Location and Facilities:

The Portillo Ski Center is located 164 kilometers from Santiago and has a vertical drop of 762 meters and an average annual snowfall of 8.3 meters. The average of the weather forecast is of 80% sunny days and access to the slopes is allowed from the hotel.

Portillo Hotel is located 2,880 meters above sea level and the maximum height is 3,310 meters high.

The Portillo Ski Center has accommodation options, recreational installations such as a fitness center, discotheque, ski and boots custody, game room, gym, yoga, ski shop, among others.
On the first floor there is a cinema, child care, self-service, hotel reception and the Portillo Tours and Travel shop.

Also on the second floor there is a terrace, cyber cafe, bar and the main dining room.
Every Sunday in Portillo, before dinner, delicious drinks are served in the living room of the Portillo Hotel, for guests to share and meet; in addition to receiving a warm welcome by the manager of the ski center.

It also has a Weight Room and a fully equipped gym for working out. Here you can find the stretching and yoga rooms where you can perform stretching in the morning and free yoga and exercise during the day.

In the same room there is a sauna and an exercise massage area, which must be booked in advance.

In Portillo there is also a multi field which is there for sports such as volleyball, basketball, football, badminton, etc. Portillo also organizes tournaments for these sports for all passengers to participate and enjoy.

It also counts with Wellness alternatives such as a hotel pool, Jacuzzi with heated water; you can also make aqua fitness classes and Watsu sessions (water therapy) during the weekends of the ski season.

It also has a Beauty Salon where hair removal, haircuts, hairstyling, makeup and manicure can be done, among other treatments.

Portillo has a computer room with internet and Wi-Fi service access for the public areas of the hotel. It also offers a cinema, where films are shown in the afternoon and the Director of School conducts technical ski lectures.

In Portillo family life is promoted as well as sharing with other guests, so there are several alternatives of table games in the living room of the hotel. It also features a Game Room in the basement, where you can enjoy table tennis, billiards, table soccer, wall climbing and more.
For the health and welfare of their guests, in Portillo there is a clinic with two doctors and two nurses who can provide first aid and general medicine or traumatology. You can receive emergency care 24 hours a day and it is located in the basement of the Portillo Hotel.

If the clinic does not have the adequate equipment to resolve the emergency, Portillo has land and air transportation available to all passengers.

Activities:

• Welcome cocktail: We invite our guests to join owner Henry Purcell and the Portillo hotel team at our welcome cocktail party every Sunday night at 8:15pm This party is great opportunity for our guests to meet the other guests, the Ski School and the rest of our hospitality team.

• Ski Talks: Ski School Director Mike Rogan gives talks about ski equipment or ski techniques every Sunday night at 7pm in the cinema. Guests always enjoy these talks and find them very worthwhile.
  
  
• Sol de Portillo Race: Every Thursday Portillo holds a ski/snowboard race for guests called the Sol de Portillo. This event can be enjoyed as much by beginners as by experts. We recommend that guests join in the fun, which culminates with a lively awards ceremony in the evening.
  
  
• Discotheque: Portillo Hotel disco features a bar, lounge and dance floor. The disco starts around midnight and stays open until the last guest leaves. Some nights the disco simply ignites!
  
  
• Torchlight Parade: On Friday nights the Ski School entertains our guests with a torchlight parade. This is a not-to-be-missed event, seen from the outside deck or from the heated pool.
  
  
• Cinema / TV Room: We show a different film each day in the cinema. In the afternoons the cinema is used to show videos of our guests skiing or snowboarding during their classes or racing in the weekly Sol de Portillo race; members of the Ski School are present to provide commentary about ski technique. TV is also available here during certain hours. Ski School Director Mike Rogan uses the cinemas for Ski Talks.
  
  
• Heliskiing: Portillo counts with a helicopter for heliski. This service is open from july to september and the helicopter can take four passengers to the snow of the summit
  
  
• Fitness Facilities : Weight Room, Aerobics/Yoga Salon , Multi-court Gymnasium: Exercise facilities exceed expectations. We have a large gymnasium for football (soccer), basketball or volleyball, and each week there are some organized sports tournaments. We also have a weight room with treadmills, bicycles, stair climbers and Universal equipment. We have a separate studio room for yoga, aerobics classes, stretching and tae bo.
  
  
• Cybercafé and Library: Compaq computers, a scanner, color printers and internet connections are available to guests. As well, we offer a collection of books in a variety of languages.
  
  
• Beauty Center, Spa Facilities and Swimming Pool: Portillo's Beauty Center offers haircuts, styling, manicures, depilation and make-up application. Guests' spa experience is complete with our sauna, massage facilities and an outdoor heated swimming pool.
  
  
• Retail Store and Rental Shop: The ski shop carries the latest in equipment, ski wear, accessories, gifts and a complete line of Portillo hotel clothing and goods. Rental ski and snowboard equipment by Rossignol is available in the rental shop, as are ski tuning services. Performance rentals are available.
  
  
• Game Room: Our large game room is for all ages, and features pool tables, ping-pong tables, video games and foosball. Ice cream, soda and candy are available.
  
  
• Mass: Catholic Mass is held in the cinema every Sunday.
  
  
• Ski clinic: Every year many ski and snowboard experts visit Portillo and organize Ski and Snowboard Clinics, where they teach their techniques and the visitors can participate
  
  
• Private Parties: Many of our guests enjoy throwing private parties. Portillo hotel has wonderful facilities for such parties such as a starlight dinner at Tío Bob's, a sushi dinner, cocktail party in the disco, or a down n' dirty dancing bash in the Posada. Romantic dinners for two (engagement, honeymoon, anniversary or simple romance) can also be arranged. Our events coordinators can make the arrangements easily, even after the guest has arrived at the ski resort.