Tierra Chiloé

Chiloé


This dramatic upscale shelter on the edge of Chiloé's most important wetlands was purchased by Tierra Hotels in 2014, becoming the latest in a growing list of remote boutique lodges that includes properties in San Pedro de Atacama and Torres del Paine.

The building, a striking, environmentally unobtrusive marriage of native woods (certified alerce wood, the sacred wood of the Mapuche; Ulmo, Chilean honey wood; and mañio) with unfinished concrete, frames the stunning countryside with 3m-high windows throughout the rooms and common area. A long hallway that seemingly narrows to a trapezoidal window – an architectural illusion only adding to this building's wonder – leads to the 12 rooms in the old wing; 12 newly added rooms in 2017 offer supreme bathtubs with sea views (and there's a new heated outdoor pool and funky-shaped bar as well). Package rates include meals, drinks and all excursions, which include trekking, horseback riding, sailing and kayaking, but there's also a B&B option.


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