Hosteria El Pilar
Hosteria El Pilar
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Ruta Provincial 23 (km 17), El Chalten, Argentina
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Hosteria El Pilar Nov 29, 2007
After two days of camping out in Los Glaciares NP, walking in to El Pilar was a bit like finding an oasis in a desert. Hosteria El Pilar is located about 17 km (10 miles) north of El Chalten on the road to Lago del Desierto. El Pilar sits by itself off this road with essentially nothing else around between there and El Chalten (and who knows how far north before you find something).
A dining room serves an excellent dinner (however there is no real menu to speak of rather a different limited selection each evening) and a small variety of wines for selection. A small sitting area and a common room/library allows one to decompress. Only 10 rooms means a very quiet and comfortable stay. The hosteria is off the main electric grid. Heat (for the guest rooms) and hot water are provided with propane heaters and wood burning stoves heat the common areas. Electricity is generated on site (and only available at select hours in the evening). Rooms are very nice and comfortable although spartan. If you want to find yourself in a comfortable, yet out of the way location, El Pilar is an excellent place to find.  Part of the Nov/Dec 2007 - Southern Patagonia (Chile and Argentina) travel blog
Hosteria El Pilar
Entrance to Hosteria El Pilar
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Nov 29, 2007
From there it was just a short walk (less than 1/2 mile) to Hosteria El Pilar. We passed the tiny power generating station built along the river to provide power to the hosteria along the river on our way into the hotel. Some employees were out doing some maintanence and welcomed us to the humble sanctuary… Racing the Storms down the Rio Blanco to El Pilar |
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Nov 28, 2007
I could also see (once it was pointed out by David) Hosteria El Pilar, the lodge where we would be spending the following night. The sweeping views of the surroundings were simply marvelous.
But enough about what was behind, we were moving forward to Laguna de Los Tres and FitzRoy. We finally crested the top of the hill… Approaching the Face of Cerro Fitz Roy (Chalten) |
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Contact & Location Details [edit]
- Ruta Provincial 23 (km 17)
- El Chalten, Argentina
- http://www.hosteriaelpilar.com.ar/
- Hours: Open October thru April
- Directions: Take the only road north out of El Chalten. Drive 17km look for the turnoff. Or walk in off the trails from Los Glaciares.
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