Hotel Isla Seca

Isla Seca was a quaint boutique hotel with a beautiful pool overlooking the pacific ocean. It was spotless (truly immaculate), well maintained, and in a beautiful location - Zapallar is a quiet beach town with NO commercial properties/entities and one of the most naturally beautiful places with clear, sparkling ocean water. The hotel breakfasts were substantial and delish with plenty to chose from every morning. The staff was all fantastic! We can't stress enough positives about this beautiful hotel and its beautiful surroundings. We will cherish our memories from 4 wonderful nights at Isla Seca.

I had tried to upgrade our room here as I was concerned that the standard room would have low ceilings but was told they were full. Unfortunately our concerns about the room were justified as the ceilings were very slanting and the bathroom door was too low for my partner. I banged my head several times, in the end we had to move the bed which helped a bit. Our room was in a separate building across a rough path and then we had to lug our suitcase up two flights of stairs as there is no lift, in fact there are a lot of steps everywhere here so be aware. The room was pleasant enough with a lovely view and a small balcony which meant we could have the door open at night and listen to the waves. This cooled the room down well (although the staff put the heating on!). There is no AC and I think these rooms would be very hot in summer. There was a fridge, but no room safe despite the website saying there is. The area is beautiful and we enjoyed the coastal paths, there is a steep footpath to the shore or you can walk along the road to the beach. Breakfast was reasonable with good scrambled eggs and warm savoury croissants but they wanted to charge me for a decaffeinated coffee which seems mean. The pool is basically all there is of the garden and was not heated. On the day we were there it started foggy so we didn't swim. The coastal walks are lovely. The town has very basic facilities but it seems most people come here for restaurant Chiringo which is fabulous in food and view but equally pricy. We had to leave early and they helpfully gave us a box breakfast the night before.

Comfy, quiet corner room #302 Incredible view Easy walk on a trail from hotel, though a bit of a hill, straight to awesome waterfront trail about a mile long Good, hot shower with rain and hand held heads Bit of road noise during the day, though not bad at all, but real quiet at night Decent breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit, breads, cheeses, meats and coffee The bad parts would be minor, but the internet is slow (but that is likely the case throughout the town), there is no elevator, but they certainly offered to help with bags and only 1 English speaking TV channel

We have been with my wife several times at the Hotel Isla Seca, the last one in January 2024, the Hotel in general is comfortable, offers good service and its rooms are good, although they are not very spacious, it has a beautiful view of the sea in the pool area, except for some cables from the public electricity service that are right in front, which makes the view less attractive. The natural environment and its proximity to the beautiful Zapallar beach are one of its best attractions. The bad thing, I think that the hotel lacks maintenance, painting walls, painting the pool, beautifying the gardens, and improving details such as that the minibar in the rooms works, that there is no lack of soap or shampoo in the bathroom, or the remote control of the TV.

Wonderful hotel, very clean, great service, and the kitchen turns out good and attractive choices. Best of all, you can nearly walk to my favorite restaurant in all of Chile, El Chiringuito! When I return, which since soy chileno de corazon, I will, we will be staying here!

From checking in to seeing our room overlooking the sea, nice and clean, bed was perfect. The restaurant staff were most helpful from serving our late arrival lunch despite us not talking spanish too well met our needs perfectly, plus the pisco sour was superb and well as the food. Highly recommend staying - I've been a business traveller for on 30yrs and this 0ne had the pleasure my wife joining me and she was most impressed with our stay at Isla Seca, we will be back !