11 Best Hotels in The Southern Coast, Chile

The all-inclusive Chucao Lodge is a high-end way to experience fly-fishing and more at Lago Yelcho and other top spots in the Palena area. The lodge has a cozy large living room with fireplace, hot tub, and terrace looking out to wonderful views of Patagonian nature. Once a week the lodge chef prepares an asado, a Chilean-style lamb barbecue. You can opt for a daily or weekly rate, but either way it's all-inclusive, with meals, transport, and fishing included. Although it's focused on fly fishermen, the lodge recognizes the needs of non-fishermen---or the neglected families of fishermen---and offers horseback riding, visits to hot springs, and more.

With spacious rooms and a spectacular location on the south end of Lake General Carrera, this hotel is a great place to relax, reflect, or honeymoon. It's also the perfect base for excursions in the southern part of the Carretera Austral. Each room and cabin has a gorgeous view of the turquoise-colored lake and the glaciers of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field. There's also an excellent restaurant on-site.

Halfway up a hill in the center of Caleta Tortel in southern Aysén, Entre Hielos is the best option for your stay in this roadless (but charming) village, where residents move about on cypress walkways. The lodge has earned a stellar reputation among travelers for its excellent food and attentive service. The lodge was well designed by its architect owner and sports a rustic yet stylish decor.

It's a major hike up the lengthy staircase of Tortel if toting heavy luggage, so call the lodge ahead of time to get help carrying your bags.

A great find after a long day driving down the Carretera Austral, this hotel has comfortable and modern rooms complete with cable TV and telephone, and the in-house restaurant serves excellent meals and generous breakfasts. The hotel provides fishing, boating, and other excursions to several rivers, lakes, and nature areas in the region.

This classic Futa-style boutique hotel is run by friendly owners and stands out for its first-class rooms and facilities, including a pool, gym, sauna, and bikes for guests. They can also organize fishing and other outdoor excursions in the area upon request.

For a special price, it's possible to have an all-inclusive stay.

On a hill overlooking the modest port, this hotel came into being because the owner, who runs a catamaran service to Parque Nacional Laguna San Rafael, needed a place to pamper vacationers for the night. After a blustery day at sea, the hotel provides firm queen-size beds and first-rate hot showers and bathtubs. The restaurant is also a fine dining option for the area, with good service and nice views. 

Seven gray-shingled cabanas, each designed to be distinct from its neighbor, sit high on stilts against the backdrop of the misty mountains. Broad front porches and tall windows let in lots of light. The interiors are rustic yet luxurious, with handcrafted furniture and hand-woven woolen blankets. There are also two cabanas, with kitchen and wood stoves for heating at the Río Gonzalo Farm. To access, you must cross a hanging wooden bridge. The complex includes an attractive visitor center and handicraft shop stocking books, guides, and maps, as well as organic honey and jams. A copper-hooded corner fireplace welcomes you at the adjacent café for meals from early morning until midnight year-round.

Rustic, native wood cabins with tremendous views of Lake General Carrera highlight this tranquil spot to relax when you're not on your Patagonia adventures. Cabins are well equipped with box-spring mattresses, reclining chairs, whirlpool baths, minibars, and a wood-fired stove for heating. The restaurant serves regional and international cuisine. Excursions can be arranged.

The rooms in this small, boutique hotel are spacious, with river views. The entire hotel is a mix of stone and wood tastefully decorated in a way relating to the hotel's overall theme: the indigenous Tehuelche nomadic tribes in Aysén Patagonia. Rooms have all the amenities one would expect in a hotel of this category.

Located 13 km (8 miles) south of Puerto Puyuhuapi, this first-class lodge takes care of your every need, whether you're in the mood for hiking and kayaking, excursions to glaciers at nearby Queulat National Park, or just relaxing with a massage and splashing in one of three indoor and outdoor hot-spring pools. The lodge is accessible only by boat (there is parking near the dock where the lodge arranges your transport). Pathways wind among flower beds and between the low-roofed but spacious accommodations, with decks extending over the lakefront. Options include daily rates and multiday packages.

At the southernmost end of the Carretera Austral, or Southern Highway, this is the modern hotel in town. The interiors combine wooden floors and ceilings with tasteful decor and comfortable beds. It's a good choice for the end of the road.