Hostal Rio Ona
Private-room budget stays with sea and mountain views
About this hotel
Hostal Rio Ona keeps its rooms private rather than shared, each with its own bathroom, bidet and free toiletries, a genuine step up from a typical backpacker hostel format found elsewhere in South America. Every room includes a TV, dining area and wardrobe, and some carry sea and mountain views that pricier hotels elsewhere in town charge a real premium for. The paid shuttle service, lounge, concierge and tour desk cover excursion planning and transport without needing to leave the property or arrange things separately downtown. Sitting seven kilometres from the airport, the property trades a bit of central convenience for genuinely lower rates than Ushuaia's mid-range and luxury hotel tiers.
- Private bathrooms
- Sea and mountain views
- Tour desk on site
- Budget-friendly rates
Our take
This suits budget-conscious travellers wanting private rooms and real views without paying mid-range hotel prices, particularly solo travellers and couples on a longer Patagonia trip. The tour desk and shuttle add real convenience for a property at this price point. Larger groups wanting a shared dormitory format, or travellers prioritising strict downtown walkability, should weigh other options given the seven-kilometre distance from the airport and centre.
- Use the tour desk to book excursions directly rather than heading downtown first, since it saves a genuine trip into the centre of town.
- Request a sea or mountain view room specifically, since not every room carries the outlook at the same rate.
- Book the paid shuttle in advance during peak season, since availability can tighten when the town fills with visitors.
Why we love it
- Private rooms with private bathrooms
- Sea and mountain views in some rooms
- On-site tour desk and shuttle
- Genuinely lower rates than mid-range hotels
Why guests love itTravellers staying here find the private bathroom and real sea view a genuine surprise at this price point, well below what a similar outlook would cost at a mid-range downtown hotel elsewhere in Ushuaia. The tour desk arranged a Beagle Channel excursion without any need to visit a separate downtown outfitter first. The seven-kilometre distance from the airport felt like a fair trade for the savings across a longer stay.