Santiago

Santiago, Chile — One of My Favorite Cities in the World · Ten hotels, where to eat, and ten day trips to wine country, the coast and the Andes.

Where should I stay?

The first five aim for about $150–$250 a night; the rest are for spending more. The full write-ups are in the Santiago guide.

Santiago Marriott Hotel (Harris's pick): The **Santiago Marriott Hotel** is one of those hotels I find extremely easy to recommend.
Hyatt Centric Las Condes Santiago (Rooftop pool, Las Condes): The Hyatt Centric is another hotel I'd watch carefully for value.
Hotel Cumbres Lastarria (Walkable Lastarria): Now let's change neighborhoods completely.
Pullman Santiago Vitacura (Mountain views, Vitacura): Vitacura is one of my favorite areas to consider for a Santiago hotel.
DoubleTree by Hilton Santiago - Vitacura (Dependable value): This isn't necessarily the hotel I'd choose for a romantic anniversary trip.
The Singular Santiago (Lastarria luxury): This would be high on my luxury list.
The Ritz-Carlton, Santiago (Classic five-star): The Ritz is the more traditional luxury option.
Mandarin Oriental, Santiago (Urban resort): The Mandarin Oriental is where I'd go if I wanted my Santiago hotel to feel almost like an urban resort.
NH Collection Santiago Casacostanera (Vitacura, by CasaCostanera): This is an interesting option in Vitacura because it's integrated with the CasaCostanera complex.
DoubleTree by Hilton Santiago Kennedy (Views, Vitacura): Another hotel worth price-checking.

Mercado Central · Santiago Centro · Seafood market: A 19th-century iron-roofed market hall where stalls serve Chilean seafood like caldillo de congrio and machas a la parmesana.
La Vega Central · Recoleta · Produce market: Santiago's huge, busy produce market, with cheap cocinerías serving home-style Chilean lunches.
Liguria · Providencia · Chilean: A lively bistro-bar serving traditional Chilean dishes like pastel de choclo and pisco sours until late.
Galindo · Bellavista · Chilean: A long-running, unpretentious picada for hearty Chilean staples like chorrillana and cazuela.
El Hoyo · Estación Central · Chilean: An old-school picada open since 1912, known for pernil (pork leg) and the terremoto wine-and-ice-cream drink.
Peluquería Francesa · Barrio Yungay · French-Chilean: A restaurant inside a 19th-century barbershop filled with antiques, serving French-influenced Chilean food.
Boragó · Vitacura · Contemporary Chilean: Chef Rodolfo Guzmán's tasting-menu restaurant built around native Chilean ingredients; reserve well ahead.

La Chascona · Bellavista: Pablo Neruda's quirky hillside house, now a museum visited with an audio guide.
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino · Santiago Centro: A compact, well-curated museum of pre-Columbian art from across Latin America, near the Plaza de Armas.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos · Quinta Normal: A sobering museum documenting human rights abuses under the 1973–1990 dictatorship.
Cerro Santa Lucía · Santiago Centro: A small landscaped hill in the center with stairways, fountains and a fort-like lookout over downtown.
Barrio Lastarria · Lastarria: A walkable neighborhood of cobbled streets, cafés, bookshops and the GAM cultural center.
Viña Concha y Toro · Pirque: Chile's best-known winery, offering cellar tours and tastings about an hour south of the city.
Day trip to the Cajón del Maipo · Cajón del Maipo: A mountain canyon southeast of Santiago for hiking, rafting and hot springs in the Andes.