The Paine Horns above Lake Grey with an iceberg, Patagonia

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Mountain stays for your next escape

Each guide explains which area suits your trip, how to do it for less, and takes you straight to available places to stay.

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Updated: November 2026

Destinations at their best-value moment right now: outside peak season, with good weather or good snow.

Turquoise El Yeso reservoir in the Cajón del Maipo

Cajón del MaipoSpring midweekRivers running, green hills and cheaper cabins from Sunday to Thursday.See how to make the most of it →

Puclaro reservoir reflecting the hills of the Elqui Valley

Elqui ValleySpring in the ElquiMild days, clear skies and lower prices than summer.See how to make the most of it →

Villarrica Volcano above forests and lakes, from Huerquehue National Park

PucónLake and volcano before JanuaryNovember and December bring good weather without the January–February crowds and prices.See how to make the most of it →

The Towers of Paine above the glacial lake at their base

Puerto Natales & Torres del PaineTorres del Paine in springShoulder season: less wind, fewer people and better prices than midsummer.See how to make the most of it →

Osorno Volcano over Lake Llanquihue with sailboats off Puerto Varas

Puerto Varas & Lake LlanquihueSpring by the volcanoBefore high summer: long days and mid-season prices.See how to make the most of it →

The Amphitheatre in Valle de la Luna, San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de AtacamaSpring in the desertMild days and lower prices than January, February and July.See how to make the most of it →

What kind of place are you after?

Cabins and chaletsWooden cabins, chalets and lodges in the mountains: a fireplace, your own kitchen and nature all around.See destinations →Mountain apartmentsMountain apartments near slopes, lakes and villages: practical, self-catering and great for longer stays.See destinations →Country houses and estanciasFarmhouses, estancias and adobe houses for groups, families and quiet escapes.See destinations →

Torn between two destinations?

Comparison

El Chaltén or El Calafate: where to stay in Patagonia

Comparison

Pucón or Puerto Varas: which to choose and where to stay

All destinations

Pyrenees

Andorra

Grandvalira · Pal Arinsal · Ordino Arcalís

Snow-covered old village of Salardú, next to Baqueira-Beret in the Val d'Aran

Baqueira & Val d'Aran

Baqueira-Beret · Salardú · Arties

Cerdanya

La Molina · Masella

Switzerland · Swiss Alps

Lauterbrunnen Valley seen from Männlichen in the Jungfrau Region

Grindelwald & Jungfrau Region

Eiger · Jungfraujoch · Grindelwald-First

Lake St. Moritz with the Engadine mountains

St. Moritz & Upper Engadine

Corviglia · Corvatsch · Diavolezza

Snowy slopes of Verbier with the Alps behind

Verbier & 4 Vallées

Verbier · Mont Fort · 4 Vallées

The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Grindjisee in autumn

Zermatt

Matterhorn · Gornergrat · Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

Chile · Atacama & Altiplano

San Pedro de Atacama

Valle de la Luna · El Tatio Geysers · Altiplanic Lagoons

Chile · Northern Chile

Elqui Valley

Vicuña · Pisco Elqui · Cochiguaz

Chile · Central Chile

Cajón del Maipo

San José de Maipo · San Alfonso · Baños Morales

Snowy slopes of El Colorado, in the Farellones area

Farellones & Valle Nevado

Valle Nevado · La Parva · El Colorado

Chile · Ñuble & Biobío

Nevados de Chillán

Chile · Araucanía & Los Ríos

Snow-covered Lonquimay Volcano above forest near Malalcahuello

Malalcahuello & Corralco

Corralco · Lonquimay Volcano · Malalcahuello National Reserve

Pucón

Villarrica Volcano · Lake Villarrica · Huerquehue National Park

Chile · Lake District

Puerto Varas & Lake Llanquihue

Lake Llanquihue · Osorno Volcano · Petrohué Falls

Patagonia

Bariloche

Cerro Catedral · Lake Nahuel Huapi · Circuito Chico

The face of Perito Moreno Glacier on Lake Argentino

El Calafate

Perito Moreno Glacier · Lake Argentino · Upsala Glacier

El Chaltén

Mount Fitz Roy · Cerro Torre · Laguna de los Tres

Puerto Natales & Torres del Paine

Torres del Paine National Park · Puerto Natales · Milodon Cave

Ushuaia

Beagle Channel · Tierra del Fuego National Park · Cerro Castor

Coming soon: Villa La Angostura, more of Chile, plus Colorado and Park City, Utah.