Description

Welcome to Hostería El Álamo! Our inn opened in October 2012 and offers 12 rooms with private bathrooms, a total capacity of 26 guests, a living room with panoramic views, and a breakfast buffet with homemade bread, regional pastries, yogurt, and scrambled eggs.

We are located just 6 blocks from the bus terminal, in the downtown area, on the main avenue, steps from El Chaltén's most popular restaurants and shops.

Summary

Bedrooms for 2 ó 3 guests.

Breakfast included.

Free Wi-Fi connection.

Satellite TV.

Free private car park.

Facilities and services

Double rooms

With double bed.

Double rooms

With two single beds.

Triple rooms

With a double bed and a single bed.

Breakfast

Continental type.

Ground floor

Bar and breakfast room with satellite TV.

Upper Floor

Large living room.

Bedrooms

Beds with spring mattresses and box springs, bedside tables with lights.

Extra bedding and pillows.

Closet, hangers.

Safe Deposit Box.

Baños

Sink, mirror, bathtub with shower.

Toilet and bidet.

Free towels, toilet paper and toiletries.

Desayuno

Continental style with biscuits, homemade bread, cereals, regional sweets, juice, fruit, scrambled eggs and infusions.

Living area

Comfortable living room with several armchairs, board games and reading material.

Panoramic views of the valley and hills.

Also

Free WiFi.

Central heating by radiators.

Pressurized hot water 24 hours a day.

Satellite TV in the breakfast room.

Free parking.

We speak Spanish and English.

Luggage storage.

Tourist information and advice.

Booking transportation and booking excursions.

What our guests say

Rules

Check In: 14:00 hs

Check Out: 10:30 hs

Pets not allowed

Smoke Free House NON SMOKING.

Booking

The reservation is made through the button Booking request at the beginning of this page.
It is convenient to make the reservation in advance.

You can also contact us through the Send a query button, we will answer you as soon as possible.

Location

198, San Martín Ave. (Z9301XAF) El Chaltén - Santa Cruz province - Argentine Patagonia

Distance from El Chaltén bus terminal: 700 m.

Distance from Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (El Calafate): 200 Km (2.5 hours by car or bus).

How to get to El Chalten

Direct from the Airport

You can get there directly from the airport, without going through El Calafate, by booking a private transfer service in advance. The service will be waiting for you when you disembark from your flight and will bring you directly to El Chaltén at the time that suits you best. You can also take a bus, which runs all year round.

From El Calafate

Whether by bus or rented car (or your own), take Provincial Route 11 towards Río Gallegos and after 20,5 miles you will reach the junction with National Route 40, here turn left; 62 miles further and you will reach the junction with Provincial Route 41, where you turn left again until you reach El Chaltén after 55 miles.

Useful information

Argentina, the country

Official language: Spanish.
National currency: Argentine Peso.
Passport: minimum validity of 6 months.
Visas for tourism: authorized period of stay of is up to 90 days.
Vaccination for foreigners: Yellow Fever Vaccine is mandatory only in case of visiting forested areas of the north and northeast of Argentina, the borders with Brazil and Paraguay at altitudes below 2300 masl, including Iguazu Falls.
It is advisable to take out travel insurance to cover medical expenses abroad, including medical transfer.
Electric network: 220V / 50Hz.

El Chaltén

National Direct Dialing Code: 02962.
International Direct Dialing Code: 0054 2962.
How to get there: land route from El Calafate to 134 Km.
Nearest airport: El Calafate at 125 mi.
Climate in the austral summer: dry, windy and very variable.
Minimum average temperature: 33ºF (-1ºC) on winter.
Maximum average temperature: 59ºF (+15ºC) on summer.

Available services in El Chaltén

ATM (Red Link, Banco Santa Cruz).
Postal Mail: Correo Argentino.
Mobile network: 3G (Movistar and Claro companies).
On Bank.
Fuel: gasoline and diesel.

Services NOT available

Money Exchange agencies.