We got up early and had a good breakfast before we departed for the Punta Montt airport. Here we boarded our LAN air flight to Punta Arenas which is about 850 miles and tooks us about 2 hours.
We were greeted by the Singular Hotel rep who helped us with luggage collection and then transported us the 3 hours to the Singular Hotel. As we were travelling we were able to see the gauchos shepherding their cattle and sheep.
Upon arrival to this 5 star property, we were whisked away in a funicular to the hotel's lobby. Here we were greeted and were escorted to our beautiful rooms. Our rooms had a complete wall of glass which faced the the water and looked like a painting.
It was one of the most spectacular views I have ever experienced in a hotel room.
The Singular Hotel is a post victorian cold-storage plant built in 1915. It originally was built to process and export frozen meat to Europe. The factory was in operation for 70 years, generating work and contributing to the development of the region. After a long period of neglect, the building was restored to its former industrial grandeur and as a result of the meticulous conservation, was delcared a National Monument in 1996.
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| View from my room |
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| Funicular to Lobby |
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They have restored the property with the old machines as was. We had a great tour around the property to show us this.
After our arrival we met in the cocktail lounge and given an outline of what our schedule would be for the next few days that we were there.
We were finally going to see Torres del Paine the next day. We had a really lovely dinner in the dining room. Service was over the top as well as the Chilean wines.
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