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The Singular Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 414040, bookings in Santiago 02-387-1500;
www.thesingular.com
; RN9, Km1.5; d/ste incl full
board & excursions US$360/660; )
Reclaiming the space of a regional landmark,
the Singular occupies a former meatpacking and shipping facility on the sound.
Heightened industrial design, like lobby chairs fashioned from old radiators, mixes with
interesting vintage photos and antiques. The snug glass-walled rooms all have water
views and the chic bar-restaurant (alongside the museum, open to the public) serves fresh
local game.
Guests can use the spa with pool and explore the surroundings by bike or kayak. It's
located in Puerto Bories, 6km from the city center.
Remota
LODGE $$$
$$$
( 414040, bookings in Santiago 02-387-1500;
www.remota.cl
; RN9, Km1.5; s/d US$300/350;
)
Socialites beware - isolation is the idea in this immense landscape. Though
rooms are cozy, you'll probably want to spend all your time at 'the beach' - a glass-
walled room with lounge futons that gape at the wild surroundings. Guests can choose an
all-inclusive package that includes excursions, like treks in Torres del Paine, or a B&B
option. Unlike most hotels, the exclusive Remota draws your awareness to what's out-
side: silence broadcasts gusty winds, windows imitate old stock fences and a crooked
passageway pays tribute to
estancia
sheep corridors.
Hotel Indigo
BOUTIQUE HOTEL $$$
$$$
( 413609;
www.indigopatagonia.cl
;
Ladrilleros 105; d/ste incl spa US$275/369; )
Hikers
will head first to Indigo's rooftop Jacuzzis and glass-walled spa, but plush, restful rooms
are stocked with apples and tea candles. Materials like eucalyptus, slate and iron overlap
the modern with the natural to interesting effect. The star here is the fjord in front of you,
which even captures your gaze in the shower.
Eating
La Mesita Grande
PIZZERIA $
(
www.mesitagrande.cl
;
Arturo Prat 196; pizza CH$5500; lunch & dinner)
Happy diners share
one long, worn table for outstanding thin-crust pizza, quality pasta and organic salads.
La Casa Magna
RESTAURANT $
