Must-see hotels in South America

  • Mérida Suites

    Venezuela

    This swish hotel offers five fully self-contained apartments with kitchen, pots and pans, stove, fridge, computer with broadband and washer-dryer combos…

  • Casa Lutecia

    Venezuela

    Your best bet in Porlamar, this Mediterranean-style posada has adobe-colored walls, a Spanish tile roof and a courtyard of brilliant bougainvillea…

  • Posada Turística El Cerrito

    Venezuela

    About 500m south of Plaza Bolívar – take Calle 18 from the square up the steps and past the bolla criolla (bocce) court – this is a charming and stylish…

  • Hotel Valle de Santiago

    Venezuela

    This is one of the city’s best hotels, set in a stylish brick building 1.5km northeast of the center. Modern, small (27 rooms) and comfortable, it…

  • Lancelot Hotel

    Venezuela

    You can see the mighty ramparts of this castle-themed hotel from afar. It’s a comfortable place to lay aside the chain-mail underwear, especially in the…

  • La Misión

    Venezuela

    By far the best place to stay in town, the Capuchin Mission that looms over the rest of the village offers five very clean and comfortable five-bed dorms,…

  • Cabañas Leo

    Venezuela

    The best deal is this small family posada with only five rooms, all with cable TV and supposed hot water (rooms with a kitchen cost extra). There’s a cute…

  • Posada Turística Mi Vieja Escuela

    Venezuela

    Located in an old school, Escuela will learn you a thing or two about hospitality. It’s got seven neat rooms, some with air-con, and a lovely central…

  • Hotel Country Trujillo

    Venezuela

    The Country is definitely the best high end place in town, offering spacious, air conditioned rooms that have wide, comfortable beds, fridges and stylish…

  • Hotel Gaeta

    Venezuela

    Smack in the middle of the seafront boulevard, this hotel has four floors of decent and clean, if rather pokey, rooms with colorful bedspreads, ancient…

  • Posada Doña Carol

    Venezuela

    This friendly, kitsch-filled establishment in the heart of town has five simple rooms, and use of the kitchen, though doña Carol's home-cooked meals are…

  • Nuevo Hotel Apure

    Venezuela

    This motel-style, 29-room establishment offers comfy, quiet accommodations and a good, inexpensive restaurant. There’s a mixture of older rooms and newer…

  • Posada Los Pirineos

    Venezuela

    Los Pirineos offers 15 plush rooms, each in a different color scheme and style, and named for individual pueblos in Táchira state. With fresh flowers and…

  • Hotel Renovación

    Caracas

    This exceedingly narrow, orange-brick building is on the eastern edge of the central grid, a relatively safe zone near the museums. The hotel has some of…

  • Posada La Troja

    Venezuela

    This rustic place is about 3km uphill from town, halfway to the Virgin statue. Wooden doors and ladders lead up to the troja (storage attic), and Mary and…

  • Hotel Tequendama Estación

    Pacific Coast

    The best hotel in town is a flashback to Colombia's flapper days. Built in the 1920s and since refurbished, this white neoclassical confection boasts…

  • Hotel Aventino

    Venezuela

    The well-groomed rooms have several button controls for the cable TV, air-con, lights and cheesy ambient music, and a nationalist newspaper arrives on…

  • Hato Piñero

    Venezuela

    The best-known ranch in the Llano Alto (Upper Plain), Hato Piñero is in Cojedes state, close to the town of El Baúl. It’s accessible by road from the…

  • Gran Hotel Amazonas

    Venezuela

    Puerto Ayacucho’s finest, the Gran Amazonas was partially remodeled in 2008 and now has 45 rooms, all painted in tasteful tropical colors, with…

  • Hotel María Luisa

    Venezuela

    Waterfront hotel with bright, white-tiled rooms sporting big windows (some with sea views) and cable TV. There’s wi-fi in the lobby alongside a quirky…

  • Posada Gremary

    Venezuela

    Staff is a bit unpolished and the whole place could use a fresh slap of paint, but for the price, amenities like wi-fi and air-con, and location right on…

  • Hotel Altamira

    Caracas

    On a quiet street away from the traffic, the climate-cooled Altamira is a clean and basic choice for travelers wanting safety. Front-facing rooms have…

  • Hotel Ivankar

    Pacific Coast

    The most comfortable hotel in town offers clean concrete rooms with private bathrooms and cable TV. Most only have a tiny window onto the corridor which…

  • Posada El Trébol

    Venezuela

    A sense of luxury pervades this tasty option, with 20 bright rooms offering both tranquility and a very central location, just steps from Plaza Bolívar…

  • Posada Turistica Oasis

    Venezuela

    A little further out than the other lodging options, the Oasis is a simple, friendly place offering decent rooms with private bathrooms and TV around a…

  • Posada Villa Vicenta

    Venezuela

    Located one block back from the wharf, this place has four levels stepping their way up the hillside, each with a small rustic terrace boasting fine bay…

  • Posada La Montaña

    Venezuela

    A gorgeous colonial house, with comfortable rooms featuring decorative mosaic bedside tables, fridges, safety boxes and daily room cleaning. There's a…

  • Nuestro Hotel

    Caracas

    Occupying the second floor of a love hotel, this no-frills lodging has fan-cooled rooms and a plant-filled cement terrace, and can be a good place to meet…

  • Hacienda La Pancha

    Venezuela

    This luxurious uber-posada is just five minutes west of Adícora in the hills. Brightly decorated and well run, La Pancha offers six comfortable rooms, an…

  • Surfhotel Jump’n Jibe

    Venezuela

    Of several hotels fronting onto El Yaque beach, this cool, relaxed choice is one of the best. It has 17 sparkling rooms (including one apartment), a palm…

  • Posada del Hidalgo

    Caracas

    This motel-like structure full of Andalusian character offers straightforward, if smallish and humid, units. There’s a very popular tasca in front serving…

  • Hotel Boulevard

    Venezuela

    Not a luxurious choice, but it does have 48 clean, dated but decent rooms. Rooms at the back have a view of urban blight plus distant mountains. There’s…

  • Hotel Playa Grande Caribe

    Caracas

    As its name suggests, this hotel is right on the Caribbean, while also being a 10-minute drive from the airport. Its public areas have definitely seen…

  • Posada Turística Don Antonio

    Venezuela

    This acceptable posada has been rebuilt in a colonial style and you can’t argue with its location – smack dab in the heart of Coro. It has nine comfy…

  • Cabañas La Floresta

    Venezuela

    Down a flowery lane and across a stream lies this peaceful place set on a grassy hillside. The simple cabañas (which sleep up to seven) are fitted with…

  • Posada Amor Patrio

    Venezuela

    A historic 275-year-old house right behind the cathedral, with five playfully themed rooms, a rooftop hammock terrace, a kitchen and an airy salon…

  • Rancho Yemaya

    Venezuela

    The one posada on the island is the understandably expensive Rancho Yemaya. It’s a simple one-story place with seven rooms and outside hammocks. There’s a…

  • Hotel Lido

    Venezuela

    The bundles of towels and room keys on the reception desk clue you in to the popularity of this central hotel. Just one block from the Plaza Bolívar, this…

  • Posada Wey Tepuy

    Venezuela

    Wey Tupü may be rather lacking in charm, with its simple and poorly maintained rooms, but it's nonetheless the cheapest bed in town and provides some of…

  • Posada Turística El Duende

    Venezuela

    At the end of the Camino de los Espanoles, and 1.5km up a steep, recently paved road from town, this oasis of tranquility has five cute, pink rooms and a…

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