This Lux Eco-Lodge Puts All Other Puerto Natales Hotels To Shame

25.07.2023 - 10:41 / matadornetwork.com

Even if you don’t recognize the name “Torres del Paine,” you’ll definitely recognization the location. The national park is the most famous of all the national parks in Chile, and its two famous ridgelines — the Torres del Paine towers and the Torres del Paine horns — are probably among the most recognizable landscapes in the world.

And if you’re going to somewhere so remote, so special, and so tied to nature, you should probably stay somewhere equally unique. This is not the place to book a Holiday Inn (not that there are any, anyway).

Enter Hotel Remota — a four-star ecolodge south of the park entrance that starts at a shockingly affordable price (for Patagonia, anyway). The hotel is truly one-of-a-kind, with a unique architectural design that pays homage to the regions sheepherding history. But if sleeping in a hotel inspired by sheep sounds unappealing, think again — apparently, sheep live in luxury in Patagonia. The hotel has large rooms with rain showers, a stunning outdoor/indoor spa, and packages that include activities ranging from hiking sections of the famous W Trek to horseback riding with gauchos through private nature reserves and going for early morning puma-spotting safaris.

Here’s why Hotel Remota is among the best Puerto Natales hotels you can book, and what to expect at the award-winning property.

Hotel Remota is one of the most unique Puerto Natales hotels. Puerto Natales is one of two main tourist towns of Chilean Patagonia (the other is Punta Arenas, three hours south). The hotel sits on the shore of the fjord looking out on glaciers and the mountains beyond. It’s about a 15-minute walk to town, though bikes are available for guest use, which make the trip much faster.

Like nearly all the Puerto Natales hotels, it’s about a 45-minute drive to Torres del Paine National Park. Fortunately, all excursions come with shuttle drivers so you can enjoy the landscapes (or take a nap, if you’re leaving for an early morning hike) while someone else does the driving. It may seem far, but the drive goes by very fast and the scenery is beautiful.

If you don’t stay in Puerto Natales, the only other option convenient to the park is to stay at one of the lodges in the park. That certainly can be a good choice, but they tend to be extremely expensive, and you won’t have any options for going to restaurants or local cafes if you want a change of pace. And moving around the park can be tough, with a limited shuttle system and rough roads.

Staying outside the park also means you’ll be much closer to the activities outside the park boundaries, like glacier hikes, horseback riding, fly fishing, exploring ancient caves, and mountain biking. The actual Torres del Paine park isn’t huge, but the entire region is