Chile has many types of hotels in the cities: some of the most prevalent chains are Sheraton, Kempinsky, Ritz, Marriott, Hyatt, and Holiday Inn. Several hostels and little hotels of varying quality wait to be discovered. On the backpacker trail, a local hostel version can be found in every small city residencial.There is also a variety of accommodations in the mountain ski centers,such as the world-class resort Portillo, 80 km 49 mi north of Santiago; "Valle Nevado" in the mountains approximately 35 km 22 mi away from Santiago, and the "Termas de Chillan" ski resort and hot springs, which lies about 450 km 280 mi south of Santiago.
