Cabin Fever

Yesterday, we had a great outing in Torres del Paine, but the weather was challenging to say the least – incredible winds and driving rain made our outing a short one.  So we spent a lot of our day in our cabaña.  I think we all welcomed the half day of rest, particularly after the morning’s activity.  But I thought it would be a good time to say something about the cabins we’ve been staying in.

The cabañas have certainly made it a pleasure to travel in Chile.  In every small town, and all over in the countryside, there are cabin compounds where we have rented two-bedroom cabins by the night, typically booking ahead on booking.com.  The cost has varied from $110-250 a night, depending on the location.  In addition to the bedrooms, each cabin has a kitchen, a living/dining area and some outside space, usually with a grill.  Given our need to spread out a bit and our preference not to eat every meal in a restaurant, the cabins are great for us. 

I’m writing this from our cabin outside Torres del Paine, but we’ve also stayed in cabins in Pucon, Puerto Varas and Punta Arenas.   The cabins, of course, only work if you have a car, because they are often slightly outside of town, and you need the car for grocery shopping.

A few days' food 

Cabin life

View from our cabin in Torres del Paine at sunrise