La Baita

Top choice in 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-burning furnaces, solar- and turbine-powered electricity and hot water. There's also an extremely cozy, incense-scented lodge and restaurant with six rooms complete with granite showers and design-forward sinks, along with a pleasant massage room, outdoor hot tub and sauna.

It's owned by adorable, hippie-esque former singer Isabel Correa, who entertains guests over wine and yoga when she is not in Santiago. Mountain bikes, kayaks and trekking are all at the ready. La Baita is located 16km from Melipeuco and 60km from Curacautín.


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