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Very good,
Score from 68 reviews
“Exceptional location, extremely quiet lake view, beautiful interior and exterior design that make this hotel perfectly integrated in the landscape!”
Claire,
Mamaroneck
Situated about one mile from El Calafate downtown, the Design Suites Calafate is an excellent choice for guests who seek tranquility during their holidays. This boutique hotel is located in the upper area of the Nimes Peninsula, where you can admire the low vegetation, hills and lake invite during a pleasant walk. If you want to visit the city, the hotel offers a shuttle to downtown on a regular basis. As a guest of the Design Suites Calafate, you will have free access to the heated pool, sauna and gym. In addition, the hotel provides a health club and spa treatments in order to optimize your relaxation during your stay. A restaurant and a bar provide meals and drinks from the morning until late at night. Hotel Rooms: 60, Hotel Chain: Design Suites hotels.
GeneralRestaurant, Bar, 24-Hour Front Desk, Non-Smoking Rooms, Elevator, Safe, Heating, Designer Hotel , Air Conditioning ActivitiesSauna, Fitness Center, Spa , Indoor Swimming Pool ServicesRoom Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Laundry, Breakfast in the Room, Shuttle Service (surcharge)
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Total Hotel Score:8.2
Based on 68 reviews Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Design Suites Calafate. |
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Daniel
Young couple
San Francisco,
United States of America
April 28, 2012
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Beautiful hotel, beautiful views.
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10 |
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James
Solo traveler
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
April 15, 2012
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The rooms were fantastic, the junior suite was huge, the bathroom was amazing. A lot of thought had been given to small details. It is a hotel with ambition for sure. I hated & I mean hated the 'designer' music from the unfittingly poor speakers that are piped throughout the common parts non-stop. Such a bad decision. I understand that the music is supposed to add an ambience, but the sound quality was so awful, it ruined what could have otherwise been really relaxing quiet times, or equally good music if played through a good quality set-up. The hotel clearly wants to appeal to those seeking a 5 star experience. Sadly small maintenance defects shows that the hotel is not receiving the TLC required to keep it in tip-top condition. The heating was way way too high & my room (205) is directly above the sauna. It was unreasonably hot in there & the windows open only a tiny bit. Avoid this room until it is fitted with air-conditioning!
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9.2 |
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Sandy
Family with older children
London,
United Kingdom
March 25, 2012
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Fabulous position overlooking Lago Argentina, striking design of building. Warm inside important as very windy outdoors. Pool temperature between 24 - 30 degrees indoor and outdoor so swimming a great experience. Good spa. Lovely spacious feeling, friendly staff, spacious room. Only drawback is distance from Calafate, a forty minute walk, but there is an evening shuttle bus and I think they will take you in on demand. I would definitely return and think it is probably the best hotel in El Calafate. A tiny point, the pool area was a bit dark at night, as it was open until 10 pm, so I suggested the use of lanterns with candles at night. Big bonus to have pool open so late.
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10 |
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Dan
Mature couple
Brooklyn NY,
United States of America
March 23, 2012
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Our experience in the hotel was great. Starting with the team that was polite and accomodating, thru the room facilities, the view from the windows, the complete silence. Cleanliness. El calafate is a special place, and the hotel fits in.
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9 |
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Kenneth
Mature couple
pinner,
United Kingdom
March 22, 2012
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Location - peaceful and very good views. Swimming pool had the temperature of a giant spa, but the spa jets did not work. Ate one evening meal in the restaurant; very good food and price reasonable. Staff generally very helpful. Evening shuttle bus excellent and very necessary due to hotel's remote location. Being in a remote location, access to town was difficult during the day. Shuttle bus should run regularly during the day or on-demand. Choice of breakfast dishes poor and quality was generally not good. Maybe it's ok for maximun 3-night stay - we were there 5. Sound insulation between rooms poor - we were woken at 5am by voices from an adjacent room.
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8.8 |
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Claire
Mature couple
Mamaroneck,
United States of America
March 11, 2012
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Exceptional location, extremely quiet lake view, beautiful interior and exterior design that make this hotel perfectly integrated in the landscape!
