Venezuela
A wonderfully restored and atmospheric colonial mansion with two ample patios, a kitchen and an antique bar, this posada is clean and makes meals on…
Must-see hotels in South America
Venezuela
Located far enough away from the busy (and often loud) village center, this magical converted 17th-century mansion is ideal for an idyllic stay. Set in…
Caracas
This fancy high-rise joint is worth the price: as well as huge, stylish and comfortable rooms with fantastic views, there's the added bonus of being in a…
Venezuela
Adorned with colorful folk art and gorgeous public areas, this exquisite and luxurious boutique hotel inhabits a colonial mansion with paint-textured…
Venezuela
One of Coro's loveliest posadas, this place can be found in the heart of the old town and is looked after by enthusiastic Slovene Adrijana and her…
Venezuela
This wonderful little German-run place is traveler favorite and is streets ahead of the local competition, despite its groan-worthy name. Its rooms are…
Venezuela
In the suburb of El Limón, this enchanting mosaic-covered posada has leafy patios and mountain views. Perks include a compact pool, a restaurant serving…
Venezuela
You'll never want to leave beautiful Le Petit Jardin, where mango, banana and passion fruit blossom near the swimming pool. The five colorful rooms are…
Venezuela
This comfortable place on the lagoon shore is both small and intimate, while also being professionally run. The 10 rooms are in thatched huts and share…
South Coast
The owners welcome you on board at this clifftop inn, half whitewashed villa, half imaginary ship. The brainchild of an ex-captain, the place is filled…
Quito
Occupying the best part of a city block, Masaya Hostel outclasses almost all the city's top hotels with its spacious wood-floored rooms, beautiful public…
Mendoza & the Central Andes
One of the valley's most luxurious resorts looks fit for a magazine shoot or as the lair of a Bond villain. Even the gym, a modernist structure perched…
The Galápagos Islands
This beautiful property, the last to occupy beachfront space on the way to the harbor, has attractively decorated rooms, each trimmed with artwork and…
The Galápagos Islands
Occupying a prime stretch of beachfront property in the center of town, this two-story Mediterranean-style villa has stylish rooms with high ceilings and…
Iguana Crossing Boutique Hotel
The Galápagos Islands
Isabela's most upscale hotel has attractive rooms with lovely wooden decks (overlooking either the lagoon or the ocean). Think glossy design-magazine…
The Galápagos Islands
This small beachfront house has a handful of bright and attractive rooms with an all-wood design, and the two upstairs rooms open onto a shared balcony…
Isla San Cristóbal (Chatham)
This friendly three-story guesthouse can be found just outside town on the way to Playa Mann. The best rooms are bright and airy with fine waterfront…
Puerto Ayora
Across the harbor (accessible by water taxi) is this sun-splashed complex that has simple rooms and outstanding views from the garden patio, as well as…
Amazon Basin
A two-hour boat ride southeast of Boca Manu on Río Madre de Dios takes you to Manu Wildlife Center. This is a lodge owned by Manu Expeditions and co-run…
The Oriente
As the lodge most ensconced within Parque Nacional Yasuní, the sumptuous Napo Wildlife Center (NWC) enjoys a pristine setting with rarely paralleled…
Amazon Basin
About seven hours’ river travel from Puerto Maldonado, this important research facility and lodge is known for a famous salt lick nearby that attracts…
Explorer’s Inn Tambopata Ecolodge
Amazon Basin
About 58km from Puerto Maldonado (three to four hours by river) and featuring 15 rustic double and 15 triple rooms, sleeping 70 people, all with bathrooms…
The Oriente
The lower Napo's oldest lodge, Norwegian-Ecuadorian–owned La Selva Jungle Lodge stands on Laguna Garzacocha. Following a refurbishment, the new-look…
Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa
Northern Patagonia
Chile’s leading hot-springs resort, the luxurious Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa sits in a lush forest on the western shore of the Seno Ventisquero…
Amazon Basin
On the Río Napo, 157km from Iquitos, this simple lodge has 30 rooms with shared cold-shower facilities. The highlights are guided trail hikes in remote…
Amazon Basin
This bright, enticing lodge is one of the southern Amazon’s best. Facilities might be classic top-end Inkaterra but the big draw is that its prices are…
Iquitos
This is a well-established and recommended company that owns and operates several lodges in the northern Amazon, including Explorama, Ceiba Tops and…
Chiloé
This dramatic upscale shelter on the edge of Chiloé's most important wetlands was purchased by Tierra Hotels in 2014, becoming the latest in a growing…
Amazon Basin
Just after Baltimore, this reasonably priced lodge is one of the furthest from Puerto Maldonado along the Río Tambopata. Unlike most others hereabouts, it…
Iquitos
Sequestered within a serene walled garden 3km north of the city, this is most interesting accommodation. The house takes its title from Werner Herzog’s…
Amazon Basin
This lodge, 140km from Iquitos, is the only one with immediate access to the 2500-sq-km Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve, an area of pristine jungle where a…
Chiloé
Hidden away on the shores of the Palidad estuary southwest of Queiién, 15km or so from Ruta 5, a young Chilean-American couple have turned their cozy home…
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses
This boutique pousada (guesthouse) is what people mean when they say, 'Atins is changing,' but this French–Belgian affair is a change for the better. The…
Amazon Basin
This simple, 10-room lodge is owned by the Ese’eja indigenous people of Sonene, who provide guiding and cultural services. Trails into the isolated Parque…
Amazon Basin
A glorious community ecolodge in its own patch of paradise right on Madidi’s doorstep, 40 minutes upstream by boat from Rurrenabaque. This Tacana…
Norte Chico
This gorgeously rambling hideaway offers skinny dipping in a cool highland river, dozy afternoons spent in a hammock and other ways to disconnect…
Amazon Basin
This lodge is a fairly lengthy (80km) boat ride upriver, meaning a three-night tour is recommended. It’s on a 20-sq-km private reserve in the buffer zone…
Amazon Basin
Past Itahuanía toward the community of Bonanza, this family-run 40-person capacity lodge has cabins abutting a large clearing that also has a large…
Amazon Basin
A few minutes’ walk from a lek (mating ground) for cocks-of-the-rock, this lodge offers exceptional cloud-forest bird-watching at 1600m elevation. The…
Chiloé
A tucked-away 15-room retreat with dramatic views over the Castro fjord, this traditionally shingled getaway greets guests with a cozy fireplace lounge…
