Calafate Parque Hotel

This is a great place near El Calafate town center. Most tour buses have pick up and drop off at this hotel. The best part is that the breakfast starts at 6 am, so that one can get a hot breakfast before the tour starts around 7 or 7:20 am. Also, they have Jacuzzi and Sauna, which are great to wind down after the tour. There is one thing I would recommend to the management change the mattress. The mattress in our room was very lumpy with the center part being a little firm and the rest of the mattress very soft and saggy.

Calafate Parque Hotel April 8-12 The lady Receptionist, whose name I won’t mention, was not courteous in telling us that the top floor was full when we requested for a room there. Room 113 was fine on the night of 8th but on the nights of 9-10, the guest above us walked with heavy feet. I learned from Ms. Rosio😊 at Reception that Patagonia is comprised of five provinces, one of which is Santa Cruz where El Calafate is. She lent us the adaptor, which we returned to the male receptionist on the 12th upon check-out. Calafate Parque Hotel (CPH) serves good breakfast. I appreciate the: > Kombucha (ref. See description of theirs in the picture uploaded); > Made-up room daily; > Conditioner; > Cotton swabs; > Round cotton for facial cleansing. Negatives of CPH are: > No complimentary bottled water; > No water kettle, coffee/tea in room, teaspoon; > Small bathroom; > Chipped squeaky closet door; > CPH’s policy that breakfast be eaten solely in the dining room is understandable for guests who had their breakfast already. It does not make sense when pick-up time for the airport is earlier than 6 a.m. Meanwhile there were guests filling up their thermos.

Stayed here two nights. Room reeked of cigarette smoke when we arrived. Asked the hotel if we could change rooms but they said all they could do was spray some perfume in the room. They noted that hotel guests sometimes smoke outside the hotel and the smoke goes up to the rooms. Overall, while the location is convenient, I wish we had stayed at a different hotel given our experience.