On April 30th, 2026, Gabriela Pomponio, a journalist for Revista Lugares from La Nación, published a guide to Ushuaia designed for the coldest months. Among her accommodation recommendations, she included our boutique hotel Original House. The article, which you can read in full at La Nación, is an editorial selection: the result of travel journalists who choose what, in their judgment, is worth recommending.
For us, that recognition carries particular weight. Not because it closes anything, but because it confirms that the path makes sense.
Being mentioned as one of the best hotels in Ushuaia in a publication like Revista Lugares doesn’t change what we do the next day. But it does say something about what we have been doing. And that deserves a moment of honest reflection on what it means to work for our guests’ hospitality at the End of the World.
What this recognition means
There are many ways to appear on a list. You can pay for visibility on an OTA, systematically accumulate reviews or invest in advertising. Those paths have their logic and nobody denies it. But they are not the same as being chosen by an editorial team.
Revista Lugares is the travel section of the highest-circulation newspaper in Argentina. Its journalists travel, ask questions, observe and choose based on the real experience. They choose what they consider deserves to be there.
A boutique hotel in Ushuaia sharing editorial space with destinations from across the region is no small thing. It speaks of a perception built over time: the one that forms when a traveler returns home and shares their experience, when they write a detailed review, when they recommend the hotel to someone who trusts their judgment.
That perception cannot be controlled. It can only be worked for and earned.
Original House is born on the concept of a 1927 house, remodeled with boutique design and technological integration. A deliberate bet on personalized experience over volume. The mention by La Nación validates our way of understanding hospitality.
Ushuaia, a destination that raises the bar for those hosting travelers
Visiting the End of the World is not a passive experience. Those who arrive in Ushuaia in winter know there is work ahead: excursions through Tierra del Fuego National Park, cruises along the Beagle Canal, runs at Cerro Castor, afternoons on the Train at the End of the World. Each activity involves early starts, serious layering and moving in weather conditions that vary by the hour.
The traveler who returns to the hotel in the center of Ushuaia at seven in the evening arrives with wet clothes, an exhausted body and hunger. In that moment they don’t just need decoration: they need real warmth, rest and the assurance that someone has already sorted the logistics for the next day.
That is the demand the destination imposes. And it is the standard by which service quality in Ushuaia is measured.
It is not about being simply a luxury hotel, but about trying to understand what the traveler needs when they come through the door after a full day at the End of the World. The hotel that meets that standard is not only the one with the most beautiful room: it is the one with the heating working when guests arrive at night, breakfast ready before the guest asks and someone available to deal with whatever the weather or the mountain changes at the last minute.
That is the standard we try to maintain every single day. It is not always easy. But it is what the destination demands.
Beyond accommodation: Ushuaia as a total experience
Ushuaia has an identity that cannot be improvised. Its history of penitentiary and pioneers, the canal, the cruises departing for Antarctica, a gastronomy built on unique products (Fuegian king crab, Patagonian lamb, Patagonian toothfish) make up a destination with its own character.
Well-located and well-connected accommodation doesn’t only offer a place to sleep: it offers access. Original House is at Yaganes 186, in the historic center, steps from the port, the Prison Museum and the departure points for the main excursions. In a city where winter has barely seven hours of light, every minute of travel saved is a minute the traveler can use for what they came to do.
The trip doesn’t end in the room. It starts from there.
The work behind the recognition: what you don’t see in a photo
Editorial recognition is not achieved through marketing alone. It is achieved through consistency.
There are visible services: our iPad smart home system in the room, our panoramic terrace, our thermal breakfast basket for early departures and our warm common spaces. All are part of the offering we want to provide and are designed with intention.
But there is other work that doesn’t appear in photos: the quiet attention to every detail. The multi-language assistance that resolves a question at any moment, without making you wait. The gesture of reminding you that tomorrow’s excursion leaves early. Small attentions that are invisible, but that make all the difference.
That invisible work is what builds the perception that, over time, reaches a journalist like Gabriela Pomponio and ends up in the pages of Revista Lugares.
There is no formula to guarantee it. There is only a team that understands every guest matters and works with that certainty as its starting point.
We receive the recognition with gratitude. And with the clarity that tomorrow’s work will continue to be the same as what we did yesterday.
Original House: accommodation designed for the End of the World
La Nación’s recognition is not coincidental. It reflects a proposition built with purpose and sustained over time.
- Strategic location: Yaganes 186, opposite the Prison Museum, steps from San Martín Street and the port. In the heart of the historic center of Ushuaia, where the city begins.
- Post-activity rest: rooms with iPad smart home technology, efficient heating and common spaces designed for recovering after an intense day outdoors.
- Breakfast in a thermal basket delivered to the room: a service designed for those who leave early: no rushing, no rigid schedules, no time wasted.
- Multilingual team: assistance in Spanish, Portuguese and English for excursion logistics, transfer coordination and handling the unexpected. Because in Ushuaia the weather rules and you need to be prepared.
- Five room types: from the Loft View of 35 m² to the Master Apart VIP of 60 m², with options for couples, groups and families. With rooms that can be interconnected for families or large groups.
Choosing the right accommodation in Ushuaia directly impacts the quality of the experience. If you are going to make the trip, it is worth doing it right.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean for a hotel to be recommended by La Nación?
Revista Lugares is the travel section of La Nación, one of the highest-circulation and most prestigious newspapers in Argentina. Being mentioned in one of its guides reflects that travel journalists considered the experience at Original House worthy of recommendation.
Why is accommodation important in Ushuaia?
Ushuaia has a different rhythm: excursions, changeable weather, intense days and lots of nature. That is why the hotel is not just a place to sleep, but the space from which you organize each day, rest after a day outdoors and find support when plans change. In that context, accommodation directly influences how the experience is lived.
What makes staying at a boutique hotel special?
Scale matters. A boutique hotel manages a limited number of rooms, which allows a level of attention that large hotels often cannot sustain. Every guest is visible to the team. Preferences are remembered, logistics are personalized and rest is carefully looked after.
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What should you consider when choosing a hotel in Ushuaia?
Three key variables: an unbeatable location, close to the port, in the center and opposite the prison museum, with the best services designed for winter such as ski equipment storage at the hotel, mountain transfers and tailored breakfast, and a team prepared to assist guests with the logistics of the trip. In a destination where the weather rules, a centrally located hotel in Ushuaia helps you live the experience with greater comfort and flexibility.
Conclusion
Original House’s mention in Revista Lugares works as an external, genuine, non-self-proclaimed validation. And that has a special value: it shows that the experience we seek to build from within also managed to project outward.
But a recognition is a snapshot of the journey, not the destination. Ushuaia has its own rhythm and dynamic — the changeable weather, the intense days, the logistics of each day — all mean that every detail matters. Sustaining that level of attention every day, with consistency, is the challenge the Original House team chooses to take on.
If you are planning your trip to the End of the World, we invite you to discover our accommodation in Ushuaia. Because the experience begins from the place you choose to stay. You can reach us on WhatsApp or make your reservation right now. We look forward to seeing you!
