642ashutoshg
Google
We are senior travellers who arrived in Santiago after a long 32-hour journey from India, only to face one of the most frustrating hotel experiences we’ve had in over 40 years of travelling.||1. Freezing Rooms with No Heating: Our first room (202) had no heating despite outside temperatures being 6°C. After complaining, we were shifted to room 408. Shockingly, that room’s heating didn’t work either. At 7 PM, with the temperature down to 3°C, the hotel gave us a small room heater that was completely ineffective. We had no choice but to endure the cold.||2. Electrical Issues: The power kept tripping in the room. The staff's solution? We were told to go to the room’s power panel and flip the switch ourselves. Highly unprofessional and unsafe, especially for older guests.||3. Terrible Wi-Fi: The so-called "high-speed internet" barely worked. Even loading a simple page was a struggle.||4. Payment Confusion: Despite having fully prepaid through our travel agent, we were told at checkout that the payment hadn’t gone through and were made to pay again. Why was this not brought to our attention at check-in?||5. Lack of Accountability: Our complaints were brushed aside with vague promises to "escalate the matter to management." No resolution, no apology.||This was a terrible start to our first-ever trip to Chile. Ladera Boutique Hotel is not a true boutique experience—just cold rooms, poor service, and zero accountability.||Avoid if you value your comfort, clarity, and peace of mind.