Hotel Lacolet

Punta Arenas


On the foothills of the Cerro de la Cruz lookout, this gorgeous brick heritage house has parquet floors and five comfortable rooms with TVs, and hairdryers in the tiled bathrooms. Service is good and the buffet breakfast easily stands among Patagonia's best, serving four types of homemade bread, local rhubarb jam, eggs, fruit and deli meats and cheeses.


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1. Casa Braun-Menéndez

0.46 MILES

Facing the Plaza Muñoz Gamero’s north side is the Club de la Unión, which houses the former Palacio Sara Braun, now known as the Casa Braun-Menéndez.

3. Plaza Muñoz Gamero

0.5 MILES

A central plaza of magnificent conifers surrounded by opulent mansions. Facing the plaza’s north side, Casa Braun-Menéndez houses the private Club de la…

4. Museo Regional Salesiano

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Especially influential in settling the region, the Salesian order collected outstanding ethnographic artifacts, but their museum touts their role as…

5. Museo Regional de Magallanes

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This opulent mansion testifies to the wealth and power of pioneer sheep farmers in the late 19th century. The well-maintained interior houses a regional…

6. Museo Naval y Marítimo

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A naval and maritime museum with historical exhibits that include a fine account of the Chilean mission that rescued Sir Ernest Shackleton’s crew from…

7. Cementerio Municipal

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Among South America’s most fascinating cemeteries, with both humble immigrant graves and flashy tombs, like that of wool baron José Menéndez, a scale…

8. Instituto de la Patagonia

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Pioneer days are made real again at the Patagonian Institute's Museo del Recuerdo, part of the Universidad de Magallanes. The library has historical maps…