2 Best Hotels in Talca, The Central Valley

This quiet, family-run hotel, at the end of a dusty street two blocks west of the Plaza de Armas, is quite a bargain. Simple rooms have small desks and windows that open onto a portico or overlook the parking area in back.

Ask for one of the older rooms in front, where a narrow garden holds níspero and cherry trees.

The owners can provide great travel advice for the area.

Designed to look like two large wine barrels, this boutique hotel right in the Gillmore vineyard is owned and run by the Gillmore family, who have created a warm space with plenty of personal touches. Rooms have attractive balconies overlooking the pond and swimming pool, and the restaurant (lunch and dinner) serves homemade Chilean cuisine using local produce and, of course, Gillmore's delicious wines. If you want to pamper yourself, spa services include wine-based body and facial treatments.