Las Dunas — Hotel in El Calafate

We stayed here in December 2019 during our visit to El Calafate.||We had accidentally discovered this hidden gem in booking.com even though there were no reviews. Bear in mind that El Calafate is very remote and is a base to visit Perito Moreno Glacier. To set expectations, this is not your luxe hotel but it is better than most places we researched.||||1. Location: It is right on the water of the Lago Argentino and about 20 minutes walk to the Main street of El Calafate - Avenida Libertador. Taxi costs about 200 Pesos ( USD 3.5 ). There is a nearby park ( Laguna Nimez Nature Reserve) where you could go for walks and watch the pink flamingos and other birds. There are a lot of friendly dogs in the area who want to walk and guide you to town. Most of the tour operators know this place and will not have any problem picking you up in the morning. ||||2. Hotel: The hotel just opened in Dec 2019. It is a brand new but basic hotel. We had checked other hotels in TripAdvisor and the room /facilities seemed way better. ||||3. Rooms: The rooms are brand new and spacious with awesome views of the lake. It seems like we are floating in the lake. The heaters keep both the room and bathroom warm and cosy. They cleaned the room every day. All the rooms are facing the lake. Finally they let us know that the phones were not working but we did not mind going to the reception for asking for anything. The wifi / internet does work.||||4. Services: We got excellent service. They allowed a late checkout and booked a taxi for us to the FTE airport ( about USD 16 or 1000 Pesos ). The manager gave me an Argentina adapter as my international adapter was not working. The people at the reception speak little English and that may come across rude. We had no problems at all.||||5. Restaurants: We had free breakfast included with the room. It was pretty basic. However there are plenty of great restaurants in El Calafate and are highly recommended. There is a nearby restaurant recommended in Lonely Planet but we went to La Posta and La Tablita Parrilla ( grill ) near the main street which were both great.||||Would highly recommend this place if you enjoy views and don't mind walking or taking a...

Con una estructura edilicia correcta y un personal que hace lo que puede balanceando los efectos de una decoración algo trucha y ecléctica producto. Mi experiencia culinaria no fue nada satisfactoria una hamburguesa con un pan viejo freezado, descongelado, olvidado y tostado para que recupere un poco de vida. Deberia haberlo mandado de vuelta a la cocina, pero tenia hambre. Este hotel esta desaprovechado y según mi opinion es producto de......... ::: ADVERTENCIA LO QUE SIGUE ES IMAGINACION PURA ::: ....la pelea entre la esposa y la amante de dueño que mantienen una guerra silenciosa derimida a traves de un virulento enfrentamiento en un terreno común a ambas El hotel. Alli la decoradora, a la cual caprichosamente asignaré el papel de "la amante" y su esposa pelean ambiente por ambiente por el dominio sobre la propiedad, dado que no la pueden ganar sobre EL. Cada infidelidad descubierta por la esposa es respondida , rencorosa, en un nuevo esperpento decorativo. A su vez cada afirmación por parte de EL que "no va a dejar a su esposa" recibe el contraataque de una falsa (como EL?) chimenea de mamposteria. Asi chocan muebles de estilo rustico, una inexplicable mesas de recepcion sobre cuya superficie herrajes y cierres estorban y molestan al huesped que perplejo supone algún tipo de derrame de Kitsch. Falsas plataformas sostenidas por cajones de bebida que a su vez sostienen mullidos sillones con diseños suedo indues. Todo sobrevolado por perplejos empleados que impavidos a estos enfrentamientos, mudos testigos del mal gusto de ambas hacen lo que pueden mientras el cocinero aprovecha y saca provecho del desinteres del dueño y sirven hamburguesas con pan viejo y duro, Cervezas tibias y establece extrañas rutinas como servir en el primer piso platos preparados a casi 80 mts de distancia en la planta baja. El orgullo nacional es vilipendiado por turistas brasileros que miran con sorna porque saben que en la Pousada mas infecta de una favela de Rio recibirian una mejor pertrechada mesa de desayuno que sufre la dejadez de una cocina mas preocupada en su negocio que en el correcto servicio. 4 fetas de jamon 4 de queso ( 3 empanadas diria Brandoni) facturas de mala factura, ni la pasta frola se salva de la salvaje ambición de este falso discipulo de Calabrese (perdón Cala alli en cielo preparando delicias con el Gato en una mesa que adivino quimerica). Asi y todo tres dias me permitieron a mi y a mi maravillosa intuición adivinar los siniestros designios que guian la suerte de este "Overlook" ;);) sureño. Enclavado solitario y señoreando una vista envidiable creo que Las Dunas merece un mejor nombre y un mejor trato que aproveche su potencialidad comercial y espritual. Aunque es opinion de este cronista que no la encontrará y seguira desangrandose lentamente en lugubre destino de viajantes y maestras jubiladas. En fin...

The worse choice possible!|They charged a quantity before my stay and simply was not considered to calculate the total value for my stay, I saw and talk to attendant and she delayed paying the bill until he spoke to the reservations department, who had actually made another serious error that he never acknowledged!|The wi-fi simply do not work.|To conclude the irritating and outrageous oddities of this place, although breakfast is included, it is terrible, bread seems old, few options and if you want, for example, eggs you have to pay an additional amount!!!!|If you can,...