Luxury hotels, hotel suites and fine dining restaurants in Chile

Vacations in Chile

There’s something innately fascinating about one of the world’s longest and narrowest countries: its 3,700-mile- / 6,000-kilometer-long Pacific Ocean coastline stretches through a remarkable diversity of climates and landscapes. Guests at our luxury hotels in Chile can conceivably go skiing in the Andes in the morning, and still catch a wave later that day in the ocean surf. The country’s territory officially also includes a huge chunk of Antarctica, but scope is fairly limited for holidays there as yet…

Within its variety of climatic zones, Chile presents an astounding array of intriguing natural destinations: the Andes Mountains and the arid tundra of the Atacama Desert; dense forests that give way to grasslands as you get further south; there are lush central valleys where the condors fly, and southern coastlines where you find penguins. Against that natural wonder, discover the cultural heritage of the indigenous Mapuche people, and the history of Incan incursions and Spanish conquest.

Travel in Chile: our best luxury hotels and restaurants

And against all that context, discover contemporary Chile, with Santiago at the center, one of the most populous cities in the South America–with some forty per cent of Chileans living in its metropolitan area. The capital’s neo-classical historical center is mixed with Art Deco, neo-Gothic and other architectural styles, reflecting multi-cultural influences that have made their presence felt in the country’s cuisine too.

Live the dream in our luxury hotels in Chile

Our hotels in Chile are perfectly situated to take in the country’s beautiful variety across its full longitude: hidden away in Atacama in the north; close to Santiago at its center; even in its most southerly territories–each one fitting harmoniously into its respective environments. Discover desert accommodation where grass-roofed rustic charm meets modern conveniences that belie its extreme isolation; modernist architectural constructions that merge magically into vineyard landscapes; private lodges set in the magnificent countryside of Patagonia–an experience like no other.

Discover authentic cuisine from our fine dining restaurants in Chile

Traditional Chilean dishes are reimagined by our creative chefs: our gastronomic restaurants in Chile present contemporary cooking of the highest order. Grilled meats meet succulent seafood; French classic techniques combine with Chilean recipes; Spanish, German, Italian and Arabian flavors mix with the tastes and recipes of indigenous Chile. Contemporary presentation styles make for culinary art on the plate. Talented chefs in some of our boutique hotels in Chile are even experimenting with esoteric local ingredients, including tasty fruits from desert trees revered in local folklore and edible flowers that only bloom after rainfall. They also collaborate with accomplished sommeliers, offering a taste of Chile’s own bottlings–some of our luxury hotels in Chile are located in vineyards–alongside old-world wines.

5 star hotels in Chile–your base for adventures

Vacations in Chile take on an other-worldly dimension amid the incredible intensity of its raw scenery. The earth here can truly feel alive with steam-emitting geysers, the sun rising behind the Andes, eerie salt flats and bizarre rock-forms shaped by volcanic activity of eons ago. From the Moon Valley to the moon itself: out in the northern deserts and the remote southern terrain the night sky is also a sight to behold–you can see the craters on the Moon and the rings around Saturn in this pure air, uncontaminated by light pollution.

Concierges in our luxury hotels in Chile can arrange guides–including specialist star experts–or organized tours to immerse you in this wild landscape, or can point you in the right direction to make your own adventures, on horse-back, by bike or on foot. Experience wildlife, uniquely evolved for Chile’s terrain. Inland, search for pumas, on the sea, go whale- or seal-watching. Immerse yourself in the taste of the terroir–visit wineries and enjoy a picnic within the vines, or participate in a cooking class with one of our chefs.

Eco-hotels in Chile, passionate about nature

All of the hotels and restaurants in Relais & Châteaux’s global Association care about the planet and seek to operate sustainably, working to a long list of criteria that includes cutting food and energy waste, and recycling waste and water. Some of our luxury hotels in Chile are serving as something of an international inspiration as they are already operating on a carbon-neutral basis–even allowing for the carbon footprints generated by guests travelling to the properties. This comes as a result of their protecting hundreds of acres of virgin forest and native woodland that absorb thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide. Our guests tend to share this vision of responsible travel in Chile and other destinations.

Warm and welcoming: Relais & Châteaux in Chile

Like all our properties around the world, our luxury hotels in Chile are independent enterprises, mostly run by families, who base their businesses around the hospitality and l’art de vivre, or the art of living–core values that they pass down the generations. It makes for an authentic immersion in Chilean lifestyle, with each property at the heart of their community.