Where to stay in the Atacama Desert?

Places to stay at every stop and at every budget, chosen for where they are. Sleeping in the right place each night means not spending the trip in transport. Change the budget or the trip length and the hotels follow.

6 nights · accommodation about €1,020

The Atacama Desert

Days 1-7 · 6 nights
Mid-rangeHotel La Casa de Don Tomás
🏊Pool

Calle Tocopilla, in the Población Los Algarrobos, in San Pedro de Atacama. The pool is welcome after hot afternoons spent in the Valley of the Moon.

€170 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeQuechua Hotel

Calle Ignacio Carrera Pinto, in the Población Los Algarrobos, in San Pedro de Atacama. A reasonably priced three-star for anyone wanting a little more comfort than a hostel.

€90 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeHotel Toconar
🚶Walk everywhere🍽️Restaurant

In the centre of San Pedro de Atacama, on Calle Ignacio Carrera Pinto. The tour agencies and the village restaurants are within walking distance, evenings included.

€150 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeHotel Jireh

Calle Calama, in San Pedro de Atacama. A handy three-star for heading out to Laguna Cejar, the Pukará de Quitor and the other excursions around the village.

€165 a nightSee on Booking →
Mid-rangeHotel Kimal
🏊Pool

Calle Domingo Atienza, in the centre of San Pedro de Atacama. The pool is a welcome break between a morning excursion and sunset over the Valley of the Moon.

€120 a nightSee on Booking →
Budget♥ Our favouriteHostal Sonchek

A hostel on Calle Gustavo Le Paige, in the centre of San Pedro. The whole village is walkable, which makes booking morning excursions easier.

€35 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHostal Mamatierra

Hostel on Calle Pachamama, in the Población Licancabur, in San Pedro de Atacama. A low-priced base for back-to-back excursions to El Tatio or the Valley of the Moon.

€45 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHostal Campo Base

Hostel on Calle Pachamama, in the Población Licancabur, in San Pedro de Atacama. For tight budgets spending their days on excursions and only coming back to sleep.

€50 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHostal Lackuntur

Hostel on Pasaje Las Parinas, in the Población Alto Jama, in San Pedro de Atacama. A simple base for pre-dawn departures to the El Tatio geysers.

€55 a nightSee on Booking →
BudgetHostal Belen
🌊By the sea

Guesthouse on Calle Las Higueras, in the Aduana area of San Pedro de Atacama. A simple option that saves the budget for excursions, from the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons to the Puritama hot springs.

€38 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryTierra Atacama

A five-star on the Séquitor side, three kilometres from the village of San Pedro. You come here for peace and the night sky, with the car to reach the centre.

€550 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHotel Terrantai

Calle Tocopilla, in the centre of San Pedro de Atacama. A four-star in the heart of the village, for walking to dinner and the agencies between two excursions.

€420 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryNayara Alto Atacama

Luxury lodge in the Catarpe valley, on the way to the Pukará, outside the village of San Pedro de Atacama. For getting away from it all in the desert, with transport to reach the centre.

€950 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHotel Pueblo de Tierra
🌿Quiet

Adobe hotel on Calle Los Algarrobos, in the Aduana area of San Pedro de Atacama. A four-star for those looking for quiet without straying far from the village.

€200 a nightSee on Booking →
LuxuryHotel Cumbres
🌊By the sea🛁Spa

Calle Cumbres, in San Pedro de Atacama. The spa helps you recover after high-altitude trips to the El Tatio geysers or the Miscanti and Miñiques lagoons.

€260 a nightSee on Booking →
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Indicative prices for two people, checked when written: the price on the day depends on the season and your dates, so check it on the booking link. A deliberately short selection: a few checked places per budget and per stop, not a directory. The "more hotels" link opens the full Booking search for the same town, on the same dates. Some links are affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you.

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