Hotel in SAntiago,chile

[passportready]

Anyone have any experience with a good hotel in Santiago? Can you suggest one? Do I just go to Hotels.com and reserve on the recommendations of posters?

[terrain1]

We stayed two nights at the Hotel Orly, which has high recommendations. It is in a good location and many people from our cruise stayed there. If you are starting from there also recommend a tour company called About Chile for private tours and transportation to the port. Both have websites. Hope this helps. We were on the Insigina this year.

 

Rick and Martha frrom Kansas

[wripro]

Check out the Ritz-Carlton. Good location and service. Probably the best in Santiago which, admittedly, does not have the best selection of hotels.

[JoePDX]

We stayed at the Hotel Orly last March and had a very nice time. Booked a Jr. Suite which was very spacious. Very helpful staff in making suggestions and arranging transportation. Nice breakfast buffet and location is perfect. Lots of restaurants nearby and subway stop is just a couple blocks away. We also used About Chile for day tour and transfer from Valparaiso to the Hotel. We really enjoyed our visit to Santiago!

 

Joe

[Tenngal]

Ditto from me about Hotel Orly and AboutChile. Both provided excellent service!

[coldinreno]

San Cristobal Tower Hotel, outstanding but a little expensive now.

[raffeer]

Another vote for San Cristobal Tower. Not inexpensive but worth it.

[A Knitter]

Another vote for San Cristobal Tower. Not inexpensive but worth it.

 

 

Mariott was very nice. Shops nearby.

[FlyerTalker]

Another vote for San Cristobal Tower. Not inexpensive but worth it.

This is actually a "deal" if you can get the "Cash & Points" pricing through Starwood Preferred Guest. Not available at all times, but the best value for staying at this hotel.

[spindrift]

We stayed at the Marriott and it was fabulous. The staff was so accommodating (and they had excellent Pisco Sours). :D

[DGF]

Anyone have any experience with a good hotel in Santiago? Can you suggest one? Do I just go to Hotels.com and reserve on the recommendations of posters?

 

In January 09 we (2 couples) stayed at the Regal Pacific Hotel, which we have no problem recommending, and spent two wonderful days with our guide Alejandro Perez- contacto@tourischile.com, the first day doing a tour of Santiago at the cost of $55/ person including van. He picked us up at Hotel Regal Pacific around 9:00 AM and returned to Hotel around 5:00 PM. On the second day, full day Tour at a cost of $70/ person, pick us up at Hotel Regal Pacific around 9:00 AM with our luggage (6-8 suit cases), tour and drive to Valparaiso stopping at winery House of Morande to make wine purchases (recommend), continue on to then tour of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar and drop us off at the Hotel Oceanic around 5:00 PM. The next day we joined our Oceania cruise and spent 30 some days touring South America by sea

 

If you are joining a cruise and would like a copy of our detail notes and clippings from various sources, guides used, etc. drop us a note at deangayle@rogers.com

[tak2]

Check out the Ritz-Carlton. Good location and service. Probably the best in Santiago which, admittedly, does not have the best selection of hotels.

 

I was deeply disappointed with Ritz-Carlton. Service was not even at 4 star level; front desk final bill was handled by trainee, which was miscalculated but I couldn't tell the difference right away as it was in local currency( hundreds of thousands of pesos)and letter plus email to hotel upon return from cruise was unanswered. Cruisecritic roll call friend soon after check in, while sitting at lobby waiting for her room to be ready, noted her luggage that was under bellman's care being loaded onto a bus for a group heading for Valparaiso!

This most expensive hotel in Santiago does not have the quality of staff that deserves that price tag. I do agree with the excellent location.