Visit San Pedro de Atacama

The property was completely unacceptable.  The ‘superior’ room was dark and dingy and small with a tiny shower. I don’t see how they could possibly say it is 35 sq meters, as comfortable size was our top criteria (maybe 20 sq meters at best). The pool was green, as it was ‘under repair’, another criteria. I emailed them 2 or 3 times after I booked with questions about the property and received NO reply. They do not speak any English, but at least they could have replied with translation. Yesterday when we were unhappy with the accommodations they translated that we would have to talk to booking.com to get any refund as you handled everything. Now you’re telling us that it is them that refused a refund. WHO is telling the truth here?? We could accept losing the first night, but the other 6 nights is just WRONG! Especially when it could be rebooked. The room and property was NOT as advertised. I have no idea how they rate 8+ out of 10. We use booking.com quite often and are very upset if I were to lose almost $1500.CAD. And according to management we will lose it ALL. This property was NOT as advertised. We couldn’t stay there at all. Lastly, we are seniors and were ripped off.

Dale Canada

We were there for 5 nights if booking again for. Scratch we would at least 7. There are a lot of tours to do & most really good Favourite tour was Piedros Rosa's . Antiplanic lagoons & salar as a must do the breakfast & lunch were superb

Patricia United Kingdom

People seem to love San Pedro but I think it is over rated & over priced. the tours are exorbitant and then you pay extra for the entry to sites. Tours are tightly controlled and you can’t leave the group. Tour guides have little to no knowledge of geological formations which I found odd, except astrology tours those experts know their stuff. The highlight was definitely the 4 day tour to Salar uyuni and I can’t stress this enough, 1 day in San Pedro and then do the alto Plano tour (uyuni salt flat tour) into Bolivia. You see all the same stuff without all the rules & it is better and works out cheaper.

Rachael Australia

The city has a different charm and is amazing to stay in. Choose the correct hotel as per your requirement of comfort. The main issue we faced was sightseeing. One day we rent a self drive - it was a 4 x 4 pick up drive and was terrible to drive. On top of that most of the places we drove to needed an online ticket, which was never informed to us, we didnt get to go in. The next day we booked a tour from one of the main vendors and were thoroughly disappointed. Choose your tour agent wisely. The chilean government needs to step in and rectify the wrongs to boost tourism.

Aditya India

The hostel is a scam. We met several people who arrived and was told that their booking had mysteriously disappeared and that they would be able to move us to another hostel for the same price. Although the other hostel was nice there was no evidence of the hostel on the internet or the price of the hostel. When looking through the reviews it is clear that this has happened to multiple people.

Katie United Kingdom

It was strange that a paved highway suddenly turned into dirt roads when you hit town, but that adds to its “quaintness”. The mud brick houses give a great atmosphere. The streets come alive at night and there are many fabulous restaurants- some with hidden outdoor courtyards. Just loved the place. But.. there are areas of dirt and squalor but these can be avoided. Advise you to get a SIM card before you arrive as you’ll never find your hotel.

Dieter & Sue Australia