Our Habitas Atacama

Character and identity

Set among the adobe of San Pedro de Atacama, Our Habitas occupies the bones of the former Altiplanico, ten minutes on foot from the town's main street, Caracoles. The 51 casitas keep their thatched roofs and earthen walls but layer in elevated interiors, hand-woven llamas, altiplano textiles and raffia detail. The mood is grown-up wellness: a temazcal, daily workout classes, coca leaf arrival ceremony, palo santo in the air. Half the restaurant menu is plant-based, with live music at dinner and a monthly pool party that brings in townspeople. Service stays light but present.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The draw here is the balance: a genuinely considered desert retreat at roughly a third of the price of the marquee lodges, with the wellness programme and plant-based cooking doing most of the heavy lifting. Book a Pioneer room if you want newer and smaller, or an Explorer for the original layouts and more space. Three nights is the floor; four is better.