Santiago Hotel and Guide

[Blackrobe]

Has anyone used a private guide in Santiago? Also, I am looking for a reasonable hotel in the 3* to 4* range.

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[shmabbies]

We don't like staying in big highrise hotels so we chose Hotel Orly in the Providencia section of Santiago and just loved it. It was small, quaint,very clean, had a nice lobby & little restaurant attached, and the included breakfast in the morning was in a little courtyard full of plants. The website is orlyhotel.com.

[Blackrobe]

shmabbies - I was looking at the Orly but I heard that the area was very popular at night which made it very noisy. What was your experience? We would be staying on a Tuesday and Wednesday night if that makes a difference.

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[shmabbies]

Hi Blackrobe, Sorry for the delay, I wanted to get out my photo album to see what night of the week it was that we stayed at Hotel Orly. Turns out it was a Friday in February 2003. I don't recall there being any major noise. There WERE people on the streets eating in the cafes & so forth but it wasn't a drunken rabble or anything! We were in Rm. 44 that must have been on the 2nd floor or higher. It had a bedroom, a little sitting room with sofa & cafe type table & chairs, and a nice bathroom. I could e-mail you some photos if you'd like as long as you don't mind waiting until I find the CD they are on!

[shoshona2]

We used Port compass for our south American tours in February. You need a minimum of four though.

[Splinter]

We used [url="http://www.southstartours.com"]www.southstartours.com[/url]

They did not have a minimum, but the per-person rate is higher for very small groups.

Cheaper and better service than through the ship.

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[john2003]

We also stayed at the Orly in 2001. We thought it was very good value. Don't recal noise was a problem.

[ALadyNCal]

Has anyone heard of La Fayette Suites in Santiago? Thanks!

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[relevart]

Does anyone know if the Hotel Orly has an elevator?

Carol

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[shmabbies]

Relevart - Yes, Orly does have an elevator. [img]http://messages.cruisecritic.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[DonnaS]

Is the Hotel Orly centrally located for the sights, etc.?