Just the reviews, senorita

I wanted a place to keep track of the reviews I've been reading about the places we'll go.....


Hotel Orly - Santiago

One of the best...

Two stays at Hotel Orly confirmed the advice we were given - that this is one of the best hotel options in Santiago - small, reasonably priced, very comfortable and quiet - and deservedly popular, so booking ahead is most advisable. Prettily furnished (but not in the least fussy)with antique-style pieces and soft colours, and immaculately clean, the rooms are welcome haven from the hustle and bustle of the city streets. Breakfast in the little garden room was a great way to start each day, and the guest's internet access on the first floor was often a good way to end it with a bedtime email to family and friends back home. A book exchange table in the small lounge was a thoughtful touch. I would certainly stay here again, and have already passed the contact on to a friend who will be visiting Santaiago shortly, I know she will be as happy with her stay as we were.

Unique Quality: The rooms may be small but they are comfortable and elegantly furnished, as are the public areas with their oriental rugs, soft lighting and attractive floral displays; the location is excellent (a quiet, tree-lined street just a block from a metro station, a short walk from the river and around the corner from busy Providencia Avenue ); breakfast is an ample buffet of fresh fruit, ham, cheese, eggs, breads and cake that can be taken a pretty glass-roofed conservatory; the hotel cafe on the streetfront serves excellent coffee and light meals as well as providing a platform for one of my favourite occupations - people watching (and one of Santiago's best and most popular Italian restaurants, Liguria, is all but next door); rates are very reasonable and the staff are helpful and obliging ... all in all, the Orly is an outstanding example of the sort of hotel all travellers hope they'll find - a charming and individual small hotel

Read more: http://www.virtualtourist.com/hotels/South_America/Chile/Region_Metropolitana_de_Santiago/Santiago-1558248/Hotels_and_Accommodations-Santiago-Orly_Hotel-BR-1.html#ixzz1GFvFhM6Y

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Hotel Cabo de Hornos - Yahoo review

Trip Advisor review

Map of Cabo_de_Hornos_Hotel-Punta_Arenas_Patagonia

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Don't know yet how long we'll have in Punta Arenas but I'd like to see some penguins by boat.