The Luxury Hotel in Santa Cruz
Explora El Chaltén: our hand-picked 5-star hotel in Santa Cruz. Every suitespot booking comes with free breakfast for 2, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – benefits worth over €500.
Your guide to the best luxury hotel in Santa Cruz
Explora El ChalténFor this guide we reviewed the best hotels in Santa Cruz and chose one: a luxury hotel in El Chaltén, six kilometres below Fitz Roy. At no extra cost: booking through suitespot costs the same as booking direct with the hotel – the benefits come on top, free of charge.
One luxury hotel in Santa Cruz – and who it suits
Our choice for Santa Cruz is the Explora El Chaltén in El Chaltén, in the private Los Huemules reserve on the northern edge of the national park. In our ranking it stands at 4.3 out of 5. The hotel is independently run and belongs to the explora brand.
Why we recommend it: Because it is not accommodation with an excursion programme but a lodge inside a private nature reserve: Los Huemules borders the national park, and the property offers, by its own account, more than thirty explorations – on foot, on rock, by overland vehicle and as multi-day trekking. The Laguna de los Tres below Fitz Roy is six kilometres away, Cerro Torre twelve. And one benefit stands out: a one-hour massage is part of the package – a rare extra. Our recommended category is called Standard.
Our travel advisors’ insider tip
Price and room on request – and what is firmly included.
Your travel advisor will give you the current price for this hotel. Our travel advisors also agree the room category with you.
What is firmly included are the benefits. Five benefits – breakfast for two, an upgrade on arrival, early check-in and late check-out, a welcome gift and a one-hour massage for one person. After a day at Fitz Roy the massage comes at just the right moment.
Nobody travels to a point six kilometres below Fitz Roy for one night anyway.
Our advice: Ask for the price and the room category in one message. Our travel advisors agree both with you anyway – so you end up with a binding offer.
Where to stay in Santa Cruz: in El Chaltén, six kilometres below Fitz Roy
The Explora El Chaltén stands in El Chaltén in the Los Huemules reserve, on the northern edge of the Los Glaciares national park – six kilometres from the Laguna de los Tres below Fitz Roy, twelve from Cerro Torre, 21 from Lago del Desierto, 132 from El Calafate, 134 from El Calafate airport and 138 from the Perito Moreno glacier.
And a clarification belongs here: this destination is called Santa Cruz – that is the province, not the town. The hotel stands in El Chaltén, a village of a few hundred people founded only in 1985.
Our recommendation is therefore for anyone who comes to walk – and for those who want to see Patagonia from one place rather than on a circuit.
What lies within reach: the Laguna de los Tres, the classic day climb to the foot of the Fitz Roy wall, six kilometres; Cerro Torre with its lagoon, twelve; Lago del Desierto to the north, 21.
For orientation: El Calafate with the airport lies 132 kilometres south, about three hours on the Ruta 40; the Perito Moreno glacier 138 kilometres. In El Chaltén one walks; everything else is a day trip.
Rooms and suites: the best hotel in Santa Cruz from the inside
Our travel advisors agree the rooms at the Explora El Chaltén directly with you.
Our recommended category is called simply Standard.
On the view: the motif is the setting – the Los Huemules reserve on the northern edge of the national park, six kilometres below Fitz Roy. Which room faces where our travel advisors settle before booking.
What applies equally to every category: breakfast for two, the upgrade on arrival subject to availability, early check-in and late check-out subject to availability, a welcome gift and a one-hour massage for one person.
What a night at the luxury hotel in Santa Cruz costs
Our travel advisors give you the current rate for the luxury hotel in Santa Cruz for your period and your category.
The suitespot benefits apply here from the first night. Included are: breakfast for two, an upgrade on arrival subject to availability, early check-in and late check-out, a welcome gift and a one-hour massage for one person.
When it is loveliest: in November and December and in February and March, when the days are long and the paths are open.
What belongs to Patagonia: the season. The property is open from September to April; the main period runs from November to March, with the peak around the turn of the year. And the wind: it belongs to Fitz Roy as much as the granite does.
When to ask early: between December and February and over Christmas and New Year, when El Chaltén is at its limit.
How long to stay: four to five nights – the Laguna de los Tres, Cerro Torre, Lago del Desierto and one day for the weather, which often decides here.
And whatever the date: you get the suitespot benefits in the quietest week of the year just as you do in the busiest.
A lodge in a private reserve and exclusive services at the level of a 5-star hotel
El Chaltén has existed only since 1985, founded for a single reason: Argentina wanted to show a presence in its border dispute with Chile. What remains is a village at the end of the Ruta 23 that is now called Argentina’s walking capital.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comThree things belong to it. First Fitz Roy: 3,405 metres, called Chaltén by the Tehuelche because the cloud banner at its summit looks like smoke. Second the Laguna de los Tres: six kilometres, the climb most people come for. Third Cerro Torre: twelve kilometres, a tower of granite and rime ice whose first ascent is disputed to this day.
The package at this hotel is breakfast, upgrade, check-in and check-out, a gift and a one-hour massage.
What our travel advisors arrange most often: the price and the category, for the reason stated above, the explorations from the lodge’s own programme and the transfer from El Calafate – because 134 kilometres lie between the airport and the village.
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Frequently asked questions about luxury hotels in Santa Cruz
How many luxury hotels in Santa Cruz does suitespot offer?
We reviewed the best hotels in Santa Cruz and chose one: the Explora El Chaltén in the private Los Huemules reserve near El Chaltén.
How much does a luxury hotel in Santa Cruz cost per night?
Our travel advisors give you the current rate for your period.
How big are the rooms at the luxury hotel in Santa Cruz?
The size of the category you want is settled by our travel advisors before booking.
Which is the best hotel in Santa Cruz?
The Explora El Chaltén. In our ranking it stands at 4.3 out of 5: a lodge in the private Los Huemules reserve beside the national park, offering by its own account more than thirty explorations on foot, on rock and by overland vehicle.
Where exactly is the hotel in Santa Cruz?
In El Chaltén – Santa Cruz is the province, not the town. The Laguna de los Tres below Fitz Roy is six kilometres away, El Calafate with the airport 132.
Is there a minimum stay in Santa Cruz?
The suitespot benefits apply here from the first night. The package holds breakfast, upgrade, early check-in and late check-out, a welcome gift and a one-hour massage.
How do you reach the hotel in Santa Cruz?
Via El Calafate airport, 134 kilometres away, about three hours on the Ruta 40 and the Ruta 23. Our travel advisors arrange the transfer.
When is the best time to visit Santa Cruz?
In November and December and in February and March. The property is open from September to April, with the peak around the turn of the year.
Can I earn hotel loyalty points in Santa Cruz?
That depends on your membership: whether a stay here earns points or status nights in your programme, your travel advisor will confirm before you book. The suitespot benefits apply in any case.
