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Awasi Atacama
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile · Awasi · Grand Luxury
Every one of Awasi Atacama's 12 rooms comes with its own private guide and dedicated 4x4 vehicle for the length of the stay, with no shared excursions and no fixed departure times, a model found almost nowhere else in South American travel. Its adobe and stone lodge sits within walking distance of San Pedro de Atacama's center, at the edge of the driest desert on Earth, where the ALMA and VLT telescope arrays sit nearby and guests can book private stargazing with an astronomer. It made the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2024.
- 12 rooms
- Opened 2007
- Rooms from 538 sq ft (50 m²)
About Awasi Atacama
- Each of Awasi Atacama's 12 rooms is paired with its own private guide and 4x4 vehicle for the entire stay, so no two guests ever share an excursion or a departure time.
- The Atacama's extreme dryness and high altitude give it some of the clearest night skies on Earth, which is why the ALMA and VLT telescope arrays are sited nearby.
- Within 30 to 90 minutes of the lodge are the flamingo lagoons of Chaxa, the eroded rock formations of the Valle de la Luna, and the Salar de Atacama, the world's third-largest salt flat.
- Awasi Atacama appeared on the World's 50 Best Hotels list in 2024 and holds a MICHELIN Two Keys rating as of 2025.
- Entry-level rooms start at 538 sq ft (50 m²).
History
Awasi Atacama sits in the oasis village of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile, at the edge of the world's driest desert. Opening around 2007, the intimate lodge was conceived around adobe villas designed to echo the vernacular architecture of the Atacama.
A member of Relais & Chateaux, Awasi Atacama pioneered a fully personalized model in which every guest is paired with a private guide and a dedicated 4x4 vehicle for bespoke desert excursions.
Amenities
- Pool
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Travel + Leisure World's Best Hotels (2026)
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