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Five Foodie Facials We're Craving
You know we like our fancy facials—and we’ve told you about a few we’re lusting after that use precious metals and gemstones—but we’ve been hungering (so to speak) for something a little different lately. We figured, what you put in your body is an important part of your overall health…so what you put on your body must be pretty important too. That’s why we went looking for spa treatments that use the healthiest foods on the planet to make our skin glow, and we came up with this list of the five foodie facials we’re craving.
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Inside the W Santiago
While we were down in Santiago a couple months ago, we got the chance to check out one of our South American hotel crushes, the W Santiago. Here’s an inside look at our room (well, as good a look as we could give you with the typically dim W lighting) and all its amenities.
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Boozy B&B’s: Casa Lapostolle's Residence
We love us some wine travel—the tastings, the food, the activities, and especially the long naps. That’s why it’s important to find just the right place to stay wherever we go wine-tasting in the world, and why HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen fills us in on a boozy B&B he visited on a recent trip to Chile.
Since it’s #WineWednesday, we got to thinking about some of our recent wine adventures including a visit to Chile’s famous Colchagua Valley, where we happened upon a little Relais & Chateaux property at one of the area’s best-known wineries: Casa Lapostolle.
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An Alternative to the W Santiago, The Aubrey
We know, we know, you want photos of the inside of the W Santiago (and we might or might not have some of those, too, so you better be nice to us!), but for now, we wanted to let you in on a secret little boutique hotel we found in the city during our recent stay there: The Aubrey. Here are the vital stats.
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Places To Get Your Glamp On: Patagonia Camp, Chile
All this week, we’ll be trekking across the globe with HotelChatter contributor Eric Rosen as he tells us about the most exciting new glamping experiences out there. From the savannahs of Africa to the shores of Western Australia to the peaks of Patagonia, this is a full-fledged, five-star adventure to the most thrilling and luxurious camping resorts in the world.
Patagonia. That mysterious and exotic land at the end of the earth. Even the name conjures up the sense of adventure. Few places on earth boast natural settings that are more pristine and awe-inspiring. So naturally, this is one of the natural habitats for glamping.
Today, we’re going to take you to the shores of Lake Toro, near the famous gnarled spires of the Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia to visit a luxury experience like no other: Patagonia Camp.
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Starwood Hotels Remain Open in Chile and Will Waive Cancellation Fees
After Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, which has caused 708 deaths, according to the Associated Press, Starwood Hotels announced that no guests or employees have been injured as a result.
Starwood's Chilean properties include the Sheraton Santiago Hotel and Convention Center, the San Cristobal Tower, Four Points by Sheraton Santiago, the W Santiago, the Sheraton Miramar Hotel and Convention Center, and the Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles. All of the hotels continue to be open and are tending to their guests.
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Inside The W Santiago's Grand Opening Party
For the opening of the W Santiago Chile we were fortunate to have Jonathan Franklin and photographer Morten Andersen, the guys behind Addict Village attend the party and report back to us on what they saw. We know, we know, what a tough assignment. Enjoy.
W chose Santiago as its first ever South American location roughly five years ago. Finally on Tuesday, The W Hotel Santiago held its official opening party, a trademark WOW experience that included a rooftop pool adorned with three female synchronized swimmers in body gripping silver suits, live bands on various stages and the constant buzz from the estimated 1,200 guests.
Beginning at 8pm, paparazzi stalked the entrance as a virtual "Who’s Who" of Southern Cone businessmen, artists, models (lots), and a few Trustafarians gathered for a summit of a globalized tribe, a roving band of creatives. It felt like an art festival as painters, jewelry designers and Google nerds mixed with surfers and journalists.
W Hotels often brag about their "cool" but we have to admit, even the public spaces off the parking garage where the hotel's opening party was held, are cool. Three floors underground in "Great Room 2", hundreds of hotel guests listened to a rocking Argentine band. As the guests wandered amidst candlelit tables, they were tempted by Roman Empire-sized offering of cheese and wine. The wheels of cheese were the size of basketballs.
Fountains of chocolates and trays of oysters competed for attention. A migrating flock of waiters and hostesses swooped in to remove empty glasses, fill empty plates as they deliver a W trademark: friendly, worldy staff.
Where else does the elevator guy answer the question ‘where you from?’ with, “Born in Chile, raised in Belgium but lived in Singapore for a long time.”
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Santiago Gets a Touch of W Cool
Give us two weeks off and 50,000 frequent flyer miles and we'd high-tail it south of the equator to Chile – especially since the dreary winter season is about to cast its Vitamin D deficient pall upon us until April, at least. Note to self: when it’s winter in the northern hemisphere, it’s always summer somewhere else.
In our Chilean travels, we’ve had our way from Calama to Cape Horn, but have yet to spend more than an overnight and a few in and out flights from Aeropuerto de Santiago in Chile’s fine capital city.
For such excursions, we really dig the Holiday Inn Santiago directly across the street from the airport ticketing gate, but are excited to expand our city wide explorations now that W Hotels has opened its first-ever South American hotel, The W Santiago.
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It's Not Too Late to Ski Portillo in Chile
Where: Chile
If we could tame our wanderlust ways, we’d consider holing up in the northern Chilean town of San Pedro de Atacama for a good long time. Earlier this year, we traveled everywhere--from Calama to Cape Horn (via the small cruise ship, Mare Australia--and simply could not get enough of the country, the people, and culture of Chile.
What we love best is that, as you know, when it’s summer here, it’s winter there. Depending upon how high the sweat factor’s been this summer (our condolences to Phoenix), we’re betting some of Northern Hemisphere dwellers would happily swap the final few weekends at the lake/river/beach/pool for a flight south of the equator and some last minute summer ski fun.
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Holiday Inn Santiago Airport Makes You Wish You'd Missed Your Flight
The Holiday Inn brand doesn't necessarily evoke a sense of hipness or luxury, but the Holiday Inn Santiago Airport just may change everything you think about this well-known chain.
Located literally less than 50 steps from the front entrance to Aeropuerto de Santiago, this property has every amenity the business or casual traveler needs for a long layover or comfortable overnight stay. If you miss your flight or get delayed, there may just be no better place to stay in Santiago.
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Five Hot Hotels In Chile You Should Know About
West Coast web media princess, and the latest Jaunted Embed, Shira Lazar created a glorious on-the-fly Chile travel guide for Jaunted using as much point oh social webbing as she could. She also took the time to suss out the 5 can't miss, of the moment hotels in Chile.
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A View To Savor While Chillin' in Chile
We are suckers for a room with a killer view. We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.
Look at this freaking view. No, just look at it.
Can you imagine sipping some tea with your feet up in your hotel room staring out at that view? The clear skies, the blue water — it looks like a fantasy world.
This is the view from the Explora Hotel Salto Chico on the shore of Lake Pehoé in Patagonia, right in Torres del Paine Park, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. The location is pretty remote — you fly from Santiago to Punta Arenas, and then an Explora staffer will meet you at the airport and drive you to the hotel; the trip takes about 5 hours from Santiago. But, um, it's worth it, dontchya think?
The hotel develops "explorations" for guests; each day, you get your pick of 5 different explorations (which have been designed/selected according to the weather, duration and difficulty). Room rates include those explorations, airport transportation and three meals per day, but the all-inclusive-awesomeness will cost you: rates start at $2,660 for a four-night stay. Check out all the info you need here. Or just continue gazing at this picture.
[Photo: Ben Oh]
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