Hotel Aca El Calafate

“Lovely stay in El Calafate!”

This well-designed hotel is a gem in Patagonia and is a centrally-located haven close to the main street with a lovely park, shops and restaurants. It had everything we needed and was clean, comfortable and quiet. Exploring the Perito Moreno Glacier nearby was the stuff of dreams. We hope to come b… more

This well-designed hotel is a gem in Patagonia and is a centrally-located haven close to the main street with a lovely park, shops and restaurants. It had everything we needed and was clean, comfortable and quiet. Exploring the Perito Moreno Glacier nearby was the stuff of dreams. We hope to come back some day!

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“Convenient location and adequate stay”

We stayed as couple for 4 nights in autumn(April) . Pros The location of the hotel was walking distance to the the main town road. The room was spacious, enough space for luggage. Two coat hooks Clean room. Fresh towels and room cleaned daily. Comfortable bed. There was shampoo, conditioner and … more

We stayed as couple for 4 nights in autumn(April) . Pros The location of the hotel was walking distance to the the main town road. The room was spacious, enough space for luggage. Two coat hooks Clean room. Fresh towels and room cleaned daily. Comfortable bed. There was shampoo, conditioner and body wash. The room and bathroom had gas heaters so it was warm. No aircon. Its next to where the free shuttle bus stop to the Glaciurium museum picks up. Complimentary but very basic breakfast Has free bag storage Reception does have English speaking assistants Cons The room walls are thin. I could hear our neighbour's talking at 6am in the morning. However, it was was not noisy or rowdy when we came back from our tours. Although there is a complimentary breakfast, the pastries were stale. I received fresh croissants 1 out of the 4 nights of stay. The breakfast included, teas, coffee, pastries, yoghurt and toast. Scrambled eggs costs $2. Shout out to helpful employee: Pablo was friendly and helpful. He offered us a matte tea when we enquired what it was. Pablo also provided help with translating Spanish to English when I wanted to do an online check in. Thanks Pablo. Tips Let the shower hot water run for 6 to 7 minutes to get hot water in the shower. Ves shuttle is the most affordable airport to hotel shuttle transfer at $12 per person one way. However, they take long to respond to what's app messages and from other reviews not on time. The pick up point for Ves Shuttle is in front of the hotel. Remis taxis service is about a 3 minute walk from the hotel, $25 for two people. When u book a tour with Patagonia Chic you receive a free transfer from the airport to the hotel. We used Trayecto Patagonia +54 9 2966 46 9217 taxi service, $26 for two people, private transfer. Quick respond time on WhatsApp, could respond in English, very professional, arrived 2mins earlier than promised, car was clean and very polite and pleasant driver. Would highly recommend using her services for transfers to other attraction transfers as well. They also offer tours. Most shops open at 10am. The supermarket La Amina is a 10 minute walk from the hotel and opens at 9am. It is a neater, cleaner supermarket than Distr sur. Items like mate tea and calfate jam were very affordable. Tour tips Pantogia Eco tours was the most affordable for a one day tour to El Chalten at, $115 per person. Patagonia chic has a last minute office in town and I saw the tour at $110 pp. Cal tur offered the most affordable transfer and tour to the Perinto Morena Glacier. Patagonia Chic was the most affordable tour agent online. The native lakes and cave dinner was a good tour to experience. If u walk around the town there are other tour agents that may offer cheaper tours. Many of the smaller tour agents don't have websites as it's expensive for them to host and maintain websites. If u miss the glaciurium museum ice bar, u can visit the yeti ice bar which is $20 pp and offers two alcoholic drinks or one soft drink. This ice bar is a few minutes walk from the hotel. The hotel is a good affordable option in comparison to the other hotels that were more expensive and offered little value.

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“Convenient, friendly hotel”

Stayed in this hotel for 2 nights when visiting the Glaciers. Great location. It was very clean and the staff were very friendly. Our room was close to the reception area so had some noise from that. Breakfast was ok. Would recommend for a short stay.

“Perfect location”

I stayed at ACA (El Calafate) 3 nights last christmas. The location and staff were great! But the room a little bit small. The christmas dinner was expensive: U$ 100 for each person. The breakfast was ok.