20 Best Hotels in The Lake District, Chile

This swanky hotel is the tallest in Valdivia and thus has tremendous views no matter the vantage point. Part of Chile's Dreams casino chain, it includes a lively casino on-site. The hotel also has a nice selection of services, including a spa, gym, restaurant, and bar. It also has one of the best locations in town, both near the river and close to city center.

This massive eco-tourism complex boasts five hotels, numerous cabins, and several camping sites amid the beautiful temperate forest, rivers, and lakes at the Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve. The three main lodges—Montana Magica Lodge, Nothafagus Lodge & Spa, and Reino Fungi Lodge—are connected by a long, wooden walkway. A fourth, Nawelpi Lodge, is a smaller, more exclusive lodge deeper inside the reserve on the northern side of the Puerto Fuy River. The fifth, Marina del Fuy Lodge, faces Lake Pirehueico and the Mocho Choshuenco volcano. Like nothing you have ever seen before, the surreal Nothafagus Lodge is shaped like a Baobab tree, while Reino Fungi Lodge resembles a giant mushroom. All of the hotels are heavily rustic, with walls made from native woods and the floors from handsome stones. The views from the rooms, looking out on forest with constant bird-singing traffic, are tremendous. Diverse nature and outdoor sports excursions in winter and summer are available.

Part of the upscale, international hotel chain of the same name, this modern, high-quality hotel overlooks the Rahue River and is adjacent to Plaza de Los Lagos, a shopping center with a large casino. The spacious rooms have attractive carpeting, nice views of the surrounding area, and all the amenities and services you expect from a hotel in this category. Other features include the excellent fitness center and restaurant.

Built in 1991 as a private getaway for fly-fishing enthusiasts on the shores of Lake Tagua Tagua, this lodge is reached by boat or plane (the hotel has its own motorboat, and transfers are included in rates) and also offers activities like biking, horseback riding, trekking, and kayaking. Among the attractions around the lodge are the beautiful Tagua Tagua Park in the nearby El Salto Valley and Puelo Vineyards a few miles upstream, so guests can keep busy with a host of guided excursions. Rooms are basic and comfortable, with private bathrooms, queen or twin beds, central heating, and Wi-Fi. Superior rooms have terraces, and the one apartment sleeps six in three bedrooms.

This upscale hotel on a lovely residential street just minutes to downtown has spacious rooms, some of them with commanding views of the lake and volcanoes. The furnishings are tasteful, and the hotel's massive living room opens out onto a pleasant outdoor deck that is a wonderful place to chat over drinks in the summer. The hotel also offers a wide variety of services on-site, including indoor and outdoor pools, a Jacuzzi, restaurants, and a spa.

A young Queen Elizabeth stayed here in the 1950s, as did actor Jimmy Stewart—and the Antumalal hasn't changed much since then. The designs, styles, and colors from that decade have all been maintained at this historic hotel, which feels like a country inn. It's perched atop a cliff just outside town above Lago Villarrica, and its cozy rooms have fireplaces and huge windows overlooking the lake and the spectacularly landscaped grounds. If you tire of the Jacuzzi or relaxing with a refreshing pisco sour on the wisteria-shaded deck, just ask the hotel to arrange an outdoor adventure like fly-fishing, hiking, or sailing.

A towering hotel on a hill overlooking the lake, Cumbres Puerto Varas is part of a leading hotel chain in Chile that has gained a sterling reputation for their impeccable customer service. In addition, this hotel has extraordinary views, spacious rooms with all the amenities, a fine restaurant, and a friendly spa. Though the hotel is perhaps lacking in character, you can't go wrong with a stay here.

This chalet-style hotel looks like it comes straight from Germany; inside, the hotel has nondescript decor but it maximizes comfort with amenities not so common in southern Chilean hotels, including smart televisions, refrigerators, and air-conditioning. The rooms are of varied sizes, but most are generously proportioned suites that can sleep up to four people. Some of the rooms also have balconies with privileged views. The biggest advantage is being steps away from the main street of town.

In the center of town next to the casino, this hotel has exceptional rooms with excellent views, and many have their own private terrace overlooking the lake. Among the array of services, the hotel can provide a babysitter for your kids and arrange tours. There is a great indoor pool and the in-house restaurant has an all-you-can eat buffet on weekends. Ask the hotel about the frequent special promotional packages to get a better rate.

