Diego De Almeida — Hotel in Copiapó

We arrived to Copiapo on Wed this August and apparently most of the hotels were 100% booked. We couldn't believe it...But eventually we found a double room in this hotel which wasn't cheap (we paid $143 per night) but it proved to be one of the nicest hotels during our trip in Chile. I was able to take a nice shower and relax :-)||The room was lovely, super clean, big bathroom, comfy beds. The hotel itself is right on the main square of Copiapó - excellent location. We loved their breakfast - regular continental breakfast items and huge selection of breads plus good deli meats, cheeses, selection of juices, pastries, nice selection of fruits and more. The hotel even has a gym and an outdoor swimming pool which we didn't use because it's a winter time in Chile. And they have an indoor parking garage that is very useful if you travel in a rental car. And free WIFI, of course! Overall I'd compare this hotel to a Hilton or even Mariott in US. We really enjoyed...

This hotel is pretty standard. By no means is it a luxury hotel (despite the price not being cheap!) but it is clean, has comfy beds and has wi-fi that reliably works.||Facilities include a tiny gym (literally one bike machine, one cross trainer and a weights bench, but with no weights). There's also a pool, which is also very small but might be a nice place to sit and relax. ||||The room I had was really big, and had a great view of the town and the mountains. Everything was clean - my only criticism is that the cleaner was a bit overly invasive in their cleaning (put all my toiletries away in my toiletry bag and moved things around quite a lot...). ||||Breakfast was good, there were cereals, yogurt, cheese, bread, cakes, tea and coffee. Pretty standard. The location of the hotel is a real plus, it is right on the central square of Copiapo so is very close to restaurants...

I was sick when we arrived in Copiapo by car over the Paso San Francisco from Argentina and I told my friend that we had to stay in a nice, modern hotel. Boy, does the Diego de Almeida fit the bill. It is on par with a Marriott Hotel. First world all the way. It was US143 per night but worth it when you are not feeling well. Our room was on the 3rd floor and we had a little terrace with glass doors out to it.||Two big queen beds, LCD tv, nice bathroom, good breakfast. Location couldn't be better....right on the main city plaza. Parking was in an underground secure garage and was free. Copiapo is not the prettiest city in Chile but this hotel was just what we needed. The hotel was built two years ago (2009). It is kind of an ugly box on the outside but inside was...