Awasi San Pedro de Atacama   Outings

ABOUT AWASI - in their own words:

THE HOTEL
We are not the traditional kind of hotel. Our aim is to provide memorable experiences through our lodgings, our gastronomy and our outlings. In short, our purpose is to host our guests with surprising touches.

Our house is located within the town of San Pedro de Atacama, a few blocks away from the town square, the old church and the Museum. This lets our guests comfortably enjoy the "town life" and see what life used to be like and still is in the millennial Atacama oasis.

Awasi was built with the privacy and cofort of our guests in mind, but respecting the natural surroundings, the environment, the culture and the local building style. Thus, the basic materials used in building Awasi are resources that are common in the zone and have been used in Atacama for thousands of years: adobe, stone and wood.

We have several space or "small living rooms" which make it possible for each guest to have a comforable private space where they may dine or enjoy a drink prepared in our bar.

For the decor we have used elements of the local culture (textiules, ceramics, pottery, etc).

The hotel traffic areas were designed with regard to the trees (vetch, thorntree, etc) existenet in the premises. The hotel has a swimming pool, but not a lifeguard service.

COTTAGES
In order to assure the comfort and privacy of those who visit us, we have only 8 cottages, all of them built out of stone, mud brick and wood.  Each has generous spaces, a private patio, a reading armchair and a solarium. Thatch roofs cover circular spaces designed with special care on every detail.  Wooden floors, sheets of the finest linen and alpaca blankets. Spacious bathrooms open onto private sun terraces with outdoor showers.  Unique, harmonious soaces designed for relaxation and rest.

Terraxes amid wild trees decorate the paths with a peculiar green. During daytime, the shade of thatch roofs lets in a warm morning light. At night, dim laterns praise the beauty of the Atacama skies.

A quiet day of readins, a nice bath with Atacama salts, a drink around the hearth, always taking care of every detail and of the essence of every moment.

CUISINE
Our Chef has designed a varied eating menu which by using ingredients that are exclusive to this zone (such as purple potatoes, patasca, quinoa, chanar, etc) and which for thousands of years have been part of the diet of the native people, will let you discover and enjoy new aromas and flavors.

We've also designed our Wine List based on a selection of best Chilean wines.