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Hotel Cabaña del Lago, Puerto Varas, Lake Region

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Introduction

The Hotel Cabaña del Lago offers a hotel with 158 rooms plus 5 self-contained eco-apartment cabins. In 1980 the owner, Luis Wellman, from German ancestry, opened the cabins and later came the hotel and even later arrived a much larger, more modern hotel. Effectively there is a combination of cabins, plus a building that was the original hotel and another, larger building which is a newer part of the overall hotel offering.

This hotel definitely reflects a German style (as does much of the Lake Region in Chile) with the use of natural wood on walls and ceilings.

About

The main style of the hotel is that of an “Alpine” lodge, with good use of stone and natural wood as well as stone ceramics in areas such as the spa. The 158 rooms are well decorated in a cosy, warm style with the use of natural wood panelling halfway up the wall and nice, warm colouring together with well-chosen bed covering materials. All rooms have a view of one sector of the Lake Llanquihue (pronounced yan-kee-way), but not the volcano.

However, the north-eastern, corner rooms do have the view to the volcano. The principal view from most of the rooms is of the lake and along the lake shore as well as the village of Puerto Varas.

There is also a good indoor swimming pool and spa, a restaurant and event centre.

It should be noted that this hotel caters for families, very well, with amenities such as a children’s room, billiard room, cinema room as well as an outdoor children games area and football field.

Therefore, if you have kids then this is probably a good place to include on your itinerary, on the other hand, if you do not have children and you seek “peace and quiet” then this may not be the place to include in your itinerary.

The Restaurant

From the “Mirador del Lago” restaurant there is a view of the lake, and volcano, as well as food from the locality.

There are also two bars, one is called the Tronador Bar, located on the 6th floor where there is a good view of the Llamquihue lake and Osorno Volcano at the far end.

Hotel Radisson, Puerto Varas,
Lake Region

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Introduction

The Hotel Radisson offers 98 guest bedrooms. It is located on the lake-shore road, in central Puerto Varas and on one side of the hotel is the local casino. The rooms on the lake side enjoy a view of Lake Llanquihue (pronounced yan-kee-way).

About

The hotel uses a good mix of stone and natural wood to create the cosy, “lodge” effect, but is also a modern hotel. There is a modern restaurant offering high-level cuisine with accompanying wines, a small indoor swimming pool and a business centre.

Hotel Puelche, Puerto Varas,
Lake Region

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Introduction

The Hotel Puelche (puelche means gust of wind), is a typical boutique-style hotel. It is small, only 21 rooms, emitting a “homely” feel and decorated throughout with natural wood and warm colours.

About

The Hotel Puelche offers 21 well-spaced guest rooms, each decorated in such a way to create a very homely and cosy atmosphere. In fact, one could be forgiven for thinking that you are in a private house and not an hotel given the style and ambience.

Adjacent and connected to the hotel is a restaurant, this is in addition to the hotel separate breakfast room, that serves burgers and good level cuisine.

Park Inn Radisson Hotel, Puerto Varas,
Lake Region

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Introduction

The Park Inn hotel is administered by the Radisson brand. It is one of the older, historical hotels of the village that Radisson has invested in to renovate into a more modern and comfortable hotel.

Due to its location, which is in a residential sector, on an elevation overlooking Puerto Varas village, from some of the rooms there is a nice view of the village and the Lake Llanquihue (pronounced yan-kee-way).

About

The hotel maintains its original German-style architecture, and has a cosy charm to it. However, the 86 bedrooms have all been renovated to a high level of comfort with modern furniture, good colours, and nice beds.

There is also a small business centre with on-site meeting facilities as well as a restaurant that offers views over the village.

Hotel Cumbres, Puerto Varas,
Lake Region

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Introduction

The Hotel Cumbres is a 90-room property situated on a hill a five-minute walk from Puerto Varas village centre. On one side of the hotel there is a direct view to Llanquihue (pronounced yan-kee-way) lake and the conical snow-covered Osorno volcano at the far end of the lake.

About

Hotel Cumbres Puerto Varas emits a lodge style atmosphere with is use of natural stone and wood combination throughout the hotel.

The 90 rooms are spacious and decorated with warm colours and natural wood furniture creating a welcoming, warm sensation.

There is a small spa on the top floor with pool, sauna and gym.

