More Than US$200

In Las Condes [1], the 310-room high-rise Hotel Hyatt Regency Santiago (Av. Kennedy 4601, tel. 02/2181234, fax 02/2182279, www.hyatt.cl [2], US$214 s or d) has made Condé Nast Traveler’s top 10 list of Latin American hotels; its lofty atrium, topped by a glass dome, lets natural light stream inside. Rates for midsize to capacious rooms, some with stupendous Andean panoramas, also include access to a gymnasium, a swimming pool, and tennis courts.

Virtually self-contained, downtown’s business-oriented Hotel Crowne Plaza (Alameda 136, tel. 02/6381042, fax 02/6336015, www.crowneplaza.com/santiagochl [3], US$249 s or d) features recreational facilities including a gymnasium, swimming pool, shops, and even its own post office.

Overlooking the Mapocho from the base of Cerro San Cristóbal, with garden space that other luxury hotels lack, Providencia [4]’s Sheraton San Cristóbal (Av. Santa María 1742, tel. 02/2335000, fax 02/2341729, www.sheraton.cl [5], US$210 s or d) has stylishly decorated view rooms with a substantial buffet breakfast included. Depending on the date, though, considerable discounts from this rack rate are possible.