Fauna Hotel

The Fauna Hotel is a unique hotel. It was lovingly created. The hotel and rooms are on 4 floors. Our rooms were on the bottom floor 1 (the reception is on floor 3). Thankfully Iris greeted us when we arrived and carried my heavy suitcase down the 2 long flights of stairs. (Someone else carried it back up). The restaurant (4th floor) served an excellent breakfast buffet, including custom eggs. We had dinner there and all the food and wine were fabulous. The view of Valpariso from the restaurant was AMAZING! The hotel is located right at the top of a funicular and near some bakeries and small shops. We did a lot of walking in Valpariso! It's a lovely city. The Fauna is in a great area, and it's easy to get to many other places in Valpo by walking. Uber is also available in the city. Our room on floor 1 had a street outside of the window, but it was closed overnight and quiet. Our first morning included construction workers literally right outside our window! (Luckily we were already awake). The staff had warned us, but it was still a shock. In addition to the stairs, you cannot get to the hotel directly from the street. You have to walk in about 2 blocks, with some steps too. This was not a problem for us, but would be for some people. The hotel does not have an elevator, and the stairs in the hotel would be problematic for some also. Wifi worked very well. If you are fit, this hotel is unique and lovely. Highly recommend.

Brilliant location, right by the funicular. The current building is beautiful and very interesting, cut out of the hillside and joining two former houses together. The rooftop restaurant is perfect with stunning views but take a jacket as the wind from the Pacific can be chilly and some rooms are in deep shade. The reception staff were very welcoming and friendly and put us in touch with an excellent walking tour by two local history enthusiasts who did the whole thing in period costume!

We stayed at Fauna for one night only on a Saturday because we had had lunch there in the past and really liked the feel of the place. The service, especially the staff at the restaurant and reception are incredibly friendly and welcoming! The rooms are spacious and modern but they don't have a TV. The only problem is that if you are looking for a good night's sleep you will not find it here as it is in the middle of one of the most popular areas of Valparaiso, surrounded by bars and restaurants with loud music until 5 AM, especially on Fri and Sat night. We didn't mind as we were out late and brought earplugs! Maybe from Mon-Thu it is better. The actual hotel is good value for money and has a brilliant breakfast!! I would recommend but the noise is something people should be aware of. It is part of the charm of the city, though.

Hotel staff; Iris, Nicolas and Diego were wonderful, welcoming, and very helpful. Great location, fun atmosphere. This hotel is not for those looking for a quiet peaceful location; stay here to be close to restaurants and nightlife.

This is a well located and well run hotel - but for what I paid I was a tad underwhelmed. While comfortable the room was very noisy with seemingly no sound proofing from room above. The breakfast at the restaurant was excellent