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10 |
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Laurent
Family with young children
Rueil-Malmaison,
France
March 3, 2012
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The suites, the decoration, the swimming pool even if it was too hot, the view on the lake Difficult to find the hotel
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9.2 |
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Daria
Mature couple
Moscow,
Russia
January 31, 2012
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Perfect view of lago Argentino, one of the most comfortable, hospitable and beautiful hotels among in hotels we stayed in Argentina. The hotel is a little bit far from El Calafate centre.
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9.2 |
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Nina
Young couple
Eindhoven,
Netherlands
January 24, 2012
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the view is probably the best one you can get in El calafate - the hotel has an amazing view - the lake, the mountains, the nature, fantastic! Also the rooms are great and have a biiiig whirlpool where 2 can easily fit! Also for Argentina very nice and good breakfast as well as a nice spa with swimming pool, sauna and steambath which is very nice after a whole day of hiking :) the swimming pool is indeed very warm which is not so comfortable if you want to swim...for relaxations after hiking it is great.
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9.2 |
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Allen
Young couple
San Francisco,
United States of America
December 28, 2011
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I have traveled extensively in Latin America and around the world. The service at this hotel is among the worst I have ever experienced, especially for a supposed four-star hotel. Very rude and unhelpful staff who were indifferent to any of our requests (such as trying to get a taxi to the airport when the one we booked still hadn't arrived).
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4.6 |
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Hsiu
Young couple
taipei,
Taiwan
December 15, 2011
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Best hotel structure but bad employee Why do we need to pay more 21% tax
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5.8 |
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Laurent
Group of friends
Paris,
France
December 5, 2011
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A beautiful Hotel The view from the luxe room is amazing Choose them if you stay more than one night; it is worth it !!!! Staff is helpful Nothing Quite to difficult to find, not at the center of the city
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10 |
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Anthony
Mature couple
Bern,
Switzerland
November 13, 2011
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Design and view. Location - way out of town and past the rubbish tip and fences of plastic bags. Signage was poor to find it. They have a beautiful lounge area and decide that is the 'smoking' area in the hotel. Despite nobody smoking there when we were there one afternoon, the ashtrays were full of butts. They need to fix this! Restaurant menu was limited.
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6 |
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Nicholas
Solo traveler
Rolling Meadows,
United States of America
May 12, 2011
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The hotel was designed very well and the room was very comfortable. Had a great view of the lake, nice facilities and food. The only complaint I had was I communicated with the hotel via email before I arrived and asked them to book the glacier walk for me before I got there an thought it was done, but once I arrived it apparently wasn'T. I had to go into town and book it myself, a day later than I wanted.
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8.3 |
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Ligia
Solo traveler
Sao Paulo,
Brazil
April 25, 2011
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Very clean, with very nice view and great room. A llittle too far from the city center.
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9.2 |
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Jorge
Mature couple
BUENOS AIRES,
Argentina
May 4, 2012
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El diseño. La ubicación a mediana distancia del centro. Un lugar tranquilo. La estupenda vista del lago Argentino desde la habitación y espacios comunes. La correcta atención del personal. El puntual servicio gratuito de transfer al centro. La suite con vista al lago de cómodas dimensiones y el amplio baño con hidromasaje con vista al exterior. Podría mejorar el desayuno, especialmente el café. Una sugerencia: para llegar a la suite es necesario bajar cuatro escalones, es necesario agregar un pasamanos y una luz no estaría de más. La habitación se torna calurosa al recibir el sol, casi la totalidad del vidriado es fijo y el único móvil permite una mínima apertura, lo cual puede ser eficiente contra el viento pero torna el ambiente un tanto incómodo.
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7.5 |
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Paulo
Group of friends
NITERÓI,
Brazil
April 28, 2012
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O Hotel é novo, lindo com os quartos amplos e limpos. A localização, apesar de distante da cidade é muito boa, em frente ao Lago da Argentina com uma vista espetacular.
