Hotel Address: Elan Hotel Patagonia - Av. Libertador 3614, El Calafate (9405) Santa Cruz, Argentina
Property Description: An exclusive hotel on the shores of Lago Argentino, right in Patagonia, with exceptional views of the lake and the Andes. The Elan Hotel boasts an exceptional service in a landscape of incredible beauty, renowned throughout the world. The Elan Hotel offers 50 rooms spread among three floors, some of them adapted for people with mobility problems. They feature all the modern equipment in order to offer maximum comfort and to guarantee a most pleasant stay The installations include a gym with views of the lake, two rooms equipped with "home theater", a game room, a lecture room, a bar, a restaurant with local gastronomy and a business centre. It also features a series of additional services for the guests, such as organized excursions and transfers.
Location (View Location Map): The Elan Hotel is situated at the entrance to the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, in the last municipality before entering the park, El Calafate. Located on the southern rim of Lago Argentino, it benefits from surroundings marked by the turquoise hue of the lake and the arid steppe.
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Situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, El Calafate is a tiny village in Patagonia, Argentina. Its name derives from the calafate, a little bush with dark blue berries and yellow flowers that is very widespread in Patagonia. El Calafate is a major tourist destination for it is a hub for visiting different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most visited in the world) and the Cerro Chalten and Cerro Torre.
The 5000 inhabitants of the village of El Calafate have made of hospitality a cult. It is a peaceful and charming community that dates from 1913. A breathtaking heaven of tranquility and vegetation, El Calafate is where the Patagonian beauties are revealed in all their splendor. It is a place where lakes, steppes, woods, mountains, and glaciers coexist with the rich local flora and fauna.
Presently, it is a major tourist center, with picturesque houses, shops, restaurants, and handicraft stores. El Calafate has gained both national and international magnitude as all the glacial circuits start there: Viedma Glacier, Upsala Glacier, Onelli Glacier, Spegazzini Glacier, Mayo Glacier, Frias Glacier, and Perito Moreno Glacier known as "the eighth wonder of the world" and nominated World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1981.