Hotel CasaMolle

This dreamy, boutique hotel at the entrance of northern Chile’s Elqui Valley truly captures the essence of its desert home, from the serene, at-peace atmosphere to its refined, Southwestern style. Replete with ochre adobe walls, cacti, and rock gardens, and inviting outdoor swimming pools, this luxe high-desert hideaway promises a safe oasis to rest, relax, and reconnect with nature and with yourself.

With only 24 suites and 42 acres of gardens, glades, ponds, and pools, you’re assured to have plenty of space to enjoy the amenities as well as be doted on by staff. Each suite’s chic and contemporary interior includes a closed-off patio, where you can bask in the desert sun, pisco sour in hand, without fretting about nosy neighbors. The three pools and six hot tubs are an absolute highlight, with lovely touches like sun-soaked decks and shaded overwater daybeds.

As the Elqui Valley is renowned for its spiritual energy and connection to the universe, CasaMolle does not take wellness lightly. Eastern and Western health and well-being treatments come together at the spa, where guests can partake in alternative healing practices like laughter therapy and quartz circle meditation sessions, as well as familiar favorites like massages, hot tub soaks, and yoga. Inner health is just as important, which comes courtesy of the hotel’s organic gardens and local sourcing for fresh, stimulating meals.

From the nine-hole golf course to kayaking on the hotel’s private lake, there are plenty of incentives to stay on the grounds. But with its hiking routes, wineries, pisco distilleries, and observatories, Elqui Valley is just waiting beyond the walls to be explored. Cycle along the valley floor through pisco vineyards, hike up into the hills in search of enlightenment at off-grid meditation sites, and stay up late to stargaze in the world’s first International Dark Sky Sanctuary.