Design Suites Calafate - El Calafate

This is a hotel that definitely needs some tweaking. The one night-staff employee is horrendous here. While checking into our pre-paid room, complete with confirmation numbers, the man had no idea how to check us into a room. It didn't help that his English skills weren't up to par. We booked a triple room, but none were available, so we were forced […] to wait 30 minutes for a cot at 12:30 AM. It didn't help that the heating didn't work, and the employee seemed rather annoyed that we requested another room or a portable heater. Secondly, the "junior suite" is barely bigger than a average sized double room. The decor of the hotel looks sleek and contemporary in photos, but the quality of the finishes were a letdown. The carpet was what you'd find in a basement, and the TV looked to be 15 years old (even though the hotel was new). The bathroom though, was pretty amazing, and was easily the best part of the room. The breakfast buffet was standard. Oh yes, and if you plan on ironing your clothes here, be warned: the hotel offers no irons at all. Instead, you must use their pricey laundry service. This was quite annoying since it cost 30 pesos to iron one pair of pants, and required a full 18 hour wait for their "express" service. Had they any irons at all, I could have pressed my pants in about two minutes. I would have been okay paying the price, were it not such a long wait! Surely they can invest in irons. Thirdly, Read more

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Spectacular view and a first rate hotel. Great architectural design that adds to the experience

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This hotel has the best location and best views in Calafate. Rooms are very large as are the bathrooms and if you get a room facing the lake, you are rewarded with amazing views. The restaurant serves excellent dinners, too. Best of all is the heated (large) swimming pool. There is a dry sauna, steam sauna (hammam), and gym.

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Outstanding! Just outstanding. One of the best Designer hotels I have ever stayed in, in every detail....plus fabulous views and service. Great Spa for a small hotel. The price could easily be double for this quality.

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Reception disinterested in providing info, alternatively providing wrong info. Food expensive and without character. This spoils an otherwise great hotel and location with stunning views.

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Gorgeous hotel overlooking the Argentina Lake in Patagonia. We had the most amazing view. The staff was wonderful. The hotel was located far from the city center. There is a shuttle that the hotel provides, but this starts at 6:00pm, and runs one time each hour. Overall, I loved our hotel and would definitely recommend it.

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The hotel is very comfortable and nice with free internet. The rooms are large with beautiful views of the lake and mountains. The staff is not the friendliest. There is a shuttle to take you into town (10 minute ride), it does not start running until 6:00PM and leaves the hotel on the hour and picks you up in town at 15 after. This place would be perfect […] if the shuttle ran throughout the day. A nice breakfast is included in the price. Read more

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Excelent hotel

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Whilst reception was attentive and the structure and view stunning, the hotel is quite some distance from the town. We found that the room's maintenance was not good at all. Blown light bulbs, Toilet roll holders were loose and would not support the rolls. The plug top fell off the hair dryer. The water was smelly and brown. We filled the spa hoping […] to relax after a long journey, only to find the brown smelly water. We complained and got a shrug of shoulders, explanation-" The whole town is like it", not true. We ate in the restaurant the night of arrival. The meal whilst well presented, was minuscule. I had laundry service, four top class shirts worth US$2200 were returned ruined- shrunken. We were compensated for this in the final bill on check out without hassle. Breakfast, choices were limited and poorly presented, especially the hot section, which was cold! For an advertised 5 star hotel, I would give the building 5 Stars- the rest 3 Stars. Read more

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The hotel is on the edge of town but preached high up on a hill with outstanding views, we had a room overlooking the lake, believe me its work the premium on the room rate!! Its a stunning view. The room was really well put together, a great bathroom and comfy bed, although the acoustics were probably not great but we had quiet neighbours and we slept […] very well (comfy bed). The hotel is the best in El Calafate, all the others look dull and boring but this place is unique, a very good design (been published a fair bit) so appeals to the design conscious, and the food in the restaurant was very good. We spent one day just relaxing in the hotel spa and chilling out. The only draw back was (and this is a problem ALL OVER Argentina) that some of the hotel spa was not maintained well, the pool was too hot to swim in and the water jets on the pool did not work, as well as the Scottish Shower, and the Spa just felt a little tired for a hotel which is not that old... One Argentinean woman told us that its just how things in Argentina are... we build beautiful buildings but then 'no maintenance'. But this was only in the Spa, and it still did not stop us from enjoying using the facilities. Being outside of the centre of town is a bonus as the centre of El Calafate is a bit er... dull? It could be anywhere. There are no views in the centre of town as your in a valley planted with trees to give shelter from the wind and as the whole town more or less has sprung up in the past 10 years to service the tourist trade the whole feeling is very un Argentinian, you could be in some quaint little Californian town somewhere; we had stayed in Buenos Aires and just outside Mendoza before this so the contrast was quite odd; if you want to go into town though to eat the hotel lays on a courtesy bus too an from the hotel which is fantastic. We would recommend and stay again. Read more

