Hosteria El Peñon
Senderos Soul
Each day spent traversing across the Puna you are presented with whole new landscapes and worlds – towering bright white sand dunes, huge pink and orange mountains, dark black conical volcanoes and glistening salt flats as far as the eye can see. You rarely see other vehicles on these routes and only come across other people in the small communities you stop at. This isolation and wilderness, while bringing an immense sense of calm and joy also makes returning to the warmth and friendliness of Hostería El Peñón that bit more special. After long days traveling it is a welcome return to the ’real world’ especially when you immerge washed and refreshed from the day and greeted with a delicious three course meal and a good bottle of Argentinean wine to aid a restful nights’ sleep.
- Nicola, Senderos
Key Facts
No. of rooms: 8 Standard Rooms
Room Categories: Singles, Doubles and Triples
Facilities: Restaurant service, 24 hour electricity from a diesel generator, satellite wifi connection in the hotel lounge, heating, hot water (no mobile phone connection but there is one satellite phone).
Internet: Satellite internet in lounge area
Excursion details: None included. Excursions available on request.
Dates of operation: All year
Rates from $230 per night per room in double occupancy. Under Gallery and Resources below see full rates in linked documents folder
Rates include: Half board, Breakfast and three course meal for dinner including soft drinks.
Minimum age: none
Minimum stay: none
Senderos recommends: 2 to 3 nights to explore the truly stunning surroundings.
Sustainability
Sustainability at Hostería El Peñón takes the form of working closely with the local community. Socompa who operate the hotel are committed to creating a safe, friendly and supportive environment for all their staff and actively look for people in the local village to join their team. They are very conscious of the livelihoods many villagers may already have – for example small holdings and sheep to look after – and seek to create opportunities which supplement or increase their income through tourism. Mining is big industry in the Puna region and has naturally led to an increase in opportunities for hospitality in the villages. Socompa endeavour to offer an alternative to this through community and sustainable tourism.
Need to know:
- There is very little phone signal in this region and WiFi at the hotel is limited to the communal areas only and can be very intermittent.
- The hotel has a phone should guests need to use it.
- As the supply deliveries come from the larger cities, 5 or 6 hours away, there may be occasional shortages
- The hot water and electricity are run from a generator, but not one that the guests can hear from inside.
- While the Hostería is happy to cater for any dietary requirement, the meals are on a fixed menu basis.
Perfect for:
The adventurous seeking jaw dropping high Andean landscapes, true off-the-beaten-track 4×4 explorations
Getting there
Situated 500 kms from Salta, 450 kms from San Miguel de Tucumán
By Road
5-6 hours driving from Cafayate
By Air
Most arrive to Salta, which is well served with flights from Buenos Aires and Cordoba. Tucuman airport also receives flights from Buenos Aires and is around 8 hours by car.
Gallery & Resources
Gallery & Resources
Follow this link to Senderos Resources for access to
- Images, our selection
- Fact sheets
- Presentations
- Videos
- Rack rates
- Excursion lists and other useful information
Weather
The dry season starts from mid-April to the end of November, and the wet season is from the end of November to the start of April. In the High Plateau Desert (Puna), the average temperature is 20/25 degrees Celsius during the day and -10/15 at night.