“Unique slice of heaven”

A very special place in a stunning setting. Lovely staff and the owner Patricia was so helpful and accommodating to us.

“Beautiful Hacienda in stunning landscape.”

Peaceful, beautiful Hacienda - with unique access to surrounding landscape for wonderful walking and riding. A lovely, personal welcome; delicious dinners, lots of places to relax. Took a full moon ride in the mountains, and had the chance for an observatory tour. All magical. Thank you Patricia, Rene, Elkie, Giselle, Luis

“A hidden gem”

The Hacienda is a hidden gem in the Hurtado river valley a couple hours away from any attractions listed in the Lonely Planet guidebook. It is a destination in its own right. We spent three nights and seriously considered adding a fourth. Patricia, the owner was a warm and charming host made us feel at home (truly, it was like staying with your favorite family) and was a delight to chat with. The 4 mile circuit hike into the hills from the Hacienda was one of our favorites in Chile. The astronomy tour given by Elke, making use of the 8 inch refractor telescope in one of the hacienda's 3 hilltop observatories was unbeatable. It was so easy and relaxing to take all our meals (good, honest home-style cooking) and not worry about finding and choosing a restaurant and deciding what to eat. The more touristy areas of the Elqui Valley can be reached via a gravel road over the mountains separating the two valleys that takes about 1.5 hours but gives stunning scenery and a feeling of true remoteness (we passed only a single other vehicle the entire time).

“An absolute gem in the Norte Chico”

The location was amazing, the facilities wonderful and the staff incredibly friendly and accommodating. The place is an astronomy paradise. I had never seen skies before like I did there.

After a long day of hiking, this is an authentic oasis in direction of Vicuna, this hacienda is surrounded by idyllic mountains and you can see a carpet of stars into the night. Here you have good meals for dinner, room was quiet large and comfortable. Staff is attentive and courteous.

“excellent place to stay and relax looking over the valley. great food and very welcoming staff.”

very relaxed atmosphere and friendly welcoming staff. great gardens for sitting in and lovely walks around the area. Room was lovely and also three course dinner was great. Also great to go and use the observatory.