The Best Hotels in Bariloche

Perched between two Patagonian lakes with the Andes behind it, this grand mountain lodge resort was built in the style of Canada's great railway hotels, all cypress timber, stone fireplaces, and Norman tile roofs. Golf, skiing in July, fishing, rafting, and condor watching keep guests occupied. Standard rooms are comfortable and well-appointed, and nearly every one looks out at water or snow-capped peaks, which does most of the decorating for them.

A ten-room boutique hotel perched on a cliff above Lake Nahuel Huapi, about twenty minutes outside Bariloche, which means no wandering to town but also no other hotel between you and the water. The design skips the alpine kitsch the region is famous for in favor of wood beams, gray stone, and clean lines. An indoor-outdoor pool lets you swim under Patagonian stars, and each room has a private lake-view terrace. Selected by the Michelin Guide.

Suites here come standard with jacuzzis aimed squarely at Lake Nahuel Huapi, which is one way to start the morning. This intimate lodge sits a short drive outside Bariloche, close enough for a dinner run but far enough that the Patagonian wilderness feels like the whole point. Rooms range from suites with kitchenettes up to full residences with wood-burning stoves. The spa handles whatever the hiking and ski slopes leave behind.

Perched on a hill above Nahuel Huapi lake in Patagonia's ski country, this design hotel looks like someone dropped a futuristic lake lodge into the Andes and decided to go with it. Natural wood and leather fill spaces that manage to feel minimal and cozy at once, with picture windows doing the heavy lifting. Rooms range from forest-facing standards to jacuzzi suites with lake views. Bariloche's famously raucous après-ski is a short drive away.