Kau Yatun has much to recommend it. The service is impeccable and the restaurant cuisine is excellent. But the unmodernised rooms scarcely merit four stars and the hotel is no longer el campo. El Cafalate's sprawling urbanisation has enveloped the grounds of the old estancia, and Kau Yatun now sits within a straggly townscape, overlooked by the aesthetic horrors of the new Kempinski hotel.

If you need a base for a couple of nights, with attentive service and excellent food, choose Kau Yatan. But if its Patagonian landscape and good value for money you're after, opt for one of the estancias away from the tourist monoglut of El Calafate.

This place is not luxurious, but everything is clean. The place is full room and board and the meals are excellent (as are the bartenders). Throughout the week, they have a parilla in the restaurant out towards the back of the ranch, also excellent.

The place is a 15 minute walk into the main part of town. We did two trips (included in the price of the stay) for the two full days that we were there: a visit to the Perito Moreno glaciar with mini-trekking (excellent) and a tour of all the glaciars. Kau Yatun provides lunches for the day trips.

The only negative was that they missed a wake-up call for us on the first morning. I would definitely stay there again.

Very pleasant small hotel....not luxuriuos, simple but comfortable. Food is excellent with exception of breakfast whis is OK. Staff is very pleasant. The all inclusive activities are great....the guides are wonderful. Would definitely stay here again.