| Argentina is blessed with some truly spectacular | | | | and stone chalet, but plenty of facilities. The main |
| luxury hotels that compete favorably with the best | | | | lounge inside is a comfy lake-facing room with a large |
| around the world. This is especially true in the | | | | fireplace, a small bar is well-stocked with premium |
| Patagonian lake and mountain playground of San | | | | liquor, and a 2000-bottle wine cellar complements |
| Carlos de Bariloche, where fine food and wine | | | | cuisine that brings an international flair to local |
| combine with dramatic scenery. According to the | | | | ingredients. Outdoors, the lakeside location is serene |
| hotel reviews at LuxuryLatinAmerica, here are the | | | | and inviting, with meandering paths, a terrace, and a |
| top five places to stay in the region. | | | | lake dock. |
| Design Suites Bariloche | | | | Llao Llao Hotel & Resort |
| This hotel perched over the lake is the hottest | | | | Llao Llao is probably the best-known hotel in |
| address in town for the young and fashionable and is | | | | Argentina, thanks to its dramatic location, its history, |
| an excellent value for boutique hotel fans. The main | | | | and its views of the lakes and mountains. While |
| building's public areas flow into one another in loft | | | | standard rooms are small and it hosts a lot of groups, |
| style, with steps and half partitions indicating where | | | | the place works hard to earn its revered status as |
| the lobby lounge stops and the main restaurant | | | | one of the best in South America. Guests enjoy the |
| begins. The bar hums until late with contemporary | | | | 18-hole Scottish-style golf course, offering beautiful |
| music and neon cocktails, but with guest rooms well | | | | vistas at each turn. Included in the rates are the use |
| separated from here. Accommodations are housed in | | | | of sailboards, canoes, and mountain bikes, while |
| several separate buildings-ski condo style-with parking | | | | guided hikes, yoga, tango, and archery classes are |
| underneath. These are the some of the largest and | | | | scheduled regularly. The most coveted place to be is |
| best-equipped rooms in Bariloche. | | | | the romantic two-bedroom Lago Moreno Cottage. It's |
| Hosteria Nacional Isla Victoria | | | | a cabin with its own deck and garden, with some of |
| This secluded hotel is located on an island in the | | | | the best views available. A new section with 42 |
| middle of a lake, reached after a 40 minute drive | | | | studios and suites was added in late 2006 and since |
| from the airport and then a 30-minute boat ride. The | | | | these rooms weren't constrained by historic building |
| Hardwood floors are topped by area rugs in local | | | | norms, they are larger and more in line with today's |
| weaves and white duvets complement the cypress | | | | expectations. |
| dressers and navy armchairs. Robes, hair dryers, and | | | | Tunquelen Hotel |
| quality toiletries adorn the simple white tile and | | | | Built in 1930 as a convalescent home and then |
| porcelain baths. There are only 20 rooms and half the | | | | becoming a hotel in 1949, Hotel Tunquelen's original |
| rooms face the forest, so be sure to book a lake | | | | building is an impressive wood and stone structure |
| facing room when making reservations if you want | | | | that feels rock solid. The hotel makes the most of its |
| the panorama view. A heated outdoor pool sits in a | | | | coveted acreage facing the lake, across from Isla |
| clearing surrounded by the forest, while a spa, sauna, | | | | Victoria. Guests check in at a lobby with a glass wall |
| and whirlpool create alternate places to relax inside. | | | | facing the lake, with mountains in the distance. The |
| More active types can book horse rides, mountain | | | | main restaurant changes the linens and chair |
| biking, fishing, or kayak trips. There are also some 30 | | | | slipcovers for each meal, one of many small touches |
| miles of hiking trails snaking out from the lodge. | | | | that keeps guests returning year after year. It |
| Hosteria Las Balsas | | | | serves plenty of local fare, including Patagonian lamb |
| Located on a quiet spot across the lake from | | | | and trout, on heavy wood tables with original plank |
| Bariloche, the 15-room Relais & Chateaux inn Las | | | | floors underfoot. Facilities are in line with a hotel larger |
| Balsas appeals to foodies and small hotel lovers who | | | | than its 40 rooms, including a complete spa and |
| wish to unwind in style. Las Balsas is an intimate | | | | health club, indoor/outdoor pool, and meeting facilities. |
| boutique hotel that feels like a friend's upscale | | | | The health club has a well-equipped gym and spa, |
| country house. The renowned restaurant pulls in | | | | including a sauna that allows guests to gaze out at |
| diners from far around, but more than a few guests | | | | the lake while baking. In a feature that's popular in |
| who visited for dinner have come back to book a | | | | this area, the heated indoor pool extends under a |
| room. This hotel offers only 15 rooms in a blue wood | | | | swim-under partition to the outdoors, even in winter. |