Hotel Posada Los Alamos

I was here with a tour group for a tour of Patagonia. The hotel is beautiful from the outside and in a very good location in El Calafate - within easy walking distance of the main shopping and dining street. The staff were welcoming but ultimately the service was just pretty good, not excellent. The rooms are *small* and my room in particular was very hot - there was no themostat in my room and the small window did not allow cool air to enter from outside. I asked the front desk for assistance and they brought me a fan, which was something, but in the end it just circulated the hot air. The bathrooms are old but functional. I think the rooms just need to be renovated to modern standards, but perhaps they don't feel pressure to do much since it is probably the nicest hotel in this small town. The restaurant was good for both breakfast and dinner.

A modest aging property located in the small town of Califate that provides a convenient base for exploring the nearby lake and natural wonders. It looks quite stately from the lobby and exterior but the rooms and especially the bathrooms are long over due for an upgrade. We stayed for two nights at the end of January as part of a tour to visit glaciers and national parks. We stayed in a king room on the 2nd floor. While perfectly clean and comfortable it was definitely a step down from other hotels on this trip-comparable to a mid-scale spot in the US. Like other area hotels in Patagonia, there is no Ac due to the normally cool climate and heat is provide via antiquated radiators. Luckily there was a large sliding window to open but without any cross ventilation or fan to move air, the room felt stuffy. The small bathroom was at least 20 years old with outdated fixtures like the tub/shower combo and a tiny single sink with antiquated faucet and sputtering water pressure. Bath amenities were also very basic. Breakfast was included and while there were many selections, items were largely packaged and canned foods set out like canned pears, cold cuts, and processed meats and cheese. As I said, despite the woeful lack of creature comforts, as a place to crash for a couple of nights it was perfectly adequate.

Great hotel in El Calafate. Walking distance to the main boulevard but on a quiet street. Feels like a European Ski Chalet. Our room was clean and bright, and the reception staff were incredibly helpful. Special mention to Daniel who helped us with our Tours, thank you! Lovely Spa and heated Swimming pool which was a welcome reprieve after a very cold and windy tour of the glaciers. Would highly receommend.

This hotel is located a couple of blocks away from the center of town. It's very easy to walk yo the restaurants and shops. The hotel is comfortable but a little tired. Our bathroom shower/ was on the smaller size. The buffet breakfast was good and has an omlet station. They have a heated pool that is about 89° and heavily chlorinated. Still a very relaxing thing to do after climbing a lot of steps.

A very enjoyable hotel, with all the facilities as described. The staff are excellent, friendly and helpful. The rooms are quaint but a couple of things a bit odd. There's a kettle but no cups, milk, tea, or coffee. There's no armchair, just hard wooden chairs at a desk/table. La Posta restaurant is great. Heating is more than adequate. It's a big hotel spread out over a large area.

We checked in at 10am. The gentleman who checked us in said our room would be ready in about an hour. It wasn’t, and the gentleman who checked us in had disappeared. We finally got access to our room about 1pm. The room was as far away from the front desk as you could get. Internet access was very poor and sketchy. Sometimes there was no signal at all. The room was very “tired and worn” from the furniture to the bathroom. The shower was barely big enough to turn around in, the fixtures were old and worn and the grout was dirty. It was stifling hot in the room, even though the radiator was off. Since we were on the ground floor, we didn’t feel comfortable opening a window at night to let in cool air. The front desk person promised a fan, which never materialized. We had a tea pot, but no cups, coffee or tea. When we requested coffee at the front desk, they directed us to the bar. The bar person thought we wanted prepared coffee delivered as room service. Finally the front desk person intervened and said she would have cups and coffee packets delivered to the room. When we got back from dinner, we had cups and tea bags – no coffee. The next day, at 3pm, the cups we had used for tea that morning, had not been picked up and no new cups or tea/coffee delivered. We reported that to the front desk and the old cups were picked up, but we never got new cups and tea bags for the next day. They tried to charge us for items in the mini bar that we did not consume. The room was very noisy, as it is on a busy side street, plus you could hear people coming and going in the hallway and on the floor above us moving around. The bed pillows were very uncomfortable; the sheets were too small for the bed and kept coming loose and the blanket was very old – unsanitary? On a positive note, the public areas were very nice and comfortable and the grounds were beautiful. The bar upstairs from the spa was quite nice, as was the restaurant. The lobby area, and bar/restaurant adjacent were both pleasant. On the whole, staff were friendly and helpful, though lots of miscommunications occurred during our stay.