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Hotels with a kitchen on the beach in Santiago

Mei-Lin Zhou

Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

Updated 1 September 2026 · 22 Santiago hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Santiago, out of the 22 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile is the one I would book myself.

Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile

Highest rated of the five

Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile

★★★★★4.6 from 1,061 reviews

Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 1,061 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 4 star property, found under old town and around $384 a night on the dates we checked.

22 hotels in Santiago qualified for this list and five made it. APT Serviced Apartments Santiago is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze

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All five, ranked

  1. Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile1

    Hotel Magnolia Santiago de Chile

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,061 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kitchen

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  2. APT Serviced Apartments Santiago2

    APT Serviced Apartments Santiago

    ★★★★★4.6 from 159 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  3. Maktvb Europa - Hostal Boutique3

    Maktvb Europa - Hostal Boutique

    ★★★★★4.6 from 253 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  4. Zip Apartments4

    Zip Apartments

    ★★★★★4.5 from 110 reviews

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. Alojamiento Puente Alto5

    Alojamiento Puente Alto

    ★★★★★4.9 from 68 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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How this list was put together

22 Santiago hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Mei-Lin Zhou

Mei-Lin Zhou Japan

Works agency hours in Vancouver and spends all 18 vacation days abroad. One new country and one repeat visit per year. Five trips to Japan and a running list of ramen shops.

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