Easter Island Hotels
The first time that I was in Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), I was impressed by the weather, people and also the service. There are a great variety of Hotels in Easter Island. From 5 star hotels to hostels and lodge whose owners are native people that give a service of quality.
Most of the hotels in Easter Island have wide rooms and beautiful gardens. In the case of the hostels, these rooms are usually smaller. The owners of the hostels are natives that have built additional rooms in their houses. The hostels are generally assisted by their own owners and there is always the possibility that they can give you excursions through the Island.
In general, from almost all the hotels and hostels you can look at the Pacific Ocean, but not in all of them. There are hotels like Iorana Hotel and Hanga Roa Hotel that have spectacular views to the Pacific Ocean. The recently open Mike Rapu Hotel is probably one of the nicest hotel in the Island. This hotel belong to Explora Hotels, one of the luxury hotels in Chile. The company has one hotel in Torres del Paine National Park and another one in San Pedro de Atacama. In Explora Hotels the philosophy is based on passengers are the explorers, so they decide what to see. In Easter Island for example, the Hotel consider 9 different explorations through Easter Island, so every night after dinner passengers meet with guides and decide what to do next day.
The Island is not very big, so it is not so necessary to be located in the only city of Easter Island: Hanga Roa. Many hotels are dispersed in the island, but near Hanga Roa ( 5 or 6 kilometers approximately from Hanga Roa). There are hotels that in spite of not having view to the Pacific Ocean, have spectacular services and attention, and really for some reason is not so necessary to see all the time the Ocean to feel great in the Island. There hotels as Hotu Matua, with a great garden, beautiful rooms and nice service. Other Hotels as Otai Hotel, and Manavai Hotel both located in the main street of Hanga Roa. There are some others located far from the main street as Martin y Anita Hostel and Chez Cecilia.
In summary, Easter Island has around 30 different places to stay (between Hotels, Hostels and lodges). However, most of them, specially hostels and lodges have few rooms, that is why I suggest you to take reservations in advance. Additionally remember that there is only one airline that flies from Santiago to Easter Island. Flights are not daily, so it is very important that as soon as you decide the season you want to come to the Island, request reservations in advance to avoid problems with availability.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Sunday, June 1, 2008
The best Hotel in Chile choice for Center Zone
Chile has a geography that is identified at international level. Chile is a long and narrow country, where you will be able to find a great variety of weathers, from the warm North, with its Atacama Desert, recognized as the driest desert in the world, then the central area, with more temperate weather and a great influence of the Pacific Ocean, the Lakes Area in the South zone, and until the iced Chilean Antarctica.
From the V Region: Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, and until the VII Region in Curicó and Talca, the area is called the Central Zone. This zone has fertile Valleys, recently known by different wine Routes, created to show the wine Chilean production.
Perhaps what more calls the attention of this zone is the type of weather that you are going to find. Although Chile is a narrow country, it is true that you will find temperate weather in the coast and lower temperatures toward the interior of the country. The first main cities that we can discover in this zone are Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. These two sister cities, are located to less than 124,27 miles of the Capital of Chile, Santiago. Valparaiso is the main port of Chile and was declared Patrimony of the Humanity some years ago. Like all port, it is a vigorous and crowded city with many hills which are inhabited by colorful houses.
To know Valparaiso is all an adventure, since its narrow passages make it chaotic, but beautiful simultaneously. In the plane of the city, there are some options of lodging. Nevertheless it is definitively in hills where it can find several lodgings, with small hotels boutiques with excellent services and views to the port which make sigh to anyone. The options are not varied in terms service, but always it is a good idea to check the location of the hotel in advance. There are also a big amount of hostels with basic services.
Very opposed, Viña del Mar is well-known like the Garden City of Chile and the main beach of the country. With hotels of excellent category of up to 5 stars luxury, located in the coastal road of the city and a great variety of restaurants, Viña del Mar is transformed into an excellent opportunity to delight with the beauty of the Pacific Ocean, to enjoy the beauty and the relaxing of the sea, staying in Hotels which services does not have comparison at national level. Unlike Valparaiso, Viña del Mar is an ordered, clean and fresh city from where you will be able to visit different towns located in the Central Coast in just short time, as well as mixing rest, service and quality.
From Santiago, to the South, the weather and the landscapes are getting colder and temperate. The type of accommodations are very varied, from colonial hotels located strategically in the zone of the wine Routes, specially in the Colchagua Valley, to hotels boutique located in the same Vineyards. A special mention has these hotels that are small, but with services of first level. In cities like Curicó, Rancagua, Talca, etc., there are also category hotel with a good level of the service.
If you are looking for the better "huasa" (country) zone of Chile, we recommend you to stay in some of these small hotels that not always are located near to the highway, but even so, it will give you the option of meeting the Chilean roots in cultural and historical level.
From the V Region: Valparaiso and Viña del Mar, and until the VII Region in Curicó and Talca, the area is called the Central Zone. This zone has fertile Valleys, recently known by different wine Routes, created to show the wine Chilean production.
