VIRA VIRA – PUCON, CHILE
This family-owned Relais & Chateaux hotel is located in Northern Patagonia, just outside Pucon, and has a focus on outdoor adventure and “farm to fork” gastronomy – the on-sight dairy produces multiple varieties of cheese (you can take a tour of the dairy), plus there’s an extensive vegetable garden and bee hives – a huge amount of what you eat at Vira Vira is produced on site. Rooms range from 12 villa suites on the riverbank with outdoor jacuzzis, to 6 hotel suites in the main building, plus the owner’s lodge is available on special request. Excursions include gentle boat rides from the hotel, fishing, horse riding, visiting waterfalls and taking full-day hikes.
“It’s a place for first-rate relaxation, and some serious wining and dining, before and after skiing or snowboarding, kayaking or rafting, climbing or horseback riding. There are 21 guest rooms, six in the main lodge, twelve “senior suites” in a riverfront building, and another three in the house the owner built for his own family. Suites come with private fireplaces and terraces with outdoor hot tubs. Eating and drinking are a major focus at Vira Vira. The hotel sits on a farm and cheese dairy, but the products aren’t sold anywhere — they’re for the hotel chef’s exclusive use.”
Jim Dobson writing in Forbes
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Travel Trade & Press Information
Quick Facts & Info
Number of Rooms: 18
Room Categories: 12 villa suites, 6 hotel rooms (plus a couple of rooms in the owner’s lodge, on special request)
Booking Options: Half board and full experience
Rates: From $525 USD per person per night for half-board
Minimum Stay: 1 night half board, two nights all inclusive
Dates of Operation: Closed over Winter in June, July and August
Membership: Relais & Châteaux, Traveller Made, BBH (The Best Boutique Hotels)
Spa Services: Massages in the massage room or in your suite
Amenities: Wood fired hot tubs, yoga
Internet: Complimentary wifi throughout the property
Reservations: info@hotelviravira.com
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Property Location
Getting there: Temuco Airport (ZCO)has several direct daily flights from Santiago (SCL). Vira Vira arranges transfers to the hotel, either by vehicle (90 mins) or helicopter (30 mins). You can also connect via Puerto Montt Airport (3 hour transfer south through the Lake District) or cross the border into San Martin de los Andes in Argentina.
