Four-star Slope of Cerro Calafate, El Calafate
Alto Calafate Hotel Patagónico
A hundred and three rooms on the slope of Cerro Calafate at the entrance to town, looking down over El Calafate to Lago Argentino.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.
- Rooms
- 103
- Setting
- Hillside above town and lake
- From the airport
- About 20 minutes, our estimate
The hotel
On the hill at the edge of town.
Alto Calafate stands on the slope of Cerro Calafate where the road from the airport enters town. From the hill the view runs over the rooftops of El Calafate to Lago Argentino and the Patagonian steppe beyond. The hotel stays open all year, and a shuttle runs down to the centre every hour. Depending on the side, rooms look out over the lake or back up towards Cerro Calafate.
With 103 rooms it is one of the larger hotels in El Calafate, and its conference rooms are the biggest in town. Most guests come for the glaciers, and the excursions to Perito Moreno and across the lake leave from El Calafate. Evenings are spent in the spa, with two heated pools set in the gardens, or over Patagonian lamb at Barlovento.
- Heated pools Two heated pools among the gardens, one 18 metres long for swimming and one with a waterfall for families.
- Spa & Health Club Saunas, a Scottish shower, two massage rooms and a gym.
- Barlovento Regional and international cooking, Patagonian lamb and regional wines, served behind large windows.
Rooms & suites
Rooms over the lake and the steppe.
Room categories as listed by the hotel, from standard doubles to a suite with its own jacuzzi.
- Room Standard Double About 28 square metres. Connecting pairs suit a family of four.
- Larger room Superior Double About 40 square metres, with a sitting area.
- Suite Suite About 80 square metres, with a living room, bedroom, dressing room and a jacuzzi for two.
Good to know
Before you go.
- Into town The hotel runs a shuttle to the centre of El Calafate every hour.
- Access One room is adapted for guests with reduced mobility.
Getting there
Flying to El Calafate.
El Calafate airport, on the south shore of Lago Argentino, handles domestic flights and private aircraft on one runway. The hotel is at the airport end of town, about 20 kilometres or 20 minutes by car, our estimate.
- Punta Arenas 45 min
- Ushuaia 1 h 05
- Bariloche 1 h 40
- Santiago 2 h 50
- Buenos Aires 3 h 05
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How far is Alto Calafate from the airport?
- About 20 kilometres, or roughly 20 minutes by car by our estimate. The hotel sits at the entrance to town on the airport side.
- Is Alto Calafate in the centre of El Calafate?
- No. It is on the hillside at the entrance to town, about three kilometres out, with an hourly shuttle to the centre.
- Does the hotel have a pool?
- Yes. There are two heated pools, one long enough for lengths, and a spa with saunas.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to El Calafate?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to El Calafate, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
Also in El Calafate
Other hotels worth the trip.
- EOLO – Patagonia's Spirit A lodge on a 4,000-hectare estate in the open steppe, with two MICHELIN Keys.
- Estancia Cristina A ranch inside the national park, raised to two MICHELIN Keys in 2026.
- Xelena Hotel & Suites On the edge of the lake, with an indoor pool and the water in view.
- Imago Hotel & Spa Looks straight onto the bay, with a spa, indoor pool and sauna.
- Design Suites Calafate Sixty rooms with views of the lake, outside town, with a spa and indoor pool.
- Kau Yatún Hotel de Campo A country hotel among native plants, within walking distance of the main street.
Staying at Alto Calafate Hotel Patagónico?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to El Calafate, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
Opens the hotel's own website. We have no arrangement with the hotel.