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Best Hotels in South America (2026)

Places to stay, from budget guesthouses and boutique hotels to large international properties, grouped by area and style.

72 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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27. The Charlee Hotel

Luxury design hotel$$$$El Poblado

A 42-room design hotel steps from Provenza in El Poblado, known for its 18th-floor Envy Rooftop bar, all-day brunch restaurant and a full gym with sauna and jacuzzi.

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29. Casa Pestagua

Boutique hotel in a colonial mansion$$$$Ciudad Amurallada

An intimate 16-room Relais & Châteaux hotel in an 18th-century mansion on Calle Santo Domingo, with gardens, a pool, AniMare restaurant and two MICHELIN Keys.

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30. Hotel B

Boutique art hotel$$$$Barranco

A boutique hotel in a 1914 Barranco summer mansion, open since 2013 and the only Relais & Châteaux hotel in Lima, with art tours, a rooftop and four dining spaces.

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31. Hotel Clásico

Boutique hotel$$$Palermo Hollywood

A four-star, 32-room hotel in Palermo Hollywood designed by Adolfo Suaya, with solid wood furniture, marble tables and stained-glass panels.

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32. Hotel Unique

Design boutique hotel$$$$Jardins

Ruy Ohtake's arc-shaped design hotel in Jardins, opened in 2002, with round windows, 95 apartments and the Skye rooftop restaurant and bar beside a red pool.

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36. W Santiago

Lifestyle luxury hotel$$$$El Golf, Las Condes

A 196-room lifestyle hotel on Isidora Goyenechea in El Golf, with the Red2One rooftop bar on the 21st floor, an outdoor pool and three restaurants.

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37. Atemporal

Boutique hotel in a 1940s house$$$Miraflores

A nine-room boutique hotel in a 1940s family mansion on a leafy residential corner of Miraflores, with a library, house bicycles and evening drinks.

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39. Home Hotel

Boutique hotel$$$Palermo Hollywood

A 20-room boutique hotel on a quiet Palermo Hollywood street, opened in 2005, with a garden pool, spa treatments and a restaurant popular with locals.

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