This is the top-of-the-range hotel in El Chalten. Everything is top-flight, from the rooms to the restaurant, which despite its fine-dining appearance serves gratifyingly huge post-trekking portions.
The crowning jewel of this place, however, is Ignacio. If you stay here, seek him out in the lobby/restaurant area. Ignacio is a local who works for the hotel providing trek planning advice to visitors. He is extraordinarily passionate about the mountains and will sit around a map with you and help you put together independent treks based on your equipment, fitness, schedule and the weather forecast. Based on his eight years' experience in the area he recommended us some trails we would never have discovered by ourselves. He also practices what he preaches and if you're lucky you may bump into him out on the trail yourself like we did!
