Intiwasi Hotel

If you are looking for bare minimum accommodations this is your place. The beds are comfortable. The staff is helpful. The location is great. It's a great neighborhood with lots to do. However, you do have to leave your room key at the front desk every time you leave. The bathroom was not clean our first night.

This tiny hotel is located in a beautiful, quiet neighbourhood, Providencia. It is decorated in an artisanal style -- plain but very clean and moderately priced. It was likely a house which was converted into an inn so the rooms are small. It is close to scores of great restaurants, cafes and good shopping. Be sure to double check your reservation as there was an error on ours. Also we were asked to pay when we checked in and then asked to pay again when we checked out! We had kept the receipt so we were ok.

Pros: Great little ethnic-style decor place on a budget! Lovely front patio cafe with truly delicious, generous portions - had an excellent dinner!! ... ceviche (enough for a meal) as a starter and a sautéed Chilean sea bass with calamari on top and a salad of avocado, cucumber, tomato, fennel and delicate bib lettuce! Also a backyard patio to relax shaded by trees and an elegant white fabric strewn in a tent like way. Caveat - I didn't try breakfast due to early morning plans every day. Front desk and cafe staff very helpful and friendly with a bit of English to be understood! Much appreciated! Rooms clean with private large modern shower and sink, large flat screen TV and AC, that open to patio. On quiet safe-residential street but only a 10 min walk to major shopping mall - Costanero, Starbucks and other hotels, cafes, metro, bus stops, bike rentals, city tour buses, etc in the Providencia area of the city. Cons: rooms a bit too dark, lighting was on the dim side, and almost overslept due to cellphone plugged in to charge in a power strip that apparently did not provide current! Cellphone was NOT charged! I was able to charge the next night via a different outlet in the bathroom. The bed was so-so: not as comfortable or new feeling, the pillow feathers felt a bit prickly but there was a 2nd pillow on the bed that was fine. All in all, a real find on a budget in terms of great location (felt like a local resident), very good dinner, and modern bathroom! The feel/environment is like a better quality hostel. I would go back!