Ayacara Hotel

The Lakes District


Streams of light flow through the inviting living areas, and upstairs front-facing rooms get a spectacular volcano view in this remodeled 1910 house that's now an eight-room boutique hotel, which often caters to artists, musicians and other performers from the world-class Teatro del Lago (it's their official accommodations of choice).

The new café/bookshop is a cozy spot for artisanal ice cream, gourmet provisions and coffee, or a children's book or essay collection for the road – though its future was up in the air at time of research.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Lakes District attractions

1. Teatro del Lago

0.12 MILES

This amazing 12-years-in-the-making, US$25-million world-class performing-arts center opened in 2010, and has single-handedly put Frutillar on the global…

2. Museo Histórico Alemán

0.61 MILES

The Museo Histórico Colonial Alemán was built with assistance from Germany and is managed by the Universidad Austral. It features nearly perfect…

3. Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón

12.56 MILES

The imposing and colorful 1915 Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón, overlooking downtown from a promontory, is based on the Marienkirche of the Black Forest,…

4. Museo de Puerto Octay

13.64 MILES

A small but well-done museum inside the historic 1920 Casa Niklitschek telling the story of Puerto Octay via antiques.

5. Catedral de Puerto Montt

23.21 MILES

Built entirely of alerce in 1856, this church, located on the Plaza de Armas, is the town's oldest building and one of its few attractive ones.

6. Casa del Arte Diego Rivera

23.25 MILES

A joint Mexican-Chilean project finished in 1964, the upstairs Sala Hardy Wistuba specializes in works by local artists, sculptors and photographers. Also…

7. Av Angelmó Street Stalls

23.87 MILES

Along busy, diesel-fume-laden Av Angelmó is a dizzying mix of streetside stalls (selling artifacts, smoked mussels, cochayuyo – an edible sea plant – and…

8. Monte Verde

26.76 MILES

A small child's footprint discovered in a marshy field 28km west of Puerto Montt turned the archaeological world on its head in 1975 – evidence of human…