Just 80 metres from the beach, Patagonia Apart Hotel offers rooms and apartments with a private balcony. This non-smoking hotel features free WiFi access in common areas. Fitted with a fan and heater, rooms come with modern interiors and warm lighting. Each is equipped with cable TV. Guests can plan day-trips and make sightseeing arrangements at the tour desk. Newspaper and luggage storage services are provided at the front desk. Private parking is available at a fee. Hotel Patagonia Apart is 3 blocks from the Mall and 10 km from Puerto Madryn Airport.
Located 250 metres from the beach and 200 metres from Puerto Madryn city centre, Hotel Fantilli offers buffet breakfast and panoramic views. Free Wi-Fi and 24-hour front desk service are provided. The rooms in Hotel Fantilli feature private bathrooms, fans, and cable TV. Guests at Hotel Fantilli can relax in the common living room or order snacks at the bar. Laundry services can be arranged upon request. Tehuelche Airport is a 15-minute drive away.
We chose this hotel for 4 nights prior to rejoining our ship on a 75 day cruise, based on decent reviews. Very difficult to sleep for 3 reasons, 1. Beds were so soft with sagging middles. 2. Air conditioning does not work well. Could never get below 80 degrees in the room, day or night. 3. A bandstand is located across the street that plays extremely loud music at night. Even with a white noise machine on full volume could not drown out the obnoxious music. The breakfast is nice, but that's a small consolation to not getting any sleep. Find another hotel if you require a comfortable environment.
Hotel offers the best breakfast among our seven stays in Argentina. Unfortunately, the hot water system broke down on our third night. They did offer to pay for the taxi ride to Trelew airport. Puerto Tombo to see penguins up close and personal is a must do. Peninsular Valdes is a long tiring 2 hours plus ride each way, half of which is on rough dusty gravel roads. Penguins are a handful only. Right whales are too far way. Elephants seals are 70 to 100 yards away. Bring your powerful binoculars indeed. Don’t base yourself at Punta Piramides as some guidebooks suggest. You will be at the whale boats launch village with no shopping, couple of eateries, and nothing else.
The Rayentray has upscale rooms with balconies and ocean views in Puerto Madryn. The hotel offers its guests the opportunity to taste dishes designed by the chef in the panoramic restaurant. Styled in tan hues and elegant upholstery, the hotel boasts 5-star décor. Rayentray Grand Hotel’s beach front location ensures scenic views from every angle. All rooms have free Wi-Fi, flat-screens with cable TVs. They are fitted with floor to ceiling windows and sofas. There is 24-hour room service. The restaurant serves a full buffet breakfast with croissants, home-made pastries and regional jams. There is also a coffee area fitted in a literary-café style. Rayentray hotel is only 9 km from El Tehuelche Airport and a 15-minute drive from downtown Puerto Madryn city. The hotel offers its guests 24-hour assistance.