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The Singular Patagonia
Puerto Natales, Chile · The Singular Hotels · Grand Luxury
The Singular Patagonia occupies the former Bories Cold Storage Plant, built in 1915 by the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego to process sheep for export to Europe and declared a Chilean National Monument in 1996. Descendants of the plant's original Scottish and Asturian founding families spent a decade restoring the site before opening it as a hotel in 2011, keeping the original British machinery intact for guests to tour. It sits on the shores of the Señoret Channel near Puerto Natales, at the gateway to Torres del Paine.
- 57 rooms
- Opened 2011
- Neighborhood: Puerto Bories
- Rooms from 500 sq ft (46 m²)
About The Singular Patagonia
- The hotel occupies the former Bories Cold Storage Plant, built in 1915 by the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego, once the largest meat and wool processing plant in Chilean-Argentinian Patagonia.
- The plant was declared a Chilean National Monument in 1996 after roughly 70 years of operation, and its original British machinery from the early twentieth century still stands in the hotel's on-site museum.
- The restoration was led by fourth- and fifth-generation descendants of the plant's Scottish founder John MacLean Fraser and Asturian pioneer José Menéndez, reopening the site as a hotel in December 2011.
- It sits on the shores of the Señoret Channel a short drive from Puerto Natales, overlooking the fjord early settlers named Última Esperanza, or Last Hope.
- Entry-level rooms start at 500 sq ft (46 m²).
History
The hotel occupies the former Bories Cold Storage Plant (Frigorífico Bories), built in 1915 by the Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego, a company founded by Scottish immigrant John MacLean Fraser and Asturian pioneer José Menéndez to process sheep meat and wool for export to Europe. It was, at the time, the most important cold storage plant in Chilean-Argentinian Patagonia and a driver of the growth of nearby Puerto Natales.
After roughly 70 years of operation the plant closed in the 1980s and fell into disrepair until it was declared a Chilean National Monument in 1996. Fourth- and fifth-generation descendants of the founding families spent about a decade restoring the site, reopening it in December 2011 as The Singular Patagonia, a hotel with an on-site museum displaying the original British machinery.
The setting
5 km from Municipal History Museum.
Restaurants and bars
- The Singular Patagonia restaurant and bar — Restaurant · Locally sourced, Chilean Patagonian
Experiences
- Excursions from the Señoret Channel shore — Excursions to remote places, including beyond Torres del Paine National Park, from about a 5 minute drive from Puerto Natales.
- Treks through Torres del Paine — Adventurous treks through Torres del Paine, reaching mountainous terrain not reached by other tour companies or hotels.
- Private boat tours of the fjords — Navigating the fjords aboard one of the hotel's two high-speed boats.
- Glacier expeditions — Expeditions to nearby glaciers.
- Horseback riding on private ranches — Horseback riding on private ranches and nearby farms.
- Guided tour of the museum-hotel — A guided tour for in-house guests through the history of the Puerto Bories plant, with antique machinery visible in transit areas.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Hot tub
Awards
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- Travel + Leisure World's Best Hotels (2026)
- Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards (2025)
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