Must-see hotels in South America

  • Hôtel La Tentiaire

    French Guiana

    The best in the center, La Tentiaire has classy rooms with wood accents in a renovated administrative penitentiary building. Some rooms have balconies…

  • Cabañas & Pizzeria Kopal

    The Oriente

    These cabins, hewn exquisitely out of wood by their Dutch carpenter-owner, with their cozy interiors and deep porches conducive to relaxation, would be…

  • Provincia Hostel

    Caribbean Coast

    Friendly, safe, clean and charming, this is the best place in town whatever your budget. The private rooms lack natural light, and can get some noise from…

  • Hôtel Le Gros Bec

    French Guiana

    Right next to Le Vieux Bourg, this rather hidden hotel (find its entrance behind a forbidding electric gate on a side street overlooking a creek) is…

  • Benevento Hotel

    The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast

    This charmingly renovated hotel, housed in an elegant French-inspired building that dates from 1915, offers pretty rooms with high ceilings and cable TV…

  • Las Mañanitas

    Along the Río Paraná

    There’s a summer-house feel about this delightfully relaxed little budget place, which has nine rooms alongside a courtyard and garden with pool. Colorful…

  • Hostal de la Rábida

    Quito

    Doting service, inviting common areas and elegant rooms make a fine combination in this charming guesthouse. Rooms are bright with crisp white sheets and…

  • Casa Arequipa

    Arequipa

    Inside a cotton-candy-pink colonial mansion in the gardens of suburban Vallecito, this gay-friendly B&B offers more than half a dozen guest rooms with…

  • Sacha Mistol

    Córdoba

    This stylish and original hotel is a favorite with the artsy crowd. Rooms are spacious and comfortable, decorated with eclectic art and well-chosen…

  • Joinville Hostel & Pousada

    Santa Catarina

    If you like your hostel to feel like home, this one, run by the immediately likable Kely, is for you. Boasting large green spaces, a little garden and a…

  • Running Chaski Hostal

    Cochabamba

    Easily the best choice for budget-minded travelers, Running Chaski is justifiably busy – reserve in advance, especially for weekends. The handsome…

  • Pousada Marhesias

    Pará

    This well-run hotel has artsy guestrooms facing a leafy garden. All have air-con and TV; suites are larger with private verandas. A large common deck has…

  • El Patio Hostel

    Cali

    Smack bang in the middle of the San Antonio neighborhood, this hostel deserves every ounce of praise it gets for the warmth and hospitality of owners…

  • Porto de Chima Surf Hostel

    Morro de São Paulo

    This former pousada (guesthouse), now a chill hostel catering to surfers, sits along the path to Porto de Cima Beach. Watching electric-blue hummingbirds…

  • Virgo Hotel & Spa

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    The valley's largest and most modern hotel is ideally located at the resort's base. It has a heated outdoor swimming pool, sushi bar, whirlpool bath, wine…

  • Hotel Avenida

    Salta & the Andean Northwest

    You have to feel for management: they set up a welcoming little hotel, decorated with indigenous art and right opposite the bus terminal. Then the city…

  • Antigua Fonda

    Iguazú Falls & the Northeast

    Though you wouldn't know it, this has been created from part of what was once a historic Concepción hotel. Pleasing, spacious rooms in shades of cream…

  • El Faro Casas de Mar

    Coastal Patagonia

    A great option, these shiny corrugated-tin houses are trimmed with varnished wood and offer sea views. Guests can rent a comfortable house with kitchen,…

  • Hotel Bohemia

    Mendoza

    Located on a quiet residential street around eight blocks west of the Plaza Independencia, this refashioned family home features a few stylish and…

  • Ananay Hostal

    La Paz

    A brightly painted courtyard centers this historic home, a former peña, in the heart of Jaén's museum district. The place includes rooftop city views and…

  • Intiqa Hotel

    Puno

    Yes, a midrange Puno hotel with a sense of style. The 33 large, heated rooms feature snug duvets and earth tones, extra pillows, desks, flat-screen TVs…

  • El Mosco

    Northern Patagonia

    Friendly and full-service, this buzzing outpost hosts loads of cyclists, trekkers and even the odd conventional traveler. It's all about the service, and…

  • Pousada Jacarandá

    Bahia

    This ecofriendly guesthouse features six freestanding bungalows built with natural, locally sourced materials, plus a lovely swimming pool and art-filled…

  • Yr Hen Ffordd

    Coastal Patagonia

    This charming B&B is run by a young couple who give you a set of keys to the front door so you can come and go as you please. Rooms are simple but cozy,…

  • Manacá Hotel

    Belém

    Rooms in this boutique hotel are cozy and up to date (though a bit dark), while the common areas have beautiful wood and stone floors, and creative…

  • Eco Hostel Malargüe

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Six kilometers south of town, this whimsically designed hostel and B&B is set on an organic farm and built using sustainable practices. Rooms are…

  • Hotel Roka Plaza

    Central Highlands

    Housed in an old casona (large colonial-era house), this tasty boutique hotel has the nicest rooms in the city center. There are only seven of them, so…

  • Hotel Colonial

    Amazon Basin

    Riberalta’s most expensive hotel is a renovated colonial home dotted with antique furniture and backed by a delightfully fresh garden where you can relax…

  • El Hostal del Río

    Bariloche & the Lake District

    A couple of kilometers north of town, this charming stone-and-wood fishing lodge offers supreme comforts with fantastic views of the Río Aluminé from the…

  • Hotel Malargüe Suite

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    At the northern edge of town, the most luxurious hotel for kilometers around lays it all on – buffet breakfast, art gallery, indoor pool. Rooms are…

  • Casa Verde Apart

    Bahia

    In a leafy setting near the beach, these six attractive and spacious apartments are complete with well-equipped kitchens and balconies with hammocks. The…

  • Chacra Kaiken Lodge

    Inland Patagonia

    A solid newer option, this four-room B&B is run by Petty and Coco, lifelong area residents who used to run a well-known estancia. So in addition to a snug…

  • Hostel Pehuenche

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Hostel Pehuenche is one of the best set-up hostels in the country, offering a bar, ‘digital playroom,’ transfers to Las Leñas and snuggly duck-down…

  • Flores Plaza Hotel

    Bolivia

    A top midrange choice right on the main plaza, this eight-story, three-star hotel offers nicely renovated rooms, good city views, an ample breakfast…

  • Hostería El Jardín

    South Coast

    Outside the town center, El Jardín is a peaceful, family-run guesthouse with a pretty courtyard garden and comfortable rooms. It's a short taxi ride ($1…

  • Posta Huayra

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Nestled amongst the poplars below town, this atmospheric little option offers supremely comfortable rooms in a hippy-chic style with plenty of indigenous…

  • Hotel Francia

    Mendoza & the Central Andes

    Lovely, spacious rooms set around a leafy garden a couple of blocks from the main drag. The young couple (ask for Micaela) who run the place are charming…

  • Pousada Solar Inn

    Rio Grande do Sul

    Excellent beachfront location, German-style architecture and welcoming owners who speak some English – you can’t beat this spartan inn perched across from…

  • La Posada del Sueco

    South Coast

    Owned by a friendly Swedish-Ecuadorian couple, this lovely remote eco-minded beachfront complex has six attractive rooms surrounding a lush garden of…

  • Alquimia Paria

    Venezuela

    Set just off the charming Plaza Bolívar a five-minute walk from the seafront, this new posada is the dazzling conversion of a once-crumbling colonial…

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