Tolkeyen Ushuaia Hotel
A garden hotel with a free downtown shuttle
About this hotel
Tolkeyen sets itself slightly apart from Ushuaia's downtown grid with a genuine garden and restaurant on site, alongside a free fixed-schedule shuttle that removes the guesswork of getting into town for dinner or excursions. Rooms carry private bathrooms, cable TV and minibars as standard, with suites upgraded to include spa baths and room service for a touch of extra comfort. The 24-hour front desk arranges laundry and dry cleaning on request, useful for a longer Patagonia trip where clean layers matter more than usual. Castor hill sits 35 kilometres away and the airport just 4 kilometres, keeping both winter sports and arrival logistics manageable from this slightly quieter base outside the busiest part of town.
- Garden hotel
- Free downtown shuttle
- Suite spa baths
- On-site restaurant
Our take
This suits travellers who want a garden setting and a reliable shuttle over strict downtown walkability, particularly those planning around a fixed daily schedule. The suite-level spa baths add a genuine upgrade option for a special occasion within the stay. Guests wanting to walk to dinner spontaneously each night without checking a shuttle timetable should weigh a more central downtown property instead of this one.
- Check the shuttle schedule on arrival and plan the day's excursions around its fixed timing, since it runs on a set schedule rather than on demand.
- Book a suite with a spa bath for at least one night, a genuine treat after a full day outdoors in the cold.
- Use the laundry service partway through a longer stay, since clean layers matter more here than in a warmer destination.
Why we love it
- Genuine garden setting
- Free fixed-schedule downtown shuttle
- Spa baths in suites
- On-site restaurant
Why guests love itTravellers staying here find the free shuttle genuinely convenient once the fixed schedule is understood, timing excursion days around its departures rather than arranging separate transport each time. The garden gave a quiet spot to sit before a restaurant dinner most evenings, and the suite's spa bath became the highlight of the stay after a long day at Tierra del Fuego National Park. The 35 km distance to Castor hill felt manageable given the overall setting.