Larry Memmott's Blog

Luna Salada is probably the premier hotel at the Salar de Uyuni.  Constructed almost entirely of salt blocks, it has the local uniqueness factor down, but it also doesn’t skimp on the most important aspects of comfort.

The hotel is beautiful from the inside. The whites and grays of the salt blocks and rock salt floors are set off nicely with local tapestries and other decorative elements pleasing to the eye.  From the outside, unfortunately, the hotel still looks like a construction zone, and while that may be alright, given that construction is still underway, it doesn’t look like it will be overcome anytime soon, if ever.

The most important comfort factor at the Salar is heating, and Luna Salada has heating down.  In the rooms, they have triple redundant heating systems, gas, water-convection, and electric blankets.  If one of them fails, you’re still going to be warm. If the gas makes you nervous, they can provide a nice electric space heater to replace it.

Rooms come with an excellent buffet breakfast and a delicious and varried buffet dinner is also available for additional cost.  The chef is excellent, and he wanders among the tables ensuring that diners are enjoying his food.

The way in which wifi is handled is an unfortunate choice. Free wifi is available only in the lobby, and is quite poor. There is also a paid network, which is presumably much better, but at the Salar, where most people spend the day out and just want to post an update on Facebook at the end of the day before crawling into bed, it seems like that should be made a bit easier.

All in all, Luna Salada makes for a comfortable Salar adventure.