Refugio El Padrino

Puerto Williams


Friendly and conducive to meeting others, this clean, self-service hostel doubles as a social hub hosted by the effervescent Cecilia. The small dorm rooms are located right on the channel. Marked with flags, the camping area features a nice living room, a kitchen and hot showers, and is located in an alley near the waterfront Copec gas station several blocks away.


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Nearby Puerto Williams attractions

1. Yelcho Replica

0.7 MILES

Near the entrance to the military quarters is a replica of the original bow of the ship that rescued Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition from…

2. Museo Martín Gusinde

0.78 MILES

A well-crafted museum named for the Austrian priest and ethnographer who worked among the Yaghans from 1918 to 1923. Focuses on ethnography and natural…

3. Club de Yates Micalvi

0.89 MILES

A grounded German cargo boat, the Micalvi was declared a regional naval museum in 1976 but has found an infinitely better use as a floating bar,…

4. Museo Acatushún

11.32 MILES

The impressive Museo Acatushún was created by Natalie Prosser Goodall, a North American biologist who married into the extended Bridges family…

5. Museo del Fin del Mundo

29.43 MILES

Built in 1903, this former bank, close to the port, contains exhibits on Fuegian natural history, stuffed birdlife, photos of natives and early penal…

6. Museo Marítimo & Museo del Presidio

29.47 MILES

Convicts were transferred from Isla de los Estados to Ushuaia in 1906 to build this national prison, finished in 1920. The depressing cells, designed for…

8. Iglesia de la Merced

29.81 MILES

The century-old Iglesia de la Merced was built with convict labor. Don't make a special trip to see it, but if you pass by when strolling the main street…