Hotel Magnolia, Santiago de Chile
Expert reviews
“This 42-room property opened in October 2016 to rave reviews. It ingeniously intertwines old and new as chequered tiles, marble staircases and reconstructed stained-glass windows appear alongside ultramodern light fixtures, geometric furnishings and vertigo-inducing glass floors.”
“No two rooms are exactly alike at this artfully designed boutique hotel, which masterfully intertwines old and new within the confines of a restored 1920s office building. Checkered tiles, marble staircases and stained-glass windows.”
“A grand historic house just steps from the old town. Santiago’s first urban design hotel combines sleek modern elements with its Neo-Gothic heritage. A black-and-white marble entrance and exposed brick walls are juxtaposed with an industrial-style suspended metal staircase, a bronze reception desk and potted magnolias.”
What guests liked
- Great breakfast
- Friendly staff
- Excellent Wifi
- Great location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
Hotel Magnolia, located in historic downtown Santiago de Chile is a great renovation of a 1929 mansion. It is a re-envisioned model is that of the city’s past fused with modern luxury. The hotel is only a few minutes’ walk away from the national art gallery, Bellas Artes, Museo Arte de Luz, Santiago Town Square, Palacio de la Moneda and Plaza de la Constitucion. The “cozy refuge of calm and restfulness” is situated at the foot of the Cerro Santa Lucia hilltop park and is the first urban design hotel of its kind with neo-gothic heritage.
Featuring a black and white marble entrance with a suspended metal staircase and bronze reception desk, the hotel wows guests as soon as they come through the front doors and the wow factor is only magnified every step further in. Stained-glass windows featuring the coats of arms, heavy wooden doors, modern geometric light fittings and glass walkways… All of the features and more make this hotel one of the best.
All of the soundproof rooms are furnished with extra-long beds, a private bathroom, minibar, coffee machine, a flat-screen cable TV, safety-deposit box and more. The hotel has a library for quiet reading time and a terrace for relaxing and enjoying the scenic views of the Chilean landscape. This hotel definitely delivers value for money with a stay.
Hotel Details
— 42 rooms
— Built in 1929, reopened in 2016
— Vintage style
Hotel Features
— Free WiFi
— Restaurant and snack bar
— Terrace
— Pets allowed
— Fitness center
— Bar
— Room service
— Concierge services
— 24-hour front desk
— Tour desk
— Library
— Laundry service available
Additional Info
— Check in begins at 3:00 PM
— Check out ends at 12:00 PM
— Minimum check in age is 18 years old
Address
Huérfanos 539, Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
11 January 2026
Great relaxing stay
Staff were amazing and hotel and facilities top notch
10 January 2026
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous hotel! Design is impeccable, rooms are spacious and really comfortable, beds are huge. Just all around a very thoughtfully designed and executed hotel!
Location is so so, it’s very central but not on the nicest street. But you can get around really easily so it’s not an issue at all!
10 January 2026
would return.
great introduction and information from desk receptionist late at night.
complicated television set up.
7 January 2026
Thank you, we had a wonderful stay and will highly recommended, our friends that are coming with way to also come and st
The exterior was old world charm and was very appealing! The front desk area continued in the same vain, but once you went up stairs it was modern with glass and clean lines. The Roof top bar was beautiful present with views to the Virgin Mary on the hill and on the first day a mountain top covered with snow! Staff from the front door to the concierge were outstanding, with excellent suggestions for restaurants to sightseeing that were considered a must!
4 January 2026
Fabulous
Fernando was great. The rooms are lovely. We misunderstood the “spa and wellness centre” - this is a room that pre booked massages take place although there is a gym too.
The concierge service was hard work, trying to book tours or New Year’s Eve dinner or get information before or while we were there took multiple attempts. Fernando on the front desk however was effective once we raised it with him but really didn’t understand why we weren’t getting responses despite trying the same message through all channels - on email, WhatsApp or through booking
4 January 2026
Exceptional
Beautiful stay right in the heart of the city, surrounded by great restaurants and easy walking to nearby sites. Staff made our stay very special, gorgeous rooms and modern style hotel.
2 January 2026
Exceptional
The design of the hotel, the friendliness of the staff, the rooftop terrace restaurant, the location.
31 December 2025
Fabulous stay in Santiago!
Where to start!? From the moment we walked into the elegant entrance…. They just do it right. Bar, restaurants, fantastic attentive staff that will make sure you have everything you could want or need. Nice exercise room, amazing front lounge area with gratis bubbles and one of the best carmenere’s we’ve ever had. The entire hotel is very chic and has fantastic design elements and decor. Loved the beds, lighting, great bathrooms with iced glass doors to the toilet. Plenty of storage, closets and lots of surfaces to put all of your things. They have taken notes! Breakfast was great and the breakfast space felt like a chic restaurant. One of my favorite places I’ve stayed in a while…. Well done!
