Located 5km north of Curarrehue in the Panqui hills, this sustainable lodge and artistic retreat, the brainchild of Claudio Ansorena (the grandson of Pucón's founder) is an idyllic, gay- and pet-friendly escape surrounded by bucolic bliss. The three stylish, grass-roofed cabañas are great; the plant-filtered infinity pool – staring off at three volcanoes – is a little piece of heaven in Chile.
English- and German-speaking Claudio offers Mapuche-themed tours and is building two outdoor hot tubs, a cafe, three more cabañas, four more guestrooms (above a rustling river that cuts the 7-hectare property) and eventually a community theater on premises. Bandurrias (buff-necked ibis) and queltehue (southern lapwing) roam the property like house pets.
