Hotels in Santiago - Prices and Reviews

We eventually left Argentina behind for the last time (only after watching the Boks hammer the All Blacks :)) and wound our way to Santiago. 'Wound our way' are the operative words here as our bus snaked over the Andes. One section down from the border crossing was incredible - so many icy and sharp hairpins dropping close on 1km down the mounta...

We awoke to find it was 3pm in the afternoon, but this wasn't too much of a surprise as we'd only gone to bed at 6am and the room didn't allow much daylight in.

We went out for "breakfast" at 5pm with the Kiwi girls but left the Mexican behind as he was still asleep as is his normal routine. We had a nice meal in the same restaurant as th...

Wednesday night I was tired after flying in from Europe that morning. I decided to have a drink in Bellavista, and then some traditional Chilean food. The main drag for cheap bars in Bellavista is "Pio Nono" where the local young gather for Chilean binge drinking mostly from litre bottles of beer. When I arrived the road was blocked by the overf...

After a fairly lengthy queuing process at the airport to leave Buenos Aires, we landed in Santiago, Chile at around lunchtime. Now for those of you who know my past history with missing and lost baggage, you will feel my anguish at the very unhappy news that my rucksack was not in Santiago when we landed ... as I was very mournfully filling out ...

Week 23 April 8th - 9th I rolled into town early Wednesday morning. I had little expectations for Santiago as many say don't bother, or don't set aside too long here. Once again I was hugely surprised. It is quite a well developed, well maintained, clean (smog aside), pretty city, possibly the most in South America. While waiting for the hostel ...

Good Morning Santiago!! Well, I'm getting mails about hunts and hunt balls - as they are the only mails I get because my stoopid phone can't reply or take or send calls I'm beginning to feel sorry for cancelling out of the Riding Club ones. The hunt was cancelled today because of rain...meanwhile here I've just applied more sunblock... Speaking ...

Hoi verwende mensen Na weken van 'mens-onterende' toestanden was Santiago (Chili) ons eerste toevluchtsoort terug naar de modermismen. Eindelijk weer een goed gezette espresso, een warme douche, wasverzachter, credit card acceptatie, een metro, een toilet waar je op durft te zitten, etc., etc.. Na drie dagen onze neuzen in de donzen lakens te he...

Well we are back to Santiago and city life. What a difference between island life and city life. It was so relaxing and chill on the island. But honestly, it's a small island and I couldn't imagine living there my whole life. Just too small. Sadly I think it shows with the amount of alcohol abuse occurs on the island. The people that were runnin...

So yesterday after the clouds moved in, they moved out again. So away I went back to the beach. And damn i lied there for 1.5 hours with my body covered in goosebumps due to the strong wind - anythign for a bit of colour. Ironically I dont think i got much. Back to ValPar, met Emily (my roomie) for dinner, but she was feeling ill so i went for d...

You know you are back in a civilised city when: · There aren't any dodgy guys trying to give you a ride from the airport - just official taxis and shuttles, in real taxi stands. · The guy at the hotel reception looks surprised when you ask him if there is hot water and if it's available 24hrs a day - a "why do you ask?" sort of reaction ("Hay a...