You checked all the boxes. What a great hotel! My only critic is that the afternoon staff at the terrace could use some training in good hospitality. We had lunch there and the service was just ok. Food was great. Drinks were great. Ambiance and design were phenomenal. Staff was sub par and we kept having to go to the bar to ask for more drinks or food. Not terrible just not in line with the rest of their incredible hotel Staff. It felt disconnected like maybe different management.
27 December 2025
Nice artsy hotel in downtown area with great breakfast, excellent rooftop terrace bar and short walk to downtown attract
Nicely done interior furnishings. Very good breakfast. Welcoming lobby. Very nice rooftop terrace bar and restaurant with nice views, a nice breeze and good food/drinks.
While the location is in downtown and a short walk to museums and the park, there is the potential for crime and we were told by several people not to go out walking around the area at night.
24 December 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful boutique hotel. They took great care of us. The breakfast was delicious. The accommodations were divine
19 December 2025
Exceptional
Food service location
16 December 2025
Would happily return here next time in Santiago !
Stylish and cozy with a great location to discover Santiago on foot!
Wish we could have tried the rooftop restaurant, but our short stay was during their weekly break.
6 December 2025
Beautiful stay.
Great central location within walking distance of parks, cafes and restaurants. Breakfast was delicious. Make a reservation at the rooftop bar for sunset drinks and appetizers.
3 December 2025
Santiago stay
Good food
Wi-fi wasn’t really working
30 November 2025
Fabulous
Totally loved our stay Staff were very welcoming and helpful We would stay there again without hesitation
25 November 2025
Gorgeous little luxury stay at the end of my trip
Perfect location. Really helpful staff. Gorgeous room. Lovely rooftop bar and restaurant.
Nothing!!
24 November 2025
Very beautiful hotel but not
Hotel looks amazing. Interiors are stunning and outside the facade is very attractive. Rooms really spacious and stylish . Super comfortable beds. Good breakfast. Staff at the counter able to speak good English.
Very noisy room even with ear plugs supplied. We asked for a quiet one. Ended up at level 2 on main road. Porter not professional with tips issues. Area not super safe after dusk and nothing interesting near by. Expensive overall for the experience but the hotel is beautiful
23 November 2025
Not 5* hotel, maybe 4.
The hotel design is very nice, the breakfast very good, the location is close to the center.
The bathroom was very inconvenient from privacy point of view- it is only made of glass, 80% transparent the doors, 2-3 cm remain full open on the side; and the toilet door is located 1m from the edge of the bed. Very, very, very uncomfortable. The room much smaller than it was supposed to be. No accessories in the room - no napkins, no toiletries. Not a 5* hotel.
19 November 2025
Gorgeous architecture in Santiago
Gorgeous venue, outstanding service, everything about it was absolute luxury
16 November 2025
An excellent hotel in a quiet part of the city
A really unique hotel with a lovely interior. The room was very spacious and comfortable and the huge shower was very nice. The rooftop bar was excellent with nice views at night.
16 November 2025
Beautiful boutique hotel!
Exceptional staff!
Nothing!
15 November 2025
Exceptional
Great interior. Very comfy bed. Exceptional breakfast
12 November 2025
Exceptional
Beautiful room oh so comfortable bed! Service 10 stars worthy! 😁
No view from the room
9 November 2025
Very good
Tv didn’t work
4 November 2025
Gorgeous
This delightful, comfy, artsy hotel is the perfect place to stay in Santiago. The beds are fabulous, the breakfast even better, and the staff excellent, helpful and friendly. We loved the rooftop bar and their yummy food and delicious cocktails too. It’s such a beautiful hotel with a new delight around every corner.
31 October 2025
Good hotel in the city center (Service could be better)
The hotel, rooms and roof terrace are very stylishly designed. From the roof terrace (open from midday until late evening), you have a beautiful view of the castle hill. The food in the rooftop restaurant is creative and delicious. The breakfast buffet is relatively varied and tasty. The breakfast room is on the ground floor and does not have floor-to-ceiling windows, but it is still cosy. The location is very central, yet the rooms are very quiet (very well insulated).
It was difficult to impossible to get personalised (non-automated) answers from staff to questions such as airport shuttle, massage appointments, and restaurant reservations. We only received a response to the latter (after repeating our requests via Booking.com, WhatsApp, email, and finally a phone call). The other questions were not answered, despite the promise on the phone to answer all questions by email... The shower does not drain well and quickly floods the hallway. The rooftop restaurant had hardly any fish in stock, even though we had made a reservation (including a note specifically about the fish selection) and even though the hotel's second restaurant was closed that day.
