The Llao Llao Hotel is one of the great Andean hotels, set on a forested peninsula 25 kilometres west of Bariloche with Lago Nahuel Huapi on one side and Lago Moreno on the other. Architect Alejandro Bustillo designed the building in 1938 — the same architect responsible for the Civic Centre — taking inspiration from Canadian railway hotels and Swiss Alpine lodges. The grey stone, steep red roofs, and forest setting make it the visual signature of the region.
Non-guests can still walk the surrounding park trails for free, drop in for afternoon tea on the lakeside terrace, or take the chocolate-and-coffee tour through the lobby and ballroom. The 18-hole golf course around the hotel is open to the public and has one of the most spectacular settings of any course in South America.