Refugio Tinquilco

This place is amazing. Señora Mariana took really good care of us. The location is superb and the facilities are impecable. We stayed for 3 nights in a beautiful room with a very warm fireplace and library. They have a very lush music collection, the arquitecture was warm and charming. The breakfast was very nice. They also have a sauna which i really recomend after doing the treks. I wish we had more time to stay |With love ||Devyn and leon

Refugio Tinquilco is located in the Parque Nacional Huerquehue region a few meters off the famous Los Lagos hiking tour. It should be noted if you come by car, that the last 2 kilometers from the National Park information center (where cars usually are parked) to the Refugio are a gravel road with relatively large potholes, so a SUV or pickup truck are adviseable if you do not prefer to hike anyway. The refuge is a two-floor building in the middle of nature; there is one four-bed room and several double rooms, most of them with a shared bathroom. The ground floor consists of a large kitchen, eating area and comfortable living room. Everything is well-maintained and clean.||We spent one night at the Refugio; as it is recommended in several international travel guides, we met a number of international guests. At this time, the refuge seemed to be fully booked. Breakfast is included, and dinner or other food can be ordered in addition. Most people choose the evening meal which is served at a large table for all guests facilitating communication. The owner is preparing meals himself together with his staff and also takes part in the conversation. Food was very good, and the staff readily respected any preferences guests might have. Rooms are small but comfortable. The staff and the owner were very friendly and gave us interesting insights into Chilean life. As usual due to the wooden structure of the refuge, people walking around or talking at the table can be easily heard in the rooms. Refugio Tinquilco is excellent for people who like to socialize and meet other people; in low season when there are few or no other guests around, it might also be suited for travelers who want to spend some quiet time in nature.||

I can not say enough great things about this place. You can feel the love and dedication of the host Patricio in every detail. Patricio speaks English very well and went out his way to help us plan our trip. The refugio was a welcomed breath of fresh air after our three day backbacking trip in the park. They have a full bar with wine that can be purchased by the glass or by the bottle. Patricio recommended the Santa Ema Merlot that ended up being our favorite wine our whole trip and one that we now buy friends for gifts back in the states! There are many room options. We opted for the king sized bed with private bathroom. The room was very nice and had a great view. The bathroom was small and quaint and had everything we needed. While we waited for dinner we chose to play scrabble from a wide variety of games and books available. Dinner was the best meal we had our whole week in Chile and we met some nice new friends at the communal table. I highly recommend this place to anyone traveling in Chile.

Towards the end of our 3 wk trip thro Patagonian Chile we arrived here, a beautiful out of the way feeling place, greeted warmly by Patricio who turned out to be the perfect host. He is a mine of interesting information and provides excellent home comforts, great food and a superb wine list here at his fantastic, rustic mountain hideaway, Refugio Tinquilco. As we told Patricio on departing after a 2 night stay during the first week of November 2019, this special place seemed to sum up all that was good and amazing about our travels around Chile and Argentina - all under one roof, and then some! We can't wait to return to this very special place in a wonderful National Park at some time in the future. Thank you Patricio for a great stay, great hosting, great food, great wine and great natural surrounding. S & A

Refugio is too small a word for this place - it is a big charming house in the middle of the forest. It could be hard to reach, but in end of february the road was good enough for our Chevrolet Joy to climb the messy road. If you come in smaller car, I would recommend parking it after the entrance to the park and go check the road on foot. Getting stuck on that narrow road would cause a lot of trouble.|Refugio itself is lovely big house, blended well into a nature, short walk from the small beach at Lake Tinquilco.|Owner Patricio is a whole separate chapter. Warm and welcoming, full of stories and humour. Speaks perfect English, so just call him.|We stayed for 3 nights and the house was almost full. This means some queing to the bathroom and a bit of noise, as the house is old and creaks a lot. Get some earplugs and you will be fine!|Food is amazing, really recommend to eat all dinners there. Breakfast is only bread with butter and jam, so if you need more protein for hikes later, bring your own. Everyone is allowed to store food in the massive kitchen.

Where to begin? A unique "refugio" experience - we stayed three nights and could easily have stayed three more if we had known and planned ahead! Brave the crazy road and enter a special secluded place away from Wifi, clocks and schedules. The walks in the park are stunning - enough for several days then allow a few more for rainy days to sit indoors making new friends. Wonderful generous hosts, great food and company. A great little library tucked away in a reading nook upstairs. Home made bread and jams to die for. Only thing missing is dessert so if you have a sweet tooth maybe stock up on some chocolate on the way in. Bookings essential - only a few rooms.

Stopped here for breakfast on my way up Los Lagos. The host was very accommodating and friendly. The food was excellent and the setting so peaceful and natural. Wish I hadn't had my room in Pucon. Would have rather stayed here!

We stayed two nights at this place, and loved it; first night we stayed we were the only ones staying there. Many reviews mention the difficult approach and when we stayed there in November the road was in very poor shape and we had to park on the other side of the river and carry our bags across a narrow footbridge. There are 5 rooms in the main house; one a double with en-suite, two more doubles and two family bunk-rooms, all with shared facilities. Breakfast is just OK, make-your-own with home made bread and jams and I think I'd get fed up of this if I stayed longer than two nights. Dinner is optional (but there's absolutely nowhere else to eat!) for 8,500 each with soup or salad and main course, no dessert or drink included. We thought Patricio's cooking was first class and he gave us two of the best meals we had in Chile and it was fascinating to share our the dinner table with him and talk about his various experiences. Huerquehue park is beautiful and there are two excellent walk from the Refugio - one behind it up to the nearby lakes and one to the west to the top of a nearby mountain