Fungi Kingdom Lodge — Hotel in Panguipulli

We travelled from the US and UK (grand kids and parents) to this out of way, but beautiful place. The resort is very accommodating and a relaxed atmosphere. Instead of renting a car for 7 people we opted for the resort provided round trip from the Vadivia Airport taking 2.5 hours each way. Not cheap but without stress.|Upon arrival a smooth checkin with accommodation set up at the lodge. We opted for the meal plan (two selected meals from BF, Lunch or Dinner) which makes the vacation more relaxed. No cooking or trying to find a restaurants. BF is buffet style while Dinner choice is meat, fish or vegetarian selection. Wine in Chile is inexpensive and never exceeded US$ 30 for the most expensive bottle available.|The selection of 'activities' such as water rafting, zip line or just hiking is made easy with a tour desk right at the hotel. All the guides could converse in English.|There were many trail for hiking available from short 1 hour to 6 hour treks after which you could cool off in the river or in the hotel pool.|All in all we would not mind to go back. Too bad it takes about 48 hours to get there from NY to Santiago Chile and then onward...

We travelled from the US and UK (grand kids and parents) to this out of way, but beautiful place. The resort is very accommodating and a relaxed atmosphere. Instead of renting a car for 7 people we opted for the resort provided round trip from the Vadivia Airport taking 2.5 hours each way. Not cheap but without stress.|Upon arrival a smooth checkin with accommodation set up at the lodge. We opted for the meal plan (two selected meals from BF, Lunch or Dinner) which makes the vacation more relaxed. No cooking or trying to find a restaurants. BF is buffet style while Dinner choice is meat, fish or vegetarian selection. Wine in Chile is inexpensive and never exceeded US$ 30 for the most expensive bottle available.|The selection of 'activities' such as water rafting, zip line or just hiking is made easy with a tour desk right at the hotel. All the guides could converse in English.|There were many trail for hiking available from short 1 hour to 6 hour treks after which you could cool off in the river or in the hotel pool.|All in all we would not mind to go back. Too bad it takes about 48 hours to get there from NY to Santiago Chile and then onward...

Our stay was part of an organized trip so we was not involved in choosing the lodge. It was chosen for its unusual design and interesting history we were told. We were fascinated with the public areas, but they needed more maintenance. That is a challenge. Unfortunately, we were unhappy with the condition of our lodge room.. We were located in the "mushroom" wing where we found the bathroom extremely small, the shower w/o a dish for soap placement, poorly draining shower and the door to the outside "porch/fire escape ladder" would not lock let alone even stay closed! We called the desk about the door, but did not get any resolution to the issue. My husband placed his suitcase next to the door to prevent it from swinging open. We were there for only one night and the food was good in the dining room, but I was glad we were only staying...