"It was after dark when I arrived in Torres del Paine National Park in far southern Chile... at the hotel I curled up to sleep wondering why on earth anyone would come to this half-million acre park at the bottom of the world. Morning would show me why."

National Geographic Traveller / USA

accommodation

hotel salto chico

In Torres del Paine National Park, lodging is at Hotel Salto Chico. Located next to Lake Pehoé, there are 50 guestrooms and all the equipment necessary for exploring the park. The hotel annex Casa de Baños del Ona has an indoor heated pool, exercise machines, sauna, massage salon and open-air jacuzzis.

The clean lines of the architecture of this hotel create a feeling of simplicity while showcasing the unfathomable beauty of the natural environment. The interiors incorporate traditional lenga and cypress woods, handcrafted slate and copper plus furniture specially designed and made by local artisans. Strategically set on the shore of Lake Pehoé, Hotel Salto Chico was conceived as an exploration base site. It features refined comfort for total relaxation and the best gear ideally suited for exploring Patagonia.

style	stylish small hotel
rooms	50
location	lake pehoé
features	indoor heated pool, exercise machines, sauna, massage salon and open-air jacuzzis, plenty of hot and cold water, comfortable temperatures in winter and summer, tasty meals, privacy, silence and total darkness at night
transfer time	6 hrs

el chaltén

Along with the majestic Mount Fitz-Roy, in the heart of the Patagonian Andes, we find El Chaltén, a small village founded during the mid-1980s. Several trails leave from this village that take hikers to the interiors of the mountains. Lodging in El Chaltén is at the best hotel available.