Central Highlands
This rustic cabin at 4700m is in the heart of the reserve and sleeps up to 25. Be prepared for low nighttime temperatures – yes, you'll need a sleeping…
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Loja
The Metropolitano is a decent budget option: comfortable rooms with hardwood floors, decent beds and cable TV. It’s dark, though, so try to score a window.
The Amazon
The clean, crisp rooms are on the small side, but have sage-colored walls, updated bathrooms and quiet air-conditioners. A huge breakfast spread is…
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
This bright, modern hotel just off the main drag offers big rooms with spacious bathrooms. The lounge-dining area is gorgeous, with high cathedral…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
Set between the road and Río Uspallata with old, bare bones facilities, but mountain views from the back sites. Nominal charges per person and per vehicle.
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
Five short blocks downhill from the Jesuit museum, Alta Gracia’s hostel offers a fair deal. Dorms are roomy enough and the kitchen should meet your needs.
Mendoza & the Central Andes
A cozy little hostel sleeping 14 people, only 50m from Puente del Inca stone bridge. Can organize treks in summer and snowshoe/skiing expeditions in…
Amazon Basin
This aging upmarket hotel has a pool and a redundant sauna, as well as spacious rooms with balconies, but it's a bit dirty and overpriced for what you get.
Piauí
A decent cheapie a block-and-a-half back from the river with clean white-tiled rooms with small bathrooms. Management organize tours throughout the region.
Vilcabamba
Las Margaritas' high white walls conceal clean rooms in a tidy German-style home, with a breakfast room overlooking the pool, all wrapped in a lush garden.
Quito
The sleek new business hotel at Quito airport is convenient for early flights in or out of the Galápagos or Amazon. Rooms are bright, spacious and modern.
Punta del Este
Friendly and family run, this humble hotel is one of the best deals on Playa Brava, although the intervening highway doesn’t do much to enhance the view!
Amazon Basin
Has a lot of plants and a bit more panache than the other Trini hotels. It has clean and comfortable rooms, though the service leaves much to be desired.
The Pampas & the Atlantic Coast
Just steps from the bus terminal, this friendly place has worn but tidy rooms with cable TV. It’s certainly convenient, and good enough for one night.
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
This lovely old house has good-sized, modern rooms out back. There’s a big, shady garden and the breakfast and lounge area is comfortable and stylish.
Mendoza & the Central Andes
A dated, but serviceable hotel featuring big rooms with balconies facing out over the valley. A decent restaurant serves good-value set meals (AR$220).
Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
On Lago Pehoe, with road access and tent rentals. Has a sheltered cooking area, meal options and hot showers. The dome option is a fully equipped tent.
Paraguay
Superclean European number with spacious rooms, big bathrooms and even bigger breakfasts. Great restaurant, too, with German and Austrian specialties.
Santiago
This hostel wins big for its Barrio Lastarria location. It has cheery common spaces, a shared kitchen and a small patio, but the dorms are a bit dark.
South Coast
A short stroll downhill from Plaza de la Independencia, this small, inexpensive, and friendly place has hot water and dated but well-cared-for rooms.
Tena
Small rooms within a gated courtyard are simple, functional and clean, as is the tiny shared kitchen. Amenities include hammocks, hot water and wifi.
Uruguay
Hotel Municipal, down near the river, provides the Termas de Arapey area's best-value accommodations. An optional breakfast costs UR$125 per person.
Northern Patagonia
The best bargain digs in town are in this warm wood-finish home run by a hospitable family. Breakfast includes eggs, homemade bread and coffee cake.
Bolivia
Two blocks from the plaza, this relatively upscale hotel has hardwood floors and furniture, and there’s a pleasant courtyard restaurant for meals.
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Albahaca is simple but well priced and friendly, with decent dorms, comfortable private rooms and a sociable roof terrace. A place to make friends.
Armenia
A reliable small hotel just north of the center offering fairly generic but clean and comfortable rooms with air-conditioning and all the mod cons.
Inland Patagonia
Hospitable and polished, with a courtyard fountain, Angelina follows international standards with professional service and a good breakfast buffet.
Bariloche & the Lake District
Well signed from Blvd Nahuel Huapi, this secluded but large lakeside campground can get very busy in summer, but when it’s quiet, it’s lovely.
Quebrada de Humahuaca
Rooms at this cheapie are decorated with local art, but like so many places in the Quebrada, it suffers from absent owners. Still, a decent deal.
Bariloche
Everything about this place screams ‘cute,’ but the rooms are big and airy, with small but spotless bathrooms and big-screen TVs. Good value.
Cuzco
In a bustling commercial district, this small hotel has agreeable staff and tiny, well-kept and airy doubles. The triples are a little too tight.
Minas Gerais
This trailside campground sits 4.5km below Caparaó summit on the Espírito Santo side of the park. Advance reservations by email are required.
Bariloche & the Lake District
Very standard and slightly spacious rooms just uphill from the plaza. It's the cheapest in town and not a bad deal as long as you're not fussy.
Quebrada de Humahuaca
At Aguacanto spruce rooms and apartments surround a lawn featuring hammocks and one of Tilcara’s most amazing views. The service is friendly.
Mendoza & the Central Andes
At the northern end of town, 300m west of Av San Martín, this isn't much too look at, but is the closest place to camp. Bathrooms and showers.
Córdoba & the Central Sierras
A good choice for duplex cabins that sleep four to six people. There's a swimming pool and lots of outdoor spaces, and the service is friendly.
South Coast
A basic but dependable three-storied yellow block with some 2nd-floor rooms offering peek-a-boo river views. There’s hot water and cable TV.
Amazon Basin
A block off the plaza, this friendly place maintains ultrabasic rooms arranged around a patio with a few hammocks. Not ideal for clean freaks.
Mendoza & the Central Andes
There's nothing really flash going on here, but the rooms are a decent size and the downtown location can't be beat. Good value for the price.
Northern Patagonia
Free backcountry campsites at the basin of the stunning amphitheater lake on Laguna Tronador trail, a steep two-hour climb from the trailhead.
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