The Lakes District
This convenient hostal, located 14km west of Río Negro, is perfect as a way station for those opting for the trekking route to Caleta Cóndor (which they…
Must-see hotels in Sur Chico
Sur Chico
If a gritty, working-class city isn’t your thing, but you’re stuck in the area, make your way out to this backpacker favorite on a small farm, 48km out of…
The Lakes District
The only lodging option. Its A-frame cabins are stacked up along the hillside like a well-planned miniature village, and they are remarkably comfortable,…
Sur Chico
Running the camping areas inside Conguillío on concession from Conaf, Sendas Conguillío offers five campgrounds with hot water (three at Sector Curacautín…
The Lakes District
One of several worthwhile options that have opened above town, with views over the Reloncaví fjord that would make a postcard throw in the towel. Owner…
Puerto Varas
This charming colonial house with Scandinavian touches and very friendly staff sits above the main area of town, accessed by a staired pedestrian street…
Sur Chico
This hostel, run by a sustainable forestry management NGO, is a wooden den of comfort hidden away down a gravel residential lane a short walk from the bus…
The Lakes District
This well-organized Chilean-Czech operation is the best place to bed down nearest the trailhead to La Junta (it sits about 900m away – get a head start!)…
Pucón
A wonderful clash of native hardwoods and volcanic stone forms the backbone of this 10-room boutique hotel, one of our favorites in Pucón proper. Besides…
Sur Chico
This excellent hostel is clean and comfortable and features all sorts of indigenous touches, like bathroom and wall tiles patterned with kultrün …
The Lakes District
The scenic Camping La Junta is a climber-run ecofriendly campground with makeshift solar showers, six composting bathrooms, fire-pit warmed shelters and…
Puerto Montt
This family-run favorite is one of the nicest of the residential guesthouses, decked out in great-condition hardwoods with spick-and-span bathrooms, rooms…
The Lakes District
A bit of English is spoken but you won't much care once you tuck yourself away in one of two grass-roofed, rustic-chic cabins right on the banks of the…
Sur Chico
This midrange hotel is along a quieter and trendier stretch of the river. It's laden with indigenous weavings and Botero reprints on the walls, giving it…
Sur Chico
On the 3rd floor of an apartment building attached to the bus terminal, you'll find astounding value and Chilean-spun hospitality with young lawyer Franco…
The Lakes District
Campo Aventura sleeps 15 in three splendid rooms and one cabin at its riverside camp at Cochamó, which is US owned and managed. There's a lovely breakfast…
Sur Chico
Single travelers get shafted on room prices, but it's otherwise hard to find fault with this new midrange choice in a lovely home that evokes the…
The Lakes District
The excellent Argentine-run Hostería Miller in Maicolpué is a great base for exploring the area. Here you can sip on Don Ruben's pisco sours while ogling…
Sur Chico
Of the ample choices along residential thoroughfare Carlos Anwandter, this 11-room guesthouse is the best bang for the peso. Clean rooms, a friendly…
Río Cochamó Valley Reservations
The Lakes District
All tourists entering the Río Cochamó Valley between December 15 and March 15 must register in advance, choose their accommodations and secure a voucher…
The Lakes District
Patagonia Expeditions runs the hostel-vibey Camping Catrué, which now offers 15 woodsy sites with tree-trunk picnic tables, electricity and bathrooms with…
Sur Chico
The 22-room, mushroom-inspired Reino Fungi Lodge is one of the newer surreal accommodations at Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve. Its spa and sauna…
Sur Chico
The 54-room Valle Corralco Hotel & Spa, opened in 2013, offers excellently appointed rooms – ask for one on the Lonquimay view side! – with hardwood…
Sur Chico
Down-to-earth accommodations in Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve include Camping Huilo-Huilo, with electricity, nice bathrooms with hot water and thermal…
Sur Chico
Canopy Village offers 27 raised refugio-style treehouses connected by a wooden walkway, a kitchen for guest use and outstanding views of Volcán Mocho.
Sur Chico
This once-smart hostería (inn) is set on meticulously manicured and lush grounds on a hill with stupendous views just southwest of town, but it has lost a…
The Lakes District
You're in the thick of it with the pigs and chickens at this run-down farmhouse across the lake, but a newer annex has drastically improved the rooms here…
The Lakes District
At this provincial homestay, with an elevated position affording spectacular views, you'll sacrifice hot water for a cinematic panorama and the homespun…
The Lakes District
A veteran, French Puerto Varas hostel owner runs this rustic choice, completely renovated and homey for this price range. The six-room home is filled with…
Sur Chico
Behind the plaza and run by the friendly, English-speaking Milton, Chumay is a comfortable option, with eight rooms, three of which are new and modern…
Sur Chico
Formerly Villarrica's mainstay traveler hostel, this wooden chalet has evolved over the years. Once a traveler utopia with Swiss bike-enthusiast owners,…
Puerto Varas
Despite the name, this is only one hostel, very conveniently located for long-distance bus departures. Run by a friendly Chilean-Venezuelan couple, it…
Sur Chico
Huilo-Huilo's backpacker hostel feels more like a summer-camp lodge than a hostel, but its twin 10-bed dorm rooms are in good shape, with clean and modern…
Puerto Montt
This welcoming family-home's matriarch, Perla, will have you feeling like a sibling. English and German are spoken. All bathrooms are shared and guests…
Puerto Montt
This Chilean-American traveler's mainstay has a large sunny kitchen, warm wooden walls and floors and feather duvets. Home-cooked breakfasts of sweet…
The Lakes District
Nestled 500m or so above the Bahía Mansa pier, this friendly, family-run guesthouse offers colorful, well-kept rooms with modern bathrooms as well as cozy…
Sur Chico
This rickety old mansion tucked away off the street prides itself on uneven flooring – it's survived two massive earthquakes! – and is notable for its…
Sur Chico
Accommodations in the two refugios at Termas Melluco are cozy and the restaurant's daily CH12,000 menú is the best food you're going to find from here to…
Sur Chico
A tragic and untimely death has taken the extreme-sport enthusiast who ran this welcoming guesthouse for a decade, but his father humbly carries on his…
The Lakes District
This basic campground offers lovely Andes views, improved bathrooms (including an outdoor solar shower) and wi-fi. The friendly owner, a bit of a…