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This hotel has the best location and best views in Calafate. Rooms are very large as are the bathrooms and if you get a room facing the lake, you are rewarded with amazing views. The restaurant serves excellent dinners, too. Best of all is the heated (large) swimming pool. There is a dry sauna, steam sauna (hammam), and gym.

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location a bit fat from the city center but have shuttles during evening. beautiful view from the room. carpet in the room a little old and a lot of stains- other than that the room is clean and good value for the money!

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Design Suites is a reasonable hotel with good views but is reached through some unfortunate surroundings with windblown rubbish lining the unmade up roads, Once there, the service is reasonable and the surroundings satisfactory. We didn't see anything much better in the town which is 20mins walk or a short taxi ride.

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The hotel had stunning views over the lake and good facilities. The evening bus service in to town was good, but I recommend that this is extended throughout the day.

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Excentré mais pas trop, permet d'avoir une vue exceptionnelle sur le lac

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muy buena y lo difrute muy comodo restauran muy buena la comida una calefacion y una pileta climatizada y lo mejor la visrta al lago Argentino

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Excelente Hotel, boa localização. A Vista dos aptos para o Lago não tem preço, vale a pena ficar mais afastado do centro para usufruir a vista, Fomos em Setembro e ainda havia blocos de gelo flutuando pelo lago e pode ser visto do quarto.

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Hotel fantastico....atendimento, quartos, funcionarios, café da manha, piscina, tudo maravilhoso.....só a vista que não.....é simplesmente impressionante a beleza da vista......não fosse o vento ficaria na varanda o dia todo.....transporte para o centro muito bom tambem......vale cada real pago!!!

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The corner room with the view of the lake was amazing. For Argentinian standard I would say great experience.

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Tutto ottimo, tranne due punti fondamentali: 1) Nel periodo estivo le stanze che affacciano sul lago (le più belle e ... care!) NON disponendo di impianti di aria condizionata, si trasformano in veri e propri forni crematori (anche di notte)! 2) WiFi, al contrario di quello che è annunciato sul sito, NON funziona nelle stanze e nella hall dell'albergo […] funziona malissimo (il relativo collegamento è debolissimo). Esistono per fortuna due computers collegati via cavo a disposizione della clientela, ben funzionanti: possono però risultare spesso già occupati.... Read more

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Sugestão: eliminar carpetes dos quartos.

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Súper lindo hotel...buen desayuno, gente amable y colaboradora.. el hotel se encuentra retirado del centro donde se encontraban los restaurantes y tiendas, pero cuenta con traslados cada hora... Buenísima opción para pasar unos días en el Calafate ..

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O hotel é maravilhoso, porém um pouco longe do centro...isso nao atrapalha, pois o hotel oferece o servico gratuito de transfer em horários determinados. Voltaria com certeza! As atendentes Nathalia e Lucia sáo muito simpaticas e atenciosas!

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Me parecio super comodo todo. Una noche elegimos para cenar ahi. No podiamos creeer la escazes del alimento en el plato. Mucho plato , poco para comer y bastante caro. Los platos muy bien decorados...pero nada mas.

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El hotel está bien, pero esta un poco lejos del centro comercial. La cocina es buena, pero el menu tiene pocas alternativas (dos)

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EXCELENTE HOTEL EN TODO SENTIDO, SERVICIO, UBICACION, DISEÑO, CONFORT LO RECOMIENDO....

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Le regalé esta noche de estadía a mi novio. Le encanto este hotel y eso que es re exigente en su gusto. Estaba fascinado con la vista, con la comodidad de la habitación, la piscina climatizada y el jacuzzi. Los puntos de mejora: el restaurante (la comida no es tan buena) y la piscina podria aprovechar la belleza del paisaje y tener una excelente vista. El […] resto, nos encanto. Lo recomendamos ampliamente. Read more

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