29 October 2025
Great
Excellent staff Very good breakfast
Nothing
25 October 2025
Would 100% book here again next time in Santiago - wonderful hotel!
Beautiful property and centrally located. Extremely friendly and nice workers at the hotel.
Nothing, it truly was exceptional.
24 October 2025
This is a truly excellent hotel.
This is a truly excellent hotel. Within an old building, it has been converted to a chic, cool, modern hotel with all the facilities you would expect for the (not cheap) rate of c. £200pn. The room was of adequate size, spotlessly clean with a big shower room and a huge bed; all the staff were great, going the "extra mile" to make the stay an experience to remember. Breakfast was excellent - very good quality and lots of choice. And it's in the good part of town; we walked everywhere and particularly enjoyed the big, big markets.
16 October 2025
We loved this hotel!
Beautiful hotel, really comfortable big beds, nice shower, delicious breakfast and very friendly and attentive staff. Food at the rooftop terrace was some of the best we had in Santigo. We would come back here!
11 October 2025
Some times its worth the money, this is a place to do it.
The room was amazing, the bed super comfortable. great central location. Brilliant breakfast, Efficient staff. Spectacular rooftop bar
We had some issues with the toilet on the first night, but they remedied the situation and fixed everything up
10 October 2025
Very good
Location
The first night was terribly noisy (possibly above the kitchen). Moved to a quiet room for the second night.
9 October 2025
Incredible design hotel in a great location
Stunning hotel, centrally located with wonderful design. Great breakfast
Nothing
2 October 2025
Beautiful room and great breakfast
A stunning room! Loved the amenities. Breakfast was delicious. Location is very central but don't love the area.
The food in the restaurant for dinner wasn't great.
28 September 2025
Great little boutique hotel, super service !
Amazing breakfast and massage
Location wasn’t ideal
28 September 2025
A lovely hotel in an excellent location
Excellent location. The rooms were clean and comfortable. Staff were friendly. The breakfast was really good.
Rooms are a little dated but still nice.
23 September 2025
Fabulous
Great location for seeing the City. Raul on reception was really helpful with everything. Lovely touch of small open bar in evenings in library area. Super hotel.
23 September 2025
Exceptional
The unique combination of art and history made each room a surprise.
23 September 2025
Gorgeous boutique hotel
Loved the room layout and the 24/7 complimentary wine and bubbles in the library.
Service was lacking at breakfast
22 September 2025
Exceptional
I loved everything: the staff, the location (half pedestrian street, close to the city centre, a park and a trendy neighbourhood), the hotel, the rooms, etc. I didn’t get to try the restaurant but must be equally delicious.
21 September 2025
Excellent food, quaint boutique hotel in the heart of Santiago downtown.
Breakfast and food in general were excellent
Initially, I had issues with the allocated room; the A/C was noisy, and the room was tiny. We had to change rooms the next day
19 September 2025
A wonderful classy hotel with amazing staff.
Location and the hospitality of the staff. The area was very safe, central and easy to walk to popular sites. Hotel was very nice, well maintained and room very comfortable.Breakfast was one of the best I have recently experienced. Great health choices. I will go back.
Nothing
19 September 2025
Excellent hotel. Staff were very helpful especially Fernando . Convenient location. Good was great.
Breakfast and dinner were delicious. Variety and lots of local produce. We also enjoyed the rooftop bar for lunch.
12 September 2025
Agradável surpresa
Beautiful hotel and lovely people
Nada
11 September 2025
Beautifully designed hotel.
Beautiful architecture.
Shower floor very slippery & lighting could’ve been better
4 September 2025
Exceptional
Amazing staff! Very accommodating in all aspects! Comfortable rooms!
Nothing
31 August 2025
Stylish and quirky. Very impressed and highly recommend
Friendly and very helpful staff. Delicious restaurant. Good breakfast. Nespresso in room. Sweets on the bed. Quirky design-quality fittings-very tasteful. Library and drinks corner.
Nothing
31 August 2025
Exceptional
Everything: the staff, the location (half pedestrian street, close to the city centre, a park and a trendy neighbourhood), the hotel, the rooms, etc. I didn’t get to try the restaurant but must be equally delicious.
31 August 2025
Fabulous
Rooms are modern and very clean, coffee bod machine and complimentary water is a good touch. Huge comfortable beds, staff are super helpful and knowledgeable. Great for tips on where to eat and get a good coffee close by. Breakfast has plenty of options too.
Nothing. Our stay was amazing
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kids' meals (additional charge)
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Grocery deliveries (additional charge)
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment & family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Parking garage
Transport
- - Public transport tickets (additional charge)
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available

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11 January 2026
A perfect start to our time in South America