Sur Chico
Chilean-raised, half-American free spirit Annette and her supercat Guiña are your hosts at this remarkable three-room lodge, a nature-centric gem…
Must-see hotels in Sur Chico
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Pucón
The eco-conscious ¡école! is a travel experience in itself. It's a meeting point for conscientious travelers and a tranquil and artsy hangout that has…
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The Lakes District
An architect family built and own Sur Chico's most beautiful new hotel, a deceptively small, 16-room sustainable lakeside retreat that harbors exquisite…
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The Lakes District
Perched high above Maicolpué beach in Maicolpué Río Sur, this family-run paradise offers 12 guest rooms in the main lodge featuring wool bedspreads,…
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Puerto Varas
This lakeshore boutique B&B 9km from Puerto Varas on the road to Ensenada is a shabby-chic escape for settling in for the long haul. The extremely cozy…
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Sur Chico
Spaced amid pristine forest, this is an ecotourism project just outside the park's southern boundary. It's home to eight attractive cabins with slow…
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The Lakes District
Imagine free-range horses, sheep and cows grazing in front of one of South America's most perfect Pacific beaches and you have an idea what's in the front…
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The Lakes District
A friendly Canadian-Brazilian couple run this show, situated close to Ensenada but down an isolated residential street that feels a world away. Tastefully…
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Airesbuenos Hostel & Permacultura
Sur Chico
Valdivia's best hostel is run by a friendly northern Californian who has turned this long-standing traveler mainstay into one of Sur Chico's most…
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The Lakes District
Nestled on a small farm approximately 2km north of town toward Osorno. You'll find an octagonal dorm house with two impeccably clean bathrooms as well as…
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Puerto Montt
This boutique hotel in the old neighborhood of Modelo is full of furniture (headboards, wardrobes) fashioned from rescued railway trestles. The high-style…
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The Lakes District
Each of these geodesic domes connected by planks through native forest has its own fireplace for warmth, and cozy mattresses and sleeping bags are…
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Puerto Varas
American expat Vicki Johnson – chef, chocolatier and purveyor of life's finer things – has transformed this massive 1920s potato-storage barn into her…
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Pucón
Sitting on prime lakeside real estate, this is Pucón's most sociable hostel. It's run by an enthusiastic Kiwi-Dutch partnership packing years of…
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The Lakes District
The impressive Refugio Cochamó is a fantastic gringo-Argentine, climber-run cabin with wood-fired showers, water straight from the Trinidad waterfall,…
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The Lakes District
The friendly Swiss-Chilean owners at this newly built eco-guesthouse will grab you in town to introduce you to their fairy-tale sleeps, the best and most…
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Sur Chico
The exclusive Nawelpi Lodge offers 12 expansive cabins with luxurious furnishings, volcanic-slate fireplaces and outstanding terraces overlooking the Río…
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Sur Chico
A Gaudí-inspired inverted cone suspended in the treetops with a restaurant serving international and Chilean cuisine with indigenous touches. At 55 rooms,…
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Sur Chico
La Montaña Mágica is a Frodo-approved spire with a fountain spewing from the top and full of kitschy furniture and supernatural design touches. There are…
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The Lakes District
Surrounded by the mountains some 20km or so from the Argentine border, the 4-hectare Isla Las Bandurrias' cinematic island setting is its selling point,…
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Sur Chico
Refugio Tinquilco, on private property at the Lago Verde trailhead 2km past the park entrance, is a luxe two-story lodge offering much more than a bed, a…
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Sur Chico
Located 5km north of Curarrehue in the Panqui hills, this sustainable lodge and artistic retreat, the brainchild of Claudio Ansorena (the grandson of…
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Sur Chico
This new sustainable lodge on the road to Caburgua features eight grass-roofed rooms and suites made from straw and mud with Río Liucura views from the…
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Pucón
This testament to Bauhaus architecture on the road to Villarrica is built into a cliffside above the lake. From its tree-bark lamps to araucaria-clad…
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The Lakes District
This bike-themed hostel is little more than two four-bed dorms and a double built behind the amicable Chilean owner's home along the main road through…
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Pucón
This French-owned hostel has a lot going for it: Japanese-style capsule dorms (both single and double) actually offer more privacy than a standard dorm…
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Sur Chico
The Bavarian-styled Andenrose along the Río Cautín is built from organic wood and is full of exposed brick and southern German hospitality (Hans, the…
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The Lakes District
An invaluable choice in an impeccably clean and sensibly furnished log home owned by spirited Blanca Eggers, who can set up accommodations in pioneer…
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Puerto Varas
This intimate hostel in elevated digs perfectly positioned above downtown is decked out with all the modern fixings – right down to the artisanal home…
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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…
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The Lakes District
Located 8km off Ruta 215 between Entre Lagos and Aguas Calientes, this stylish eight-room lodge frames postcard views of Volcán Osorno, Volcán Puntiagudo…
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Puerto Varas
Since the name Casa Azul was taken, the Chilean-Argentine couple that runs this excellent midrange choice opted for kalfu (Mapudungun for 'blue') instead…
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The Lakes District
In a gorgeous stone and wood-gabled building replete with a tower, this high-end adventure lodge deserves a visit. Its abundant skylights and the roaring…
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Sur Chico
The heavily German-staffed Suizandina is run by a hospitable Swiss-Chilean couple. Cleanliness is next to godliness in the roomy lodgings (fantastic…
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Pucón
If you aren't fussed about being in the center of town or you dig a little nature with your hosteling, this newcomer tucked away in a residential…
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The Lakes District
Run by the most established outfitter in the area, this candlelit converted farmhouse on 50 hectares has the smallest number of maximum campers per night…
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The Lakes District
Osorno's first decent hostel is run by a bilingual snowboarder who named the hostel after her stint near Burlington, Vermont. It's everything you want in…
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Puerto Varas
This spacious and historic 1932 home is on the town's list of patrimonial heritage sites. It's the nicest hostel in town, offering quieter, much larger…
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The Lakes District
Just downhill from the ski slopes, the spruced-up Refugio Teski offers unparalleled access to the mountain. It's not always professionally run, but it's a…
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Puerto Varas
It's hard to find fault with this impeccably kept German-Chilean operation set in a quieter residential neighborhood just outside downtown. The superbly…
