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Torres del Paine W Trek Accommodation
and Serviced Camping Information
Torres del Paine W Trek Accommodation
and Serviced Camping Options
Along the W Trek trail in Torres del Paine National Park, there are the following accommodation options positioned at intervals along the trail:
Refugios
Domos
Serviced Camping Sites
One Hotel
One Eco Camp
On this page we will talk about the definitions of the accommodation, as well as the different options when trekking the W trail from East to West, therefore, if you are going from West to East simply reverse the order of the information below.
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What is a Refugio and What do They Offer?
Effectively a refugio is basically a hostel. In other words a simple form of accommodation where there are “no frills”. Moreover, rooms are NOT individual, but dormitories with bunk-bed configurations, whereby other travellers will be sleeping – unless you book an entire dorm for exclusive use. In addition, there are NO en-suite bathrooms, only communal, but segregated shower rooms with WC’s.
What’s more, meals are served in an often “tightly packed”, “canteen style” set up. Another facility is that often there will be a mini market on site to sell snacks, drinks and other traveller-required products.
With this in mind, refugios are not for everyone. Younger, hikers are usually perfectly “at home” with the refugio set up, however, older guests may prefer the comfort of a hotel or even luxury lodge.
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The picture below shows a dorm room, with bunk beds at one of the W Trek Refugios
Torres del Paine W Trek Refugios
Location Map Below
What is Serviced Camping and What do They Offer?
Adjacent to all the refugios are serviced camping areas. Typically these comprise of raised platforms, upon which is pitched a good quality tent. Within the tent will be ground matts, sleeping bags as well bag liners.
Trekkers using serviced camping can use the special camping shower and WC facilities as well as take their meals within the refugio canteen.
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The image below shows a pitched tent on a platform, ground mats with sleeping bags and sleeping bag liners.
Other W Trek Accommodation Options
Photos Follow Below
Hotel Las Torres / Eco Camp
In addition to the refugios Norte and Central, at the eastern end of the Torres del Paine W trek, there is also the Hotel Las Torres and Eco camp. The hotel is as is, that is to say a hotel. Eco Camp is a complex of dome-covered units and a central lounge, dining area. Accommodation here is under our “Luxury Camping” category.
Cabins Cuernos
In the middle of the W Trek there are three person, small, A-framed cabins, with a small deck and these are each private. Guests have access to a communal shower and WC unit too.
Domos Frances
Moreover, further along from Cuernos is the Domos Frances complex. Here, there are dome-structured units offering dorm rooms with bunk beds. However, the bunds are positioned in such a way to provide a degree of semi-privacy from other bunks. At the end of each unit there is also a shower and WC facilities room.
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The photos below show:
1 – Hotel Las Torres / 2 – Eco Camp / 3 – Cabins at Cuernos / 4 – Domos Frances
The image below is of Hotel Las Torres (located at the trail head up to Torres Base)
The photo below is of the Eco Camp (located at the trail head up to Torres Base)
Below is a picture showing the interior of Cabins Cuernos (located 50mt up from Refugio Cuernos in the middle sector of the W Trek)
Shown below is the interior of Domos Frances (located in the middle sector of the W Trek, not far from the entrance to the French Valley)
How to Book W Trek Refugios?
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In addition, please remember that you have other options too, such as hotels and luxury lodges, all located in different parts of the Park, from where you can still trek all, or parts of the W Trek trail. Please check out our Accommodation section.
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