El Chalten Aparts — Local services in El Chaltén

UNTRUSTWORTHY! THIEVING CROOKS! I had $400 USD stolen from my room. The money was hidden in my belongings in a very specific way. When I came back, everything was repacked differently and sitting out in the open. When we confronted the owner, he became belligerent, argumentative, dismissive, rude, and defensive. Typical machismo behavior. He screamed that El Chalten is a “very safe town,” but that is what a lock-box is for (I didn't have the key for it at the time, otherwise I would've used it). Ironic statements in one breath, not to mention the unprofessional manner in which he handled the situation. He yelled we could go to the local police department, but it was our last night in town before our trek. After weighing the pros and cons, I let it go for various reasons. None of mine nor my friends’ local currency were touched, just the USD. I highly suggest staying away from this place. Feeling violated and angry is an understatement. During our trek, we were able to store our belongings at a much friendlier and nicer hostel, free of charge, and none of our belongings were...

Great experience, it's a brand new modern and sleek apartments, they are still finishing more units. Host Romina and her husband were super friendly and attentive, speak good English, met us in person late in the evening , brought us light breakfast every morning, suggested restaurants and hikes. We stayed in an apartment with the loft, it's open concept, one queen bed on the main floor and two twin beds in the loft. 3-4 people will be comfortable there, there is a full kitchen, you can cook, but for dinner I suggest La Tapera, enjoy argentinian steak and lamb with...

We had the loft style apartment. Apartment was clean, adequate and included breakfast was very good. Also you should know, though you can make reservation using your credit card to book this place but final payment is preferred in USD cash, so make sure to bring US dollars (either full amount or partial after deposit paid thru paypal) on the day of check-in. Communication with the property manager, Romina was good. She was easy to get hold of and quick on her responses. So we managed to sort that out earlier and our transaction...