oasis has all the good stuff you'd expect from a resort…
Puerto Iguazú
Nestled in forest 1.5km off the falls road, this intimate lodge has appealing 'tierra' rooms with mosquito-proof balconies in wooden buildings, some with…
Southern Highlands
Bird-watchers, ahem, flock to this tranquil reserve for sure-thing sightings of exotic avian species. Even nonbirders will love the orchid collection,…
Middle Chile
With its gorgeous rural setting 19km north of Los Angeles, the American-run Residencial El Rincón is a relaxing place to take time out from traveling. The…
Tarapoto
It must be hard to recreate a tranquil jungle resort in the middle of hot, honking Tarapoto, but La Patarashca pulls it off with aplomb. The key(s):…
Cuenca
Opened in 2017, superchill and aesthetically appealing Pepe's House is Cuenca's hostel for travelers who've graduated from party mode. With a colorful but…
Bahia
The appeal of this boutique hotel is in its name, which translates as 'the sky of Boipeba.' It's located on a hill just outside of the village which…
Valparaíso
Built from 25 decommissioned shipping containers and home to Valparaíso's first urban winery, WineBox is primed to change the face of tourism in the city…
Vilcabamba
A 10-minute walk from the bus station up a track over the river, Rumi-Wilco has a series of remote houses, cabins and camping spaces within the evergreen…
Santa Cruz & Gran Chiquitania
Folks rave about this place in the breathtaking Los Volcánes region, 5km up a dirt track off the Santa Cruz–Samaipata road, near Bermejo. Accommodations…
The Quilotoa Loop
Two blocks west of the plaza, Llullu Llama is an enchanting old farmhouse with thick adobe walls, colorful rooms and a woodburning stove. The biggest…
Cajamarca
This luxuriously restored 1822 hacienda, sitting on 23 hectares off the road to Granja Porcón, is a true find. The relaxing grounds are meticulously…