Hotel Galpon Aire Puro,
Puerto Varas, Lake Region

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Introduction

The Galpon Aire Puro is a converted 1920’s barn. It has been done in a careful and intelligent way by the American owner Vicki Johnson to offer 8 spacious private rooms and private bathrooms. If you wish to meet other travellers and enjoy a relaxed, home-like atmosphere, then this is a great place in which to do that.

The building also includes its own boutique-style shop and cafeteria.

However, the property is laid out on three levels and therefore if you have issues with climbing stairs then this would not be a good choice.

The property is based upon the “bed and breakfast” concept found in the UK and USA.

About

The owner of Galpon Aire Puro, American Vicky Johnson, who settled in Puerto Varas over thirty years ago, invested love, vision and money into what was a 1920’2 Puerto Varas barn and converted it into a high-level, 8 room, boutique-style, spacious house that accommodates guests on their travels.

The style of the interior of the building is that of a lodge with natural wood everywhere. Guests staying here can enjoy privacy when they sleep, but also join other guests in the common living room and even use the communal kitchen to prepare meals.

Unlike a traditional hotel, the Galpon Aire Puro is a bed and breakfast set up, but as mentioned, guests can use the kitchen to prepare their own, additional meals.

On the first floor there is a lovely-smelling “chocolate factory”, and emporium, and coffee shop all of which just adds to the cosy feeling of this place.

Hotel Casa Molino, Puerto Varas,
Lake Region, Chile

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Introduction

The Casa Molino is in an up-market residential area beside the western end of Lake Llanquihue (pronounced yan-kee-way), just north of the village of Puerto Varas. The house is large with 11 very spacious and decorated tastefully to a high-quality level.

The house is located 3km from the centre of Puerto Varas, however, the road leading to the house requires existing from Puerto Varas to go over the main Route 5 road, then take a country lane parallel to the Route 5 to a point where you need to turn back and go under the Route 5 leading to the lake side. On the other hand the walk along the old railway track to the village is 15mins or by bike, even quicker.

Note: Experiencechile.org will arrange a car rental and / or transfers to and from the hotel as long as we are handling your travel itinerary.

About

This 11 bedroomed, boutique hotel sits in the middle of a large grass garden directly facing the Lake Llanquihue and the perfectly conical, snow-covered Osorno volcano on the opposite end of the lake.

The spacious house has been decorated internally as a traditional, country-style lodge and personifies the idea of a boutique hotel – small, warm and personal.

The small restaurant has a menu specially prepared for our guests, combining a selection of southern Chilean varieties with an international touch.

The tranquillity of the location allows for bird watching as well as just relaxing. There is also a small beach, with jetty, accessible from the end of the garden.

Hotel Awa, Puerto Varas, Carretera Austral, Lake Region

Introduction

The Hotel AWA is a small, independent, family operated hotel located on the shores of Llanquihue (pronounced “yan-kee-way”) Lake, amid 20 acres of lake-shore land, about 20mins from Puerto Varas on the way to Enseñada, Osorno Volcano and the Vicente Perez Rosales National Park.

The emphasis of the owners is that the service here is personal and to a high level.

Using the hotel as a base, from here there are excursions to the stunning local nature, activities such as kayak, fly fishing (with helicopter transfers), rafting and trekking as well as cooking experiences with the hotel chef.

ExperienceChile.Org will be pleased to include this hotel under an all-inclusive program whereupon you will also have the services of your own, personal guide.

About

In line with the other, recently constructed top-end hotels in Chile (period 2010 – 2020), the Hotel Awa is now part of this select group of innovative, high-end accommodation options that offer more than just a place to stay.

The Awa is a modern, minimalist design, boutique lodge. The interior decoration involves a well-planned mix of raw cement with natural wood on the walls, and lava rocks around fireplaces, together with soft, warm lighting and quality materials for bed coverings. Each part of the architecture has been thought out to be practical as well as impressive with, for example, an indoor swimming-lane pool whereupon one end of the actual pool has a transparent window between the water and the exterior facing the lake.

Amid the facilities the hotel offers is a spa with a massage cabin, steam room and whirlpool, and restaurant that makes use of fresh organic fruits and vegetables from its own vegetable garden and serves local as well as international cuisine.

Every one of the 22 rooms and 4 independent villa suites enjoy a view down to the lake.