Perhaps what more calls the attention of this zone is the type of weather that you are going to find. Although Chile is a narrow country, it is true that you will find temperate weather in the coast and lower temperatures toward the interior of the country. The first main cities that we can discover in this zone are Valparaiso and Viña del Mar. These two sister cities, are located to less than 124,27 miles of the Capital of Chile, Santiago. Valparaiso is the main port of Chile and was declared Patrimony of the Humanity some years ago. Like all port, it is a vigorous and crowded city with many hills which are inhabited by colorful houses.
To know Valparaiso is all an adventure, since its narrow passages make it chaotic, but beautiful simultaneously. In the plane of the city, there are some options of lodging. Nevertheless it is definitively in hills where it can find several lodgings, with small hotels boutiques with excellent services and views to the port which make sigh to anyone. The options are not varied in terms service, but always it is a good idea to check the location of the hotel in advance. There are also a big amount of hostels with basic services.
Very opposed, Viña del Mar is well-known like the Garden City of Chile and the main beach of the country. With hotels of excellent category of up to 5 stars luxury, located in the coastal road of the city and a great variety of restaurants, Viña del Mar is transformed into an excellent opportunity to delight with the beauty of the Pacific Ocean, to enjoy the beauty and the relaxing of the sea, staying in Hotels which services does not have comparison at national level. Unlike Valparaiso, Viña del Mar is an ordered, clean and fresh city from where you will be able to visit different towns located in the Central Coast in just short time, as well as mixing rest, service and quality.
From Santiago, to the South, the weather and the landscapes are getting colder and temperate. The type of accommodations are very varied, from colonial hotels located strategically in the zone of the wine Routes, specially in the Colchagua Valley, to hotels boutique located in the same Vineyards. A special mention has these hotels that are small, but with services of first level. In cities like Curicó, Rancagua, Talca, etc., there are also category hotel with a good level of the service.
If you are looking for the better "huasa" (country) zone of Chile, we recommend you to stay in some of these small hotels that not always are located near to the highway, but even so, it will give you the option of meeting the Chilean roots in cultural and historical level.
Hotels in Chile
In the last two decades, Chile has had a great hotel development and this has become in a great lodging variety, from 5 deluxe stars' hotels, to hostels and lodges. Many of the International Hotel Chains have opened hotels in our country; also there are a large number of them from national and international private investments.
In Chile, SERNATUR, the National Service of Tourism is the national service that regulates the categorization of the lodging services. And there are for, we have many alternatives in hotels, hostels and lodges in all the cities and towns in Chile.
In Santiago, the capital of Chile, you can find the biggest lodging variety obviously, from hotels of international fame as the Ritz Carlton Hotel, the Sheraton Santiago Towers Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Marriot Hotel and Radisson Hotel.
Maybe the three more important geographical areas where there are located the biggest amount of Hotel services in Santiago are: downtown area, Providencia area and Las Condes area.
The purpose of your travel to Chile will help you to find the best place to stay in Santiago. If it is for business, for example, it should not necessarily mean you have to stay downtown. To the contrary, many of the most important companies have their offices in Providencia and Las Condes Areas. Today, Santiago has different poles of development. From other side, almost all the government offices are located downtown.
Also it will always depend on the importance of the city that visits the accommodations you will have the chance of finding. For example in highlight areas like San Pedro de Atacama, Easter Island, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas or Torres del Paine, you will have the chance of finding deluxe 5 stars hotels, to basic accommodations and lodges.
Please remember that if you want to come to Chile you have to consider to request your reservations in advance if you want to visit highlights areas, as the ones we told you before. Almost all the time, in high season there are no chances in confirming services with less days in advance.
There are hotels in Chile for all the likes and for all the budgets. So if you are not sure of what places to visit, at least you should know the season you want to come and also the type of accommodation you are looking for. For sure with these information you will be able to find the best Hotels in Chile.
In Chile, SERNATUR, the National Service of Tourism is the national service that regulates the categorization of the lodging services. And there are for, we have many alternatives in hotels, hostels and lodges in all the cities and towns in Chile.
In Santiago, the capital of Chile, you can find the biggest lodging variety obviously, from hotels of international fame as the Ritz Carlton Hotel, the Sheraton Santiago Towers Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Marriot Hotel and Radisson Hotel.
Maybe the three more important geographical areas where there are located the biggest amount of Hotel services in Santiago are: downtown area, Providencia area and Las Condes area.
The purpose of your travel to Chile will help you to find the best place to stay in Santiago. If it is for business, for example, it should not necessarily mean you have to stay downtown. To the contrary, many of the most important companies have their offices in Providencia and Las Condes Areas. Today, Santiago has different poles of development. From other side, almost all the government offices are located downtown.
Also it will always depend on the importance of the city that visits the accommodations you will have the chance of finding. For example in highlight areas like San Pedro de Atacama, Easter Island, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas or Torres del Paine, you will have the chance of finding deluxe 5 stars hotels, to basic accommodations and lodges.
Please remember that if you want to come to Chile you have to consider to request your reservations in advance if you want to visit highlights areas, as the ones we told you before. Almost all the time, in high season there are no chances in confirming services with less days in advance.
There are hotels in Chile for all the likes and for all the budgets. So if you are not sure of what places to visit, at least you should know the season you want to come and also the type of accommodation you are looking for. For sure with these information you will be able to find the best Hotels in Chile.
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