San Pedro de Atacama Hotels

Awasi offer 'tailor-made' journeys, rather than 'all-inclusive' programs. They offer a 4x4 vehicle and personal guide for each room who will meet you at the airport and help you to plan the whole of your stay at Awasi.

The walled environment creates an intimate oasis of calm with fire pits, sun shades and plenty of trees. The restaurant here is particularly well-regarded.

Explora built their reputation upon being the first luxury hotel group to move into Patagonia and have since expanded to include the Atacama in northern Chile.

They offer the largest range of excursions for active travellers, including hiking, horseriding and biking, and have the best observtory in San Pedro - their astral tours are awe-inspiring.

The four large swimming pools provide fantastic relaxation after a day's adventuring.

Tierra Atacama's philosophy is to be an 'adventure spa' - somewhere that allows you to explore the breath-taking desert landscape as actively as you please, and return each evening to a peaceful and relaxing retreat.

The views from this lodge are the best, by far, in San Pedro, overlooking the oasis garden to volcanic peaks. They also have the top spa and pool facilities in the town.

The 'quincho' on Saturday evenings is not to be missed.

The Alto Atacama, 3km north of the town centre, stands out for its 'Andescape' philosophy, seeking to fit into its surrounding environment in every way possible. It's adobe construction and well-kept desert garden take inspiration from local culture and tradition.

The bar opens to a terrace with fire pits; there are five outdoor swimming pools and two hot tubs. This is an excellent location for astral tours due to zero light pollution.

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Centrally located and just a few steps away from the main street in San Pedro, the Terrantai is a really impressive boutique hotel. The architecture is a fabulous mix of adobe, pebbles and wood and they even have a small courtyard swimming pool.

There is no restaurant here, but there is wine tasting every evening from 7-9pm which provides an excellent opporutnity to get to know your fellow guests.

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On the edge of town (a 10-min gentle stroll from the centre), the family-owned Altiplanico provides a sense of comfort in what is otherwise a rather rough landscape. The interior is filled with calm, birdsong and a spacious, beautifully manicured desert garden.

All rooms have a terrace and feature outdoor showers - excellent for star-gazing! The hotel doesn't arrange tours and although you book on a B&B basis, there is a simple lunch and evening menu.

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Absolutely central is the three-star boutique Kimal - akin to a small and charming adobe village where the bedrooms are individual huts. They have a simple spa, something which most other hotels in this category don't have.

For those on a budget who want comfort in a central location, this place is ideal.

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The Poblado Kimal is a charming group of adobe and wooden cabins that form what is essentially an annex of the Kimal (above), but it's a little cheaper to stay here due to arrangements such as having to cross the street for your breakfast.

This is hardly an issue for the cut price, pleasant environment featuring clean and cosy cabins with personal mini-terraces.

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This is another option on the edge of town, but that's not much of a problem given the size of San Pedro - it's only a 15-min stroll to the centre.  We're told that the friendly staff have varying proficiency in English, but are always smiling and doing their best to help.

It's a good, mid-range hotel with soft, large beds in clean, spacious rooms.

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