"We’d be hard-pressed to find a hotel in a more stunning—okay, downright breathtaking—locale than this one. Surrounded by nearly 60 acres of native parklands on the banks of the Liucura River, with awe-inspiring views of the Villarrica volcano, this beautifully-designed lodging is in a blissfully peaceful corner of the country's Lake District. It even comes with its own fully-working farm and cheese and milk dairy. Outdoor activities are near-endless: on foot, in the water, or atop horses. Rooms (of which there are four kinds: Hacienda doubles, hotel rooms, villa suites, and the spacious Ruca suite, ascending in size) aren’t kitschy, or needlessly over-the-top. In fact, they hit just the right note of comfortable, well-appointed elegance, with sloped wooden walls and roofs, floor-to-ceiling windows, and handmade wall tapestries flanking mod, built-in fireplaces. If you need to get away from it all, this is a good place to start."
