Hotel Arakur

I am now sitting with a gin and tonic in the Hotel Arakur, on the mountains above Ushuaia port, looking down to the harbour through the huge picture windows in the lounge.

I chose my room to have a valley view rather than a sea view, because I hunkered after some greenery. However, the first room I was shown to overlooked the carpark!  Management then kindly showed me to another room higher up, better views over to the valley, with good views of the nothofagus forest, since I was going to be staying 7 nights! In hindsight, next time I will choose the sea view, as it is hard to not get the carpark if one chooses a "valley view" room, which is a bit cheaper.

The hotel itself is very new, only 3 years old, and is still a work in progress.  It is all wood and stone, with copper-clad roof and sides which have already weathered to a beautiful verdigris green.

My room has wooden floors, auto curtains, and a bath with a picture window looking into the bedroom and beyond to the view outside the My room has wooden floors, auto curtains, and a bath with a picture window looking into the bedroom and beyond to the view outside the window. 

A very lovely place to chill out for a few days!