Chile Forum

Hi all,

My gf and I are looking at heading down to vina del mar or valparaiso for new year's eve this year, is there a general opinion for which area would be better? We realise we're a bit late on the organisation front and most of the hotels on the coast are all booked out, would it still be possible to find somewhere to stay in a decent location? I presume that somewhere as close the beach as possible is where we should be aiming to stay?

vina, will cost you a small fortune at new years for even the dumpiest little place.

See if you can get bus tickets first. Don't try to get a bus on the 31st as they will all be packed and the trip will take twice as long as normal. As for lodging, just troll through hostels and hotels until you find one with room. Some want a 2-3 day minimum over NYE but you might still find somewhere. Then just walk toward the coast or a mirador to see the fireworks. They set them off all along the coast, so Viña, Renaca or Concon are other options.

i tried a couple of hostels a couple of weeks ago for private rooms, most have gone........

You can probably still find shared rooms.....

http://www.hostelworld.com
www.booking.com

I use these sites search engines, then use google to find the direct contact details and make the reservation directly.....

yeh we're expecting to cop ridiculous prices, just hoping in the future we'll remember the night and not how much we paid :p

plan is to get a bus up on the 30th and stay til the 2nd, guess I'll start searching for spare rooms left in vina of maybe renaca

ty for the replies

not everywhere is on booking sites. I had a look at a couple I know but they want 2 night minimum for around CLP$140,000. The other option is choose a different hill from the traditional touristy Concepción or Alegre.
http://www.artilleria199.cl/
http://www.hosteriaespiritusanto.cl/index.html (this new, don't know much about it)
The Alecon, which receives decent reviews, has the usual high prices for NYE but does mention the possibility of arranging a home stay for those who can't afford the prices. It is a decent hostal/B&B and you might want to take a chance on the home stay.
http://alecon.cl/afterindex_nye.html

I would follow any booking with a phone call.

Donnybrook wrote:not everywhere is on booking sites. I had a look at a couple I know but they want 2 night minimum for around CLP$140,000. The other option is choose a different hill from the traditional touristy Concepción or Alegre.
http://www.artilleria199.cl/
http://www.hosteriaespiritusanto.cl/index.html (this new, don't know much about it)
The Alecon, which receives decent reviews, has the usual high prices for NYE but does mention the possibility of arranging a home stay for those who can't afford the prices. It is a decent hostal/B&B and you might want to take a chance on the home stay.
http://alecon.cl/afterindex_nye.html

I would follow any booking with a phone call.

that homestay sounds like it could be fun for a tourist wanting to experience a real chilean NYE.......

I forgot I wasn't supposed to post links! Sorry.

Donnybrook wrote:I forgot I wasn't supposed to post links! Sorry.

your over 10 posts? or has it changed.... i dont think you will be in trouble unless you are secretly trying to promote your own business that offers services in competition to the allchile forum owners....

zer0nz wrote:

Donnybrook wrote:I forgot I wasn't supposed to post links! Sorry.

your over 10 posts? or has it changed.... i dont think you will be in trouble unless you are secretly trying to promote your own business that offers services in competition to the allchile forum owners....

Thanks. I thought it was 100.

Donnybrook wrote:not everywhere is on booking sites. I had a look at a couple I know but they want 2 night minimum for around CLP$140,000.

Which ones were these?
Two places I have found vacancies at are 220.000 a night

Casa Verde Limón has a double or twin with shared bathroom at $180,000 for two nights, $90,000 a night.
http://www.casaverdelimon.com/habitaciones_en.html