Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, Hotel Review, The Telegraph

At the end of a long, winding road from the lakeside town Panguipulli, Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve sits below the glacier-topped Mocho Choshuenco volcano on the edge of the Argentinian border. Often overlooked for the more extreme climes of Patagonia or Atacama, this region, 700 km south of Santiago, boasts its own heady mix of landscapes. Remote yet teeming with activities, Huilo Huilo hopes to immerse guests in nature. The Huilo Huilo Foundation in nearby Neltume offers the chance to understand the indigenous Mapuche culture better, too.

Designed by the reserve’s visionary owner, Victor Petermann, and Chilean architect, Rodrigo Veredugo, Huilo Huilo’s structures are like nothing else on earth. Montana Magica resembles a hobbit hole crossed with an anthill and Nothofagus Lodge a baobab tree. Fairytale-like wooden structures, waterfalls and carvings are woven throughout and linked via elevated walkways and human-made streams. The whole complex is as bonkers as it is charming, making it impossible not to resort to childlike wonder.

Read the full review online here.