Do you ever dream of living the life of a king or queen for a day? Well, that is something that can be experienced at the hotel and spa Termas Puyehue in the Puyehue National Park.
The Puyehue National Park is located on the edge of Lake Puyehue in the Lakes District of southern Chile. It is a 117 thousand hectare (almost 290,000 acre) park that includes rain forest and volcanoes.
The hotel, a true part of Chilean history, was originally constructed as a refuge in 1907. In the late 1940’s it was remodeled into the immense palace that it is today. Constructed of stone and local wood species, the hotel’s architecture resembles the feel of the middle ages. The 431,000 square foot (120,000 square meter) building encompasses a 700 person banquet hall, three high class restaurants, 137 rooms (accommodating 300 people) and a large spa that includes indoor and outdoor thermal water pools.
There is also a separate building that is nestled on the shores of Lake Puyehue. A building of class and elegance; each year this building is reserved for the equestrian champions of Chile.
The hotel offers outstanding services. For the outdoorsy people there are horseback riding and hiking tours, miniature golf, boating excursions, fly fishing, rappelling, mountain biking as well as the ability to fly through trees in the only canopy course in a Chilean national forest.
The ambiance, activities and surroundings make this a special place but what really puts it over the top: the spa. The spa includes an indoor thermal pool that has two Jacuzzis, a cold water area and lounge chairs. The outdoor thermal pool is Olympic size and also has a Jacuzzi and cold water pool. The thermal waters are healing for the body.
There are other modalities that the hotel offers to assist the body in staying young and healthy. Here is a list of some of the services offered and their prices:
- Therapuetic Massage: various techniques to assist the body in releasing tense, tight areas of the body (US$40-60)
- Vichy Thermal Massage: this involves the healing qualities of the thermal baths with multi-head shower that relaxes the body completely (US$50)
- Lymphatic Drain Massage: a massage designed to help the body detox and rejuvenate (US$40-60)
- Bath Soaks: these vary from the basic private thermal bath for US$10 to a private Cleopatra thermal bath with milk and honey for US$30.
- Facials: there are different facials to choose from including rejuvenation treatments (US$25-50).
- Body Treatments: the spa offers many different types of body treatments to assist the body in many different modalities; from pain and weight loss to detoxification and thermal reflexology (US$25-80).
The services offered by Termas Puyehue are world class and will make anyone feel like true royalty.