Junin de los Andes Hotels - Reviews and Rates

So yesterday afternoon I finally got back to my home in Buenos Aires after 18 days or so on the road. I have quite a bit to cover since the last post, which was written while I still was in Bariloche. In fact, I have so much to write about that it's looking as if there might end up being 3 posts, making it easier for you all to read and for me t...

It´s taken us nearly our entire trip down here to develop various little cheapskate schemes to cheat worthy independent capitalists out of our money. After arriving at 1 AM in a decidedly yuppie resort town (a practice I don´t recommend) to find NO affordable accomodation, and ponying up the painful equivalent of 55 US dollars for a hotel room (...

Saturday January 5th, Junín de los Andes Like us, some other hostellers who had planned a few days in San Martin left after 1 night. Everything was so expensive. Breakfast was cotton wool sliced white bread with butter and jam. We don't call this breakfast ! The hostel claimed to have a secure deposit for our bags ... this consisted of the floor...

Off for a trek around Volcan Lanin. Buses are frequently a gambit. I am on a mini-bus at 7 AM to Junin de Los Andes. 3 Swiss backpackers at my hotel leave at the same time. When we get off, we line up for tickets on a second bus to the park (only 2 per day out of season with the next one at 4). They say they are sold out but later say that they ...

Tried, unsuccessfully to flag down a bus to Junin so had to stomp all the way back to the bus station. Should have taken that as a sign. Caught a few glimpses of the amazing volcano Lanin from the bus but that was about the highlight of the day. Campsite lady was very unfriendly and the place was like a ghost town. With only three buses a week o...

After a few days in Bariloche we headed north to two other lakes district towns: San Martin de los Andes and Junin de Los Andes. San Martin is about 2 hours north of Bariloche and rather touristy with steak restaurants and chocolate shops. Junin is further north and much smaller a strong indigenous (Mapuche) influence and few tourists. We took a...