Georgia E.
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We can't imagine staying anywhere else! My partner and I could not have been happier with this wonderful lodge. This is a very special place. The staff was SO attentive, welcoming, and thoughtful. The hotel itself is just the perfect blend of modern, rustic, and cozy, set on a hillside overlooking a picturesque fjord, just a 20-minute walk from Puerto Natales. Beautiful and unique architecture of wood, glass, and stone. The rooms are spotless and spacious. The spa has an infinity pool, 2 hot tubs, and a lovely sauna. The main building has a top-notch restaurant serving incredibly delicious food for breakfast and dinner. We especially enjoyed the guanaco carpaccio appetizer (see photo!). We also booked 2 full-day excursions into Torres del Paine National Park through the Remota which we had expected to be group experiences, but which turned out to be private hikes for just the 2 of us with a designated driver and 2 knowledgeable young guides who were wonderful company and provided technical and emotional support on steep hills and river crossings. These full-day excursions are expensive but worth every peso! [TIP: if you want to take a boat excursion to see glaciers, don't book that through the hotel--there's no need use their private guides and it's much more affordable to book through Howlanders in Puerto Natales.]
We'd read so many negative reviews of the place that seemed to focus on the slipperiness of the bathtubs (there is a grip mat provided), the unheated corridor between the 3 buildings (which has amazing views of a field full of rabbits!), the inability to turn the heat down in the rooms (we simply opened the window a pinch) and the need to walk outside to get to the spa (we got changed in the toasty sauna). Please don't let these very minor differences between this hotel and the hotels you are probably used to stop you from experiencing all of the wonderful things this place does so much better than most others!