Original House Hotel Boutique
Boutique rooms steps from the old prison museum
About this hotel
The location does most of the work here: a few steps from the Maritime Penal and Antarctica Museum, close enough that a morning visit fits before breakfast finishes cooling. Rooms carry sea or mountain views with a kitchenette in every unit, useful given how quickly Ushuaia's restaurant bills add up over a multi-night stay. The sun terrace and outdoor seating area catch the rare still afternoon, and the 24-hour front desk and concierge service smooth over the logistics of a cruise-day arrival or a delayed excursion. Ski storage on site signals a share of guests arrive for Cerro Castor rather than the port alone, and the lift makes upper-floor rooms easy to reach with luggage.
- Steps from the Maritime Museum
- Kitchenette in every room
- Sun terrace
- Ski storage
Our take
This suits a short downtown stopover before or after an Antarctica departure, where the museum and the port both sit within an easy walk. Couples and small families traveling light do best here, with the kitchenette softening Ushuaia's high restaurant prices. Travellers wanting a full resort spa or a hillside channel view should look further up the hill, since the setting here is downtown convenience rather than panorama.
- Ask for the mountain-view room if a Cerro Castor trip is planned, since it faces the direction most shuttles depart from each morning.
- Visit the Maritime Penal and Antarctica Museum on the first morning while it's quiet, before cruise groups arrive later in the day.
- Stock the kitchenette early, since Ushuaia's supermarket hours run shorter than most visitors expect on arrival.
Why we love it
- A few steps from the Maritime Penal Museum
- Kitchenette in every room
- Sun terrace for rare clear afternoons
- On-site ski storage for Cerro Castor trips
Why guests love itTravellers staying here find the kitchenette earns its keep fast once a Ushuaia dinner bill arrives, and the museum being a two-minute walk away makes for an easy first-morning outing before excursions properly begin. The front desk handled a delayed glacier tour without fuss, rebooking the pickup within the hour. Rooms run practical rather than plush, but the mountain view and the ski storage make sense of the winter guests filtering through reception each morning.