2 Best Hotels in Parque Nacional Puyehue, The Lake District

The triangular-shaped cabins at this hotel are surprisingly well-equipped, with kitchens, Internet, cable TV, and phones. Each of the two types of cabins—superior (split level) and tourist (one floor)—are a good option for groups and families, sleeping 4 to 10 people. The so-called tourist cabins are more simply furnished and do not include maid service. They also offer domos, which can comfortably sleep two people. But the main reason to stay are the thermal pools, which are included in the price of the cabin. Day visits to the pools are also possible for 26,000 pesos, and the spa has massages (including a chocolate massage) and facial treatments.

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.