Need to know
Rooms
13, including five suites.
Check–Out
10am; check-in, 1pm. Both are flexible, subject to availability and an additional charge.
More details
Rates include all meals and drinks (excluding certain wines), a range of activities and explorations, entry fees for the national park, and airport transfers.
Also
Staff can arrange for explorations to be in vans fitted with ramps, so everyone can explore with ease. All of the lodge’s communal spaces are wheelchair-friendly and one of the rooms is accessible – just let staff know if you’d like handrails added by the bed and in the bathroom.
Hotel closed
The hotel closes annually between 1 May and 30 September.
At the hotel
Tailored-to-you exploration itineraries; free-to-use trekking poles, and cycling and kayaking gear. In rooms: free bottled water, tea- and coffee-making kit, hairdryer, and bespoke bath products.
Our favourite rooms
You may not be spoilt with choice here, but you’ll certainly bag vast views of Mount Tamanguito wherever you choose to lay your head. For extra space, we’d suggest going for one of the five suites, which all have their own living areas fitted with hand-carved furnishings and rustic-red hues that lean into the steppe’s serene surroundings.
Spa
Set a short walk from the lodge, the small outdoor spa has a treatment room for post-hike massages, and a number of outdoor hot tubs.
Packing tips
Your sturdiest hiking boots and an eagle eye for wildlife spotting.
Also
Patagonia National Park’s land belongs to the North Face- and Patagonia-alumni Doug and Kristine Tompkins, who donated it to the Chilean government in 2018 to help fund and protect conservation efforts in the region.
Children
Little Smiths are welcome, but there’s no kids’ club and explorations are better suited for the adults.
Sustainability efforts
As a B Corp, Explora is committed to protecting Patagonia’s national park. The lodge’s walls were built with stones from local quarries and roofs with up-cycled wood and copper; since opening, it has achieved carbon neutrality and the owners have helped fund reforestation programmes throughout Chile; food is sourced from nearby suppliers; the team are all hired locally to help the region’s employment levels, and local community programmes (including projects with Chile’s schools, cultural centres and farmers) are at the forefront of Explora’s social efforts.