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Holiday Inn Santiago Airport Makes You Wish You'd Missed Your Flight

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  Site Where: Armando Cortinez Norte 2150, Santiago, Chile
May 11, 2009 at 4:14 PM | by globetrotting gourmet | 0 Comments

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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Where to Stay in Santiago

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  Site Where: 61 Pio Nono, Santiago, Chile
January 29, 2009 at 9:30 AM | by EricRosen | 0 Comments

All this week, Eric Rosen will be bringing us his hotel recommendations for an interesting trip down in South America. He explains it all in our latest hotel guide--Budget Boutique Hotels of the 33rd Parallel South.

Santiago is not one of the most tourist-friendly destinations in South America. Perhaps that’s the last remnant of a past strewn with the wreckage of successive dictatorial regimes. Or maybe it’s just because the city itself isn’t that pretty despite the beautiful snow-capped Andes that saturate every vista. Most people don’t even exit the airport, but simply use the city as a transfer hub to Chile’s other points of interest. This is a city of over 6 million people, though, so there is still a lot of fun to be had, good food to eat, fine wine to drink, and sights to see.

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Spanish Hotels with History :: The Casa Hotel As Artes

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  Site Where: Travesía de Dos Puertas 2, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 15707
August 29, 2008 at 3:45 PM | by femmefatale | 0 Comments

After spending two weeks recapping the Lisbon Hotel Scene for us, Monica Guy is back with some history lessons. She's chronicling some of Spain's historic hotels this week. Enjoy.

Here's where to stay if you can't afford the Hostal Dos Reyes Católicos in Santiago de Compostela's cathedral square: the Casa Hotel As Artes.

It's a tiny seven-room hotel, owned by two friendly locals who claim the baby-sized rooms are 'Parisian' rather than just small. The size of the rooms is the only bad thing, however, as nearly all else is fab.

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