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9.6 |
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Liliana
Mature couple
Pilar - Buenos Aires,
Argentina
April 22, 2012
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Lo que mas nos ha gustado es el diseño del hotel, la amplitud de las habitaciones con la vista al lago, como asi tambien su cocina gourmet. Todo estuvo perfecto. es un hotel soñado. Digno de ser recomendado.
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10 |
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Isabel
Mature couple
comodoro rivadavia,
Argentina
April 10, 2012
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L lugar muy bueno, el personal del hotel deficiente. Los servicios del hotel ndeficientes, cosas que no funcionan o mal. No tuvimos buena atencion y no volveriamos.
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6.3 |
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Mike
Family with older children
capital federal,
Argentina
April 5, 2012
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el lugar, la ubicacion, la vista el risotto
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10 |
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Júlia
Young couple
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
March 27, 2012
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O hotel é maravilhoso! A decoração é bastante clean mas com estilo, sendo valorizada pelos janelões que estão por todo o hotel. A área de lazer é muito boa com uma piscina lindísima e enorme de águas quentes, perfeito para relaxar após um dia de caminhada. A suíte Junior que ficamos é muito espaçosa e confortável, com um ótimo ar condicionado para as tardes quentes e tb aquecimento para as noites frias. O seviço e excelente, o café da manhã bastante farto e ainda possui um restaurante muito bom. Adorei passar minha Lua de Mel no Design Suítes.
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10 |
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Adrian
Young couple
Comodoro Rivadavia,
Argentina
March 23, 2012
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La arquitectura del hotel y la vista al lago y la montaña. La ubicación a pesar de tener excelente vista es de dificilisimo acceso, poco señalizado desde la ruta y pasa por lugares muy oscuros de noche en calles sin carteles. Da un poco de miedo. La atención del hotel bastante fría, poco atenta. El desayuno muy pobre para un hotel de 4 estrellas, el yogur y la leche en envases sin refrigeración, sin reposición autómatica tenía que pedir vasos y huevos que ya no había. Pagué especialmente una suite junior con vista al lago y jacuzzi pero este mismo no funcionaba y al hacer el reclamo no me dieron solución alguna.. La habitación no cuenta con doble vidrio por lo que el viento sonaba muy fuerte y el sol la hacía extremadamente cálida. A pesar del control individual de la calefacción la habitación era sofocante tenía que poner el aire acondicionado. Realmente no me gustó y me dolió pagar el costo de la estadía
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5 |
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Sandra
Group of friends
Santiago,
Chile
March 11, 2012
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Bueno el hotel ,le falta indicación de como llegar en la ciudad
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9.2 |
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Marc
Mature couple
STRASBOURG,
France
March 7, 2012
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L'hôtel est magnifique, un design en adéquation avec le paysage, le luxe des grands espaces. La vue depuis les chambres sur le lac est spectaculaire, le calme des lieux et une bonne literie contribue à un repos exceptionnel. Nous avons adoré l'endroit... Le petit dejeuné était bon. Cepandant l'entretien du Spa est à revoir. La piscine, certes très belle et bien chauffée mériterait un meilleur entretien. À ce rythme de détérioration, elle n'en a plus pour longtemps. Le bain de vapeur ne fonctionnait pas, et pas seulement pendant notre séjour je crois... Le personnel dans sa majorité et sauf l'une où l'autre exception devrait être plus aimable. Mais peut être est-il comme le climat de Patagonie, rude....ou comme le design de l'endroit, minimal? Le restaurant est prétentieux.
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7.5 |
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Javier
Young couple
Banfield,
Argentina
March 6, 2012
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El diseño y vista del hotel son insuperables. Cuenta con todas las comodidades para una buena estancia No me gustó: a) Detalles de terminación (al ducharme, se filtraba agua hacia el piso del baño), teniendo que usar las toallas para no estar sobre el piso mojado) b) Servicio de traslado a la ciudad, podría estar todo el día c) Falta de sendero hacia el Lago (imperdonable).
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9.2 |
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