Nayara Alto Atacama

Location superb Staff outstanding, and always willing to go the extra mile. Allowed late check out for no additional fee to use the facilities, so long as we exited our room Offered trips were excellent and value for money

What a great hotel. Impeccable service. Stayed 4 nights and booked the all-inclusive package. In contrast to a previous reviewer, we did not see any elderly at breakfast or during the excursions - so I guess they had bad luck in the pre-season. Most guests were between 30-50 years of age. If I were to highlight one aspect of Nayara, it is the restaurant. The chef knows how to cook! The soups are next level, especially a honeydew gazpacho with an out-of-this-world balance between acidity and sweetness. Maybe the protein portions at lunch were too large - but most people will not complain about that. 3-course lunch and 3-course dinner served every day - on full day excursions, tasty lunch (or breakfast) is served on site. Had our breakfast with scrambled eggs at 4.355 mtrs of elevation on one of the tours! Staff is very accomodating in every aspect. The excursions (we did 6) were great - going home with a lot of impressions in colorful pastel colors. Excursions are really in small groups (2-6 people) and the guides are locals and knowledgeable. The hotel seems to combine Atacamenian atmosphere (employing locals with many stories about local traditions) with a 5-star experience. Rooms were clean and spacey. Serviced twice a day. 7 small pools to leasure. Did not visit the spa. Did not miss a bigger pool or a gym - it would not fit in the hotel’s atmosphere, carefully trying to blend in with the terracotta salt range mountains that surround the hotel. Absolutely recommended.

We stayed here on the all inclusive package so had excursions included. We arrived early in the morning, breakfast was still being served so we were offered to help ourselves before checking in. Once we had eaten and completed the check in process someone from the tour desk sat down with us and planned our itinerary for our stay. It was hard to choose between all the excursions as there were so many that sounded amazing. However he listened to what we wanted and enjoyed, and we loved every excursion that he helped us pick out. We did the stargazing twice which was incredible, we planned our stay around the new moon which I would really recommend doing if you’re there for the stargazing. The food in the restaurant was incredible, as was the food we had on the excursions. All the staff were fantastic.