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and finished wood. It also boasts the first elevator in town. Amenities include satellite
TV, minibar and lockboxes in tasteful rooms with native accents, and there is a gym and
spa with Jacuzzi and sauna.
Hotel Poincenot
HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 493252;
www.hotelpoincenot.com
; Av San Martín 668; s/d US$167/190; )
New and mod-
ern, this busy hotel has 20 rooms with flatscreen TV, and comfortable beds decked in
down bedding and colorful throws. Spacious rooms include a cathedral-ceiling living
room, dining area and bar. Service is professional and attentive.
Eating
Groceries, especially produce, are limited and expensive. Bring what you can from El
Calafate.
La Cervecería
BREWPUB $
(Av San Martín 320; mains AR$50-90; noon-3pm & 8pm to late)
That après-hike pint usually
evolves into a night out in this humming pub with
simpatico
staff and a feisty female
beer master. Savor a stein of unfiltered blond pilsner or turbid bock with pasta or
locro
(a
spicy stew of maize, beans, beef, pork and sausage).
La Lucinda
CAFE $
(Av San Martín 175; sandwiches AR$50; 7am-midnight; )
With homemade soups and
stews, hot sandwiches (including good vegetarian options) and a selection of coffee, tea
and wine. This artsy, sky-blue cafe is friendly and almost always open - a godsend when
the weather is howling. Breakfast is served too.
Domo Blanco
ICE CREAM $
(Av MM De Güemes s/n; snacks AR$15; 2pm-midnight)
Homemade ice cream made with
fruit harvested from a local
estancia
and calafate bushes in town.
Fuegia Bistro
INTERNATIONAL $$$
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