The apartment feels brand new and modern; underfloor heating and heated towel racks. A tiny stroll down the road and you are at the the Los Zorros T-bar, which will take you up to the main lifts. Or, you can keep boarding down to the small town of Farellones. A shuttle bus also comes straight past the apartment and will take you to the top for free. The bar/restaurant at the top (Rotunda) has free Wi-Fi.

But the best thing was? Mercedes went above and beyond with helping us out. I arrived in Santiago off a 9 hour flight with food poisoning, and we went straight up the mountain so I could get to bed. When we found the small supermarket here had little on offer, Mercedes offered to help us out. Truly a remarkable person.

You can snowboard over the back to Valle Nevado and to La Parva (separate lift passes required), so there is heaps of area to cover - with El Colorado right in the middle.

Well worth staying here!