Panamericana Hotel Ancud — Hotel in Ancud

Based on the pictures on booking.com we actually expected a very comfortable hotel. The infrastructure has high potential to be a very nice hotel. However, it is in a very bad condition and a makeover is very much needed (!!) : the chairs in the dining room are old and worn and could use a new cover (seat cusion); the dining room is a really nice room, however one should clean it (e.f. the piano standing next to the buffet was was covered with dusk); the rooms are too dark which makes them really uncomfortable (our room had a small window which was partly covered by the tv standing in front of it an the curtains that we couldn’t push sufficiently to one side - they covered the window even when openened). The windows haven’t been cleaned for a while which contributed to a lack of light in the room. Regarding the breakfast: the buffet should be pimped, too: cereals (muesli) instead of three types of cornflakes, better coffee (why nestlé?? It is the worst for our environment and humanity) and maybe two flavours of jam and plain/natural yoghurt instead of only flavoured ones (strawberry and raspberry).All in all we wouldn’t recommend this hotel in its...

I was visiting Chile on a personal vacation, years ago I had heard a podcast about Chilote mythology and wanted to spend a couple of days on the island, I had read about a different hotel but waited too long to book there and ended up booking here instead, it was perhaps the most fortunate change of plans I had, the Hotel’s location alone is worth the business, but I liked the wooden lodge atmosphere complete with an actual fireplace in the lobby, the upstairs patio has an incredible view over the water, and is only blocks from the center of town, two minute walk to the police station, 4 minute slow walk to all the shops in downtown, 5 minute walk to the Plaza De Armas. Staff is incredibly friendly, all the meals I had at the restaurant were great and the service rapid.||||If I ever visit Chiloé again this is at the top...

The public areas and restaurant of this hotel are very nice with a great view of the coast and ocean. The design is a bit like Frank Lloyd Wright meets Disney's Polynesian and Wilderness Lodge Hotels (timber construction with stone, bamboo and nice wood carvings). The rooms however are VERY small. With walls lined with split logs it they are a bit like staying in a log cabin. The rooms are a bit warn and it is hard to find places to put things like your bags. That said they are not horrible and are certainly unique. The hotel sits just above the fort and within a four or five block walk from the center of the town (a bit of a climb up a hill on the return). An OK place to stay as long as you don't plan on spending much time in your room. Wifi was available in our room but was...