Easter Island Hotels

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.