I need to tell you about the great hotel I was in in Santiago, and about a couple of resturants. The hotel is one up from a hostel/boutique style, so yes rustic but in such a good location. Hotel del Patio is in Barrio Bellavista www.hoteldelpatio.cl. I managed to get good corporate rates of $75US per night. It is an old 19th century mansion gutted out but the best thing is it overlooks Del Patio which is an enclave of cafes, bars, design shops and tourist shops. This is an ideal location for a woman travelling on her own, as I have done in the past.
Jennifer had her birthday on tour, so we celebrated by going to Amorio www.amorio.cl This is the place I had been introduced to 2 years before, and each time I am in Santiago it is a must.I was well pleased to have enough Spanish this time to book the table!
We drank Casa Silva Reserva Cabernet Sauvigon 2006 (it was Jennifer's choice) and it was just perfect. We were the first table seated at around 8pm. Sooo early to go out! They are no-where as late as the Argentineans, they are quite outside the box, even for Latin Americans. A great night out but didn't go too hard as we had the fair next day.
The other new resturant we tried and now rave about was Cienfuegos
www.grupocienfuegos.cl It was just 50 metres from home, so ideal for after a fair and with another day to go.
Well the ambience was so comfortable that we took our shoes off and curled up in the sofas where we were being served. We were so tired that we got the giggles really badly, as you do. it all started when the waiter, first day on the job, broke a glass everywhere, spilt something else etc. The point that sent us over the edge was when he apologetically came back with a very torn wine label (Castillo de Molina Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2006). The photo above says it all. The food was presented in such an amazing way that all dishes were photographed. All up it didn't cost much at all per person but it was top-notch. The hard yards are hard.
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