Need to know
Rooms
51, including 20 suites and one villa.
Check–Out
Noon, but flexible until 1pm (after which a charge applies) subject to availability. Check-in is at 3pm, but flexible from 11am, subject to availability.
More details
Rates usually include a buffet and à la carte breakfast, as well as personalised weekly itineraries and all activities.
Also
One of the rooms can be adapted for those with limited mobility, however the steep terrain that surrounds Our Habitas Atacama isn’t particularly suitable for wheelchair-users.
At the hotel
Wellness centre, free-to-use bikes (on a first come, first served basis), native herb garden, outdoor cinema, and free WiFi in rooms and communal spaces. In rooms: minibar, free bottled water, and organic bath products.
Our favourite rooms
All of the rooms have a traditional touch: tapestries and handicrafts are spun by local artisans and adobe walls give off a rustic red hue reminiscent of your arid surroundings. But if you’re hoping to bag panoramic desertscapes from bed, we’d suggest Adventurer Room 113, which has an expansive window overlooking the Licancabur volcano. If it’s extra space you’re after, the Trekker Villa has a private furnished patio, outdoor shower and living area.
Poolside
Set just beyond a looming red-pepper tree, the outdoor pool (open from 8am to 6pm) is surrounded by desert sands and thatched cabanas.
Spa
Everything at the spa revolves around Atacaman tradition, including a temazcal tent – aligned with the Lincanbur volcano for extra energy – where hot-stone healing rituals are held. Holistic treatments await in the two low-lit freestanding treatment rooms, and just behind the bamboo gates there’s a jungle gym, with equipment built entirely from the desert’s fallen tree branches.
Packing tips
Bring binoculars and download a stargazing app for constellation spotting.
Also
All of the hotel’s organic bath products are handmade by an independent female-run brand in one of Atacama’s neighbouring villages.
Children
Welcome, though there’s no kids’ club or crèche to keep little Smiths entertained.
Sustainability efforts
Earth-kind measures are at the root of all Our Habitas hotels, and this Chilean outpost is certainly no exception. The group’s Rise initiative supports local communities by collecting donations on behalf of every guest who stays at the hotel, helping to fund hospitality training and create job opportunities for the region’s residents. During construction, the protection of surrounding trees was paramount (and an equal number of trees were planted for every plank of wood used); all handicrafts and furnishings in the hotel have been made by local artisans to help support independent Chilean businesses; food is sourced from the onsite herb garden or bought from local suppliers; single-use plastics are banned; energy and water usage is minimised and waste is recycled where possible, and the hotel are working with local organisations to start conservation projects.