From just about every vantage point at this hillside lodging just south of town—the lobby, the library, and, of course, the guest rooms—you have a spectacular view of Lago Llanquihue. Each room also has huge bay windows framing Volcán Osorno. The blue of the facade is repeated in the rooms, which have polished wood furniture. Add the exceptionally attentive owners to the mix, and you have a real find.

This hotel has good quality rooms and cabins on its beautiful, 4-hectare (10-acre) private park, Metreñehue, which is covered with native forest and skirts along the Trancura River. Just 10 minutes outside of Pucón, it's a natural oasis and a laid-back spot, and an especially good choice for families with kids. There are rooms available in the small hotel, but the spacious riverside cabins are a great deal, complete with their own kitchens. The pool is especially welcome on hot summer days.

The exterior of this quiet, laid-back hotel resembles a mix of hotel and mountain lodge, which is apt because Puelche combines a large hotel's amenities and services with the more intimate feel and personalized attention seen in a mountain lodge. The rooms are big, many with stunning lake views. Downstairs, their restaurant doubles as an upscale hamburger joint.

This extraordinary lodge at the base of Sollipulli Volcano, whose crater is filled with a massive glacier, is located 130 km (81 miles) from Temuco inside Reserva Nacional Villarrica. Surrounded by dense, virgin native forest, the lodge contains rooms that are actually geodesic dome tents, each with a private bathroom, electricity, hot water, and central heating. There is also a sauna, hot tub, bar and restaurant on-site, and excursions can be organized to the volcano.

In a gorgeous, rural setting, complete with sheep outside your spacious cabin, this is an idyllic spot to relax and stay close to several of the best sights in the Pucón area, like Lake Caburga, Huerquehue National Park, and numerous natural hot springs. The rustic cabins are large and fully equipped with kitchen, cable TV, and your own fireplace for warmth. Breakfast is delivered every morning. Then there are three indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs to top it off.

The common areas in this rustic orange chalet have vaulted ceilings and huge fireplaces. Guest rooms are a mix of dark woods and stone and have brightly colored drapes and spreads. Cabins echo the design of the main building and have their own fireplaces. The hotel's tour office can set you up with boat trips on the lake, fishing, and guided hikes in the park or a trek up Volcán Osorno.

Located at the edge of downtown, facing the lake and across the street from the casino, this well-situated, modern hotel has the high-quality rooms and amenities you come to expect from a brand like the Radisson. It's a luxury in itself to be in such a great location with splendid views. The service is top-notch. 

The official lodging concession at the park, Sendas Conguillío rents 11 rustic but comfortable cabins in the spectacular Araucaria forest. The cabins have upscale furnishings, with a kitchen, wood-burning stove, and outdoor hot tubs. There are smaller cabins for up to three people and five two-story cabins for up to seven. A mountain hut farther inside the park next to Lake Conguillío has shared lodging with kitchen facilities that can sleep 12 people. There is also a common area for the cabins, Conguillío Lodge, which hosts a bar, restaurant, and meeting area and has staff that can help plan your excursions. From November 15 to March 15, the lodge can supply food to your cabins as part of a breakfast-only or all-inclusive plan. There's also a mini-market and guides for outdoor activities. 

About 20 minutes from Parque Nacional Huerquehue, this resort lets you relax in three steaming pools set beside an icy mountain stream. At the spa you can enjoy an individual bath, massage, or both. The complex includes a handful of luxurious cabins, all of which have enormous tubs you can fill with water from the hot springs. Those just visiting for the day pay 25,000 pesos for entry. There's also a country house past the spa where you can soak in privacy.

This grandiose stone-and-wood hot springs resort sits on the edge of Parque Nacional Puyehue. It's an enormous hotel, with three restaurants, four bars, a movie theater, bowling alley, and a long slate of activities from darts to skiing to tennis, in addition to the thermal pools. The rooms and common areas here are a mix of starkly modern and 19th-century Germanic features like chrome, hardwoods, and even some modern art. While you may opt for a lower room rate with just breakfast included, the best bet may be the hotel's all-inclusive rate, which includes meals, drinks, excursions, and use of the pools and thermal baths in the price of the room (rates drop dramatically outside of summer months). The hotel also offers an all-day pass to use the springs and pools, with meals included, if you prefer not to stay overnight. 

This modern, spiffy hotel and spa is situated in a wonderful mountain setting. In winter, it draws travelers to its companion ski center and backcountry skiing opportunities in the surrounding area. In summer, the hotel is a good base for outdoor activities inside Chile's Malalcahuello National Forest Reserve, including hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The lodge itself has a full-on spa with all the amenities, and impeccable rooms with nice views.