Patagonia, Chile

Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa

Price per night from$1,950.00

Price information

If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (including tax) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (USD1,950.00), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

Style

Swept away

Setting

Land's end

Soaring, sweeping Tierra Patagonia in Chile was designed to segue into the wind-whipped local landscape, by an architect who had visions of a giant fossil washing up at the edge of the earth. The striking wooden structure sits on the bright blue shores of Lake Sarmiento in the shadows of the Torres del Paine peaks, a refuge for expedition-weary explorers to return after a day out adventuring. Inside, it’s still all about the views, showcased through wall after wall of windows.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

Thirty-nine, including three suites.

Check–Out

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm, also flexible on request.

Prices

Double rooms from £1533.22 ($1,950).

More details

Rates include all meals and non-alcoholic drinks, two half-day or one full-day excursion, access to the spa, and Puerto Natales airport transfers. There’s a minimum three-night stay, six nights during the festive season.

Also

All of the communal areas are on one level with a ramp to reach them. Suites are not ideal for wheelchair users, but other rooms are.

Hotel closed

The hotel is closed during the Chilean winter from 30 April until 1 October.

At the hotel

Free WiFi in communal areas, library, parking, laundry and expert local guides. In rooms: L’Occitane bath products and free bottled water.

Our favourite rooms

Each of the rooms has the Patagonian panorama as its centrepiece, but for the most space, opt for a split-level Suite, which has a cosy, cowhide-filled lounge on the top floor and a spacious bedroom with an ensuite bathroom on the ground. Suite stays also include private transfers and excursions. For families, an apartment that sleeps six can be formed from a series of interconnected Superior rooms.

Poolside

The family-friendly indoor pool showcases the Paine massif and Lake Sarmiento from its heated waters. There’s a Jacuzzi outside, too (with the same awe-inspiring aspect).

Spa

The Uma Spa has a pool with water jets, a sauna and a raft of treatments, including reflexology, Thai and hot-stone takes on massage, and a series of rituals combining wraps, facials and rubbing.

Packing tips

Walking boots and windbreakers – breezes of 120mph have been recorded in these parts.

Also

Flora and fauna fans, rejoice: the Torres del Paine park covers 370,000 acres of largely unspoilt land and any gentle stroll is likely to feature a cast of eagles, condors, guanaco and nandu (Chile’s answer to the ostrich).

Children

Over-10s are welcome; an extra bed can be added to the Superior rooms for one child (aged 10–17) at an additional charge.

Best for

Older children.

Recommended rooms

Family Apartments, which combine two bedrooms, have two bathrooms and sleep six.

Activities

While some of the hikes may be challenging, children will love helping out with some sheep-herding and riding horses.

Swimming pool

Children are welcome in the indoor pool.

Meals

Children are welcome in the bar and restaurant at all times, where there is a special menu for younger palates, and staff are happy to heat up milk and food.

Sustainability efforts

All food is locally sourced and the hotel is involved in a tree-planting programme. The building materials, fabrics and furniture all come from Patagonia.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

You don’t have to travel very far for a glimpse of the sweeping Patagonia sky around here, but the views are especially good from as close to the panoramic windows as you can get.

Dress Code

Anything alpaca to get the nod of approval from the local llamas.

Hotel restaurant

Whatever you eat, you can be sure it won’t have travelled very far: seafood such as king crab is caught in the Magellan Strait, lamb is from locally reared ruminants, and even the herbs and berries are freshly foraged. Breakfast is an American-style spread of eggs, ham, cheese and bread. All dietary requirements can be catered for – just mention it when you book.

Hotel bar

The bar is the central meeting point for weary returning explorers in search of a soothing sundowner or local-brewery beer. The hotel does a mean Pisco sour – just don’t get the bartender started on whether the drink’s Chilean or Peruvian (both countries stake a claim).

Last orders

Breakfast is served between 7.30am and 9.30am; lunch is 1pm until 3pm; dinner is between 8pm and 10pm. The bar is open all day, from noon until 11pm.

Location

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Address
Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa
On the edge of Torres del Paine National Park
Torres de Paine
Chile

The hotel is in one of the earth’s final frontiers, amid the rugged peaks of Patagonia.

Planes

British Airways just made travelling to Chile a whole lot easier, with a new route linking London directly with Santiago. From there, at certain times of the year, Latam and Sky airlines run services to Puerto Natales, the nearest airport to Tierra Patagonia (though still a 90-minute drive away). Hotel transfers from Puerto Natales airport are free with all-inclusive rates; transfers from Punta Arenas airport aren't included ($250) and the drive will take four hours.

Automobiles

The distances in this part of the world are vast – the nearest town, Puerto Natales, is an hour and a half away by car. If you do decide to drive, a four-wheel drive is advised.

Worth getting out of bed for

Hike to the namesake towers of the Torres del Paine National Park, or, to marvel at them from a distance, opt for the trail along the Cornisas instead for a dramatic view of the famous landscape. The local huasos will gladly let you ride along on horseback with them, or you can take a boat to see the Grey Glacier.

Local restaurants

There isn’t another restaurant for miles.

Reviews

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Anonymous review

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this remote boutique hotel and unpacked their full-bodied reds and alpaca ponchos, a full account of their countryside break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Tierra Patagonia in Chile…

Set on the far reaches of the earth, in remote, rugged Chilean Patagonia, this Tierra outpost blends into the landscape as though it was whittled by the winds the region is famous for. This is a land of expedition, where pioneers including Charles Darwin, Francis Drake and Bruce Chatwin have passed through before you. Activities here have a similar sense of adventure, with hikes traversing the National Park terrain, covering lakes, glaciers and mountains, all in the company of a knowledgeable guide and with trails tailored to your ability. Back at the ranch, you’re cosily cocooned – even the pool and spa are connected to the main building, to ensure there aren’t any Marilyn Monroe dressing-gown moments. The landscape looms through walls of windows, and you’ll be glad of it: endless blue skies, snow-capped peaks and carpets of flowers make up the average glimpse. The middle of nowhere never looked so good. 

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Price per night from $1,950.00