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Hosteria Los Notros El Calafate is the only hotel situated in the Perito Moreno National Park, Argentina. El Calafate is a dusty Patagonian steppe town on Lake Argentina, close to the three-mile-wide Perito Moreno glacier, one of 13 that flow into Argentina’s two-million-acre Los Glaciares National Park. Offering breathtaking views right from its doorstep, this is a family-friendly boutique hotel in rustic style. The design is a mix of natural fabrics and colorful country style in order to create a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere.

Hosteria Los Notros El Calafate welcomes its guests with 32 individually decorated rooms. Guestrooms are rustic but well-appointed with enormous picture windows affording formidable views across the glacier.  Each is Jacuzzi-equipped and offers complimentary wireless Internet access, premium bedding and welcome amenities, rattan chairs, wooden ceilings in the rooms and bathrooms with rainfall showerheads. Guests staying at the hotel will be able to use the onsite library and the playroom. There is an award-winning restaurant specializing in hearty servings of Patagonian game offers gourmet cuisine made with local ingredients, as well as Argentinean meats.

Hosteria Los Notros is the absolute perfect spot to be when it comes to exploring the nearby glacier. Activities include ice walks, glacial boat rides, horseback riding and mini-treks. There are sorts of different excursions to explore the ice including horseback riding across the steppe, sailing among icebergs, or for something more adventurous donning crampons to clamber onto Perito Moreno’s crevasse-scythed surface, where guests spend six hours hiking on the glacier.