Where to stay in Bariloche: downtown, Circuito Chico or Catedral

Downtown

The best choice if you travel without a car and want everything within walking distance: the Civic Centre, Mitre street, chocolate shops, restaurants and tour agencies. Almost all buses leave from here.

The downside is that it is a city: traffic, noise and little nature around. To reach Circuito Chico, Llao Llao or Cerro Catedral you travel 20 to 40 minutes each day.

Av. Bustillo up to kilometre 10

Avenida Bustillo leaves downtown heading west along the lake. The first kilometres have hotels, cabins, restaurants and breweries, and frequent buses. It is a middle ground: quieter than downtown and still close.

Circuito Chico and Llao Llao

Circuito Chico is the roughly 60 km loop along the shore of Nahuel Huapi that passes Cerro Campanario, Puerto Pañuelo, Llao Llao and Colonia Suiza. Staying here means forest, lake and quiet, with the best-known sights a few minutes away.

It suits you if you love nature, travel with family or with your pet, and want to rest. It is easier with a car, but there is also a bus: line 20 runs along Bustillo to downtown.

The Cerro Catedral area

Cerro Catedral is about 20 km from downtown. Staying at the base is practical in ski season, because you can walk to the lifts. Outside winter the area is quiet.

With children, without a car, in summer or in winter

• With children: Circuito Chico has calm beaches, such as those on Lake Moreno, and room to play outdoors. Downtown has more options for rainy days.
• Without a car: downtown is the simplest. In Circuito Chico, choose a place close to a bus stop.
• In summer: lake, beaches, cycling and hiking. Circuito Chico is the area you will enjoy most.
• In winter: if you will ski every day, the base of Catedral or a place with good access to the road to the mountain. If you will mix snow and sightseeing, Circuito Chico works well with a car.

Amutuy, at kilometre 23

Amutuy is at Av. Exequiel Bustillo 22888, in Villa Campanario, inside Circuito Chico and across the street from the lake. By car, according to Google Maps: Puerto Pañuelo and the Llao Llao hotel are about 3 km away (5 minutes), the Cerro Campanario chairlift 5 km (7 minutes), Playa Sin Viento on Lake Moreno about 7 km (9 minutes) and Colonia Suiza about 10 km (17 minutes). Downtown is about 22 km away (35 minutes) and the base of Cerro Catedral about 21 km (40 minutes).

Bus line 20 stops at the corner of the property and reaches downtown in about 40 minutes. The cabins sleep up to 4, with two bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, central heating, 500 Mbps fibre-optic Wi-Fi, parking on the property and a barbecue house. We welcome small or medium pets on request.