The Singular Santiago

Style

Masculine charm

Setting

Bohemian art city

In the centre of Santiago’s artistic hood Lastarria, luxury hotel The Singular Santiago is a stylish bolthole positioned minutes from the city’s must-see music halls, artisan eateries and galleries galore. Watch Santiago stretch out to the Andes from the rooftop while sipping a Chilean pisco sour and spy the bustle of the bohemian borough below – the area is as lively as the national cueca dance. Come down from on high to dine at the Singular Restaurant: with French fare, leather chairs and chess-board flooring, it’ll satisfy your hunger for sustenance and style.

Facilities

Rooms

Sixty-two, including one suite.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible subject to availability and at an extra cost. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates usually include the generous buffet breakfast at the Singular Restaurant. Rates include 0% tax as foreign visitors are exempt from paying VAT.

Also

All public areas are wheelchair-accessible and one of the Singular Rooms on the first floor is adapted for guests with limited mobility. All lifts have braille.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Spa, fitness centre, rooftop pool and bar, and a laundry service. In rooms: LCD TV, black-out curtains, WiFi, Singular toiletries, bathrobes and slippers, hairdryer, safe, minibar, free bottled water, air-conditioning and tea- and coffee-making facilities.

Our Favourite Rooms

The suite has singular charm: ink drawings adorn the walls of its large double bedroom and separate seating area, both decorated in elegant shades of white and cream with gold accents. In contrast to this light and airy space, the separate living area is styled to match the public areas of the hotel; black-and-white walls, emerald-leather chairs and dark-wooden tables add a more masculine feel. Floor-to-ceiling windows look out onto the Parque Forestal next door. Because one tub just isn’t enough, the suite has two marble-panelled bathrooms, both with a walk-in shower and large bath tub.

Poolside

The rooftop pool is the height of sun-seeking sophistication. Take a dip then catch some Santiagan sun, reclining on one of the surrounding day-beds. The pool is open daily from 10am to 8pm, between November and March.

Spa

The Singular Wellness Spa has a hydro-massage room, sauna, steam bath and relaxation area to rest and recuperate in after a ‘terribly tiring’ Thai massage. There are three single treatment rooms and one for couples; tick off one, two or all 13 therapies during your stay. Select the length of your treatment to suit your schedule; fit in a 30-minute foot massage in between your museum marathon, or for the slower-going sightseer, a two-hour Four-Hands Massage. There’s also a gym, open round the clock for guests.

Packing Tips

Inspired by the Singular’s artsy surroundings, pack a thick sketchbook for hours spent in local galleries. The Santiaguinos are a cosmopolitan lot – if you’re combining your stay with a mountain trek, pack something more stylish than sturdy for this leg.

Children

This one's for the adults only.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

When the weather’s fine, dine outside in the courtyard; opening onto the bustling Merced, it’s a great spot for people watching.

Dress Code

Keep it cool in fashionable, understated frocks and casually suave suits.

Hotel Restaurant

Having perfected Singular’s restaurant in Patagonia, chef Hernán Basso has set to work creating an equally appetising menu at the Singular Restaurant in Santiago. Using local ingredients and flavours to reinvent traditional French recipes, the menu includes lots of delicious dishes such as Chiloé black-edge oysters with lemon foam and hot jalapeños. Sit back in an emerald-green leather chair and savour a glass of syrah as a chef carves a shoulder of Puerto Natales lamb before you. The bold chequered floor, lacquered tables and dark-wooden accents give the space a dash of gentlemanly sophistication.

Hotel Bar

The hotel has two bars, Bar Merced 294 on the ground floor and a rooftop bar. For a cocktail that comes with a cityscape, head upstairs. Take in the views of Parque Forestal and Santa Lucía Hill next door and San Cristóbal Hill in the distance as you sip on a Calafate mojito. If you start to feel chilly, indoors there are floor-to-ceiling windows. Bar Merced 294 has the Singular’s signature masculine style: dark wooden furniture, charcoal-coloured walls, brown parquet floors and brass lighting. Sink into one of the plush, green-velvet sofas and eye-up the artworks on the walls while mixologists in white tuxedos prepare your drink.

Last Orders

The Singular Restaurant serves breakfast from 7.30am to 10.30am (11am on weekends), lunch from 12.30pm to 3.30pm and dinner from 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Drinks are served at the rooftop bar from 5pm to 12.30am and at Bar Merced 294 from 8.30am to midnight.

Room Service

A selection of salads, sandwiches, pastas and light snacks can be ordered to your room anytime, day or night.

Planes

Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport is less than 30 minutes from the hotel: there’s a taxi rank at the airport, or the hotel can organise your transfers, costing US$63 for a standard vehicle or US$70 for a Chrysler, each way.

Automobiles

You won’t need a car in Santiago; the hotel is within walking distance of lots of the city’s best attractions, bars and restaurants. If you really want your own car, there are car-hire booths at the airport; hotel staff can point you in the direction of nearby paid public parking.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The cultural hub of Santiago, Lastarria boasts art galleries, theatres and music halls showcasing the best of Chile’s cultural scene. Soak up Santiago’s natural and man-made beauty in Parque Forestal: have a leisurely lunch among the flowers before an afternoon of art appreciation in Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. The Neoclassical Palacio the collection’s housed in, built in 1910, is as beautiful as the works it contains; below a glass roof, the atrium holds a classical Chilean sculptures. Within the galleries, works by famed Chilean artists – such as abstract painter Luis Vargas Rosas – are displayed alongside Netherlandish art, African sculpture and Italian artworks from the 15th century. Fans of contemporary work should head to Museo de Artes Visuales (Mavi, for short), which houses works by more than 300 currently active Chilean creatives. Whether to watch a play, attend a dance performance or listen to a music concert, Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center is a must-visit. It’s hard to miss – the utilitarian square blocks and weathered-steel frame of this modern feat of architecture are a stark contrast to the smaller, stone buildings that surround it. Walk back to the hotel via calle José Victorino Lastarria to view some of the area’s charming traditional buildings. Escape the bustle of the streets with a hike up Santa Lucía or San Cristóbal Hill; both have exceptional views of the city for prime holiday pics, but the former has a far easier ascent.

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