Las Sinfonias is an 11-bedroom hotel directly on the shore of Lago Argentino run by Dalmiro Cava and his wife Fernanda. Dalmiro and his father are both architects and it shows in the location, design and furnishing of this delightful family-run hotel. The hotel’s location is unique; it is totally free from traffic noise and its nearest neighbour is a nature reserve with its most striking residents a small flock of flamingos. It is a 3-minute taxi ride from the centre of El Calafate – Gateway to the Glacier National Park. You could walk into town in no more than 20 minutes, if the Patagonian wind were taking a day off. The President of Argentina has his summer home just up the road – as your taxi driver will almost always point out! Dalmiro and his wife offer a warm Argentinian welcome and Dalmiro’s ‘welcome home’ after a hard day’s glacier viewing is really heartwarming. He is an unusually considerate host. On learning that my wife had a gluten allergy, he presented her with a... more