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Where to stay in Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn is a city on the Golfo Nuevo, on the Chubut coast, and the base for whale watching and Península Valdés. You can walk all of downtown and the waterfront; almost everything is a few blocks from the sea. These are the zones, with every lodging that has its own website for booking.

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On the seafront, along the waterfront

4 places to stay

The Golfo Nuevo waterfront, with the beach across the street and the Piedra Buena pier: restaurants, tour agencies and the bike path. Many hotels have sea-view rooms; in whale season you can sometimes see them from the beach.

Downtown Puerto Madryn, near the plaza

10 places to stay

The streets between Plaza San Martín and the sea: shops, restaurants and the tour departures. Two or three blocks from the beach.

A few blocks from downtown and the beach

12 places to stay

Quiet neighborhoods a short walk from downtown and the shore, with apartments, family-run inns and rentals. You can do everything on foot.

Puerto Madryn neighborhoods

26 places to stay

Farther from the sea and downtown, toward the south shore or up toward the plateau. A car, bike or taxi is the better choice.

Outskirts: El Doradillo, Punta Loma and the highway

1 place to stay

Lodgings outside the city: toward El Doradillo to the north, where in season the whales come close to shore; toward Punta Loma and its sea lion colony to the south; or along the highway. You need a car.

Questions

What is the best area to stay in Puerto Madryn?

On the waterfront or downtown: you can walk everywhere, the beach is across the street and the tours leave from there. There are 12 lodgings 8 minutes or less on foot from the plaza.

When can you see whales in Puerto Madryn?

Southern right whales come to the Golfo Nuevo and Península Valdés roughly from June to December; September to November usually has the most. Boat trips leave from Puerto Pirámides, and in season you can also see them from the shore at El Doradillo.

How far is Península Valdés?

Puerto Pirámides, the town on the peninsula, is about 100 km away, around an hour and a half by car. Most people visit the peninsula as a day trip by car or on a tour from Madryn.

Is it worth booking direct with the lodging?

When you book on the lodging's own website, the place pays no commission to a platform, and you deal directly with the people who host you about changes, your arrival time or leaving your luggage before a tour.