House of Divine Views

We highly recommend Marian and Matt's home to anyone who is looking forward to a wonderfully peaceful vacation. The house is fully equipped with everything you need and very warm and comfortable. The peace and the views are just "out of this world" ! It is also perfectly located and close to all the fun activities & sight-seeings available around the lakes and volcanoes. Our children 15 and 11 had a blast exploring nature and feeding the wild life (2 hawks and a family of fox - Mom and her 2 babies). We will definitely be back next summer! Thank you Marian & Matt for everything!

A family of three adults, we spent a week in December 2014 in this charming chalet-style house. The description, photographs, specifications, and reviews from other guests are all accurate and don't need repeating here. The place is roomy and very comfortable, everything works and is as uptodate as can be given that it is in a remote Chilean location. The decor is warm and homey, the kitchen more than fully equipped, and the beds very comfortable.

The owner was lodging in the nearby cabin during our stay, and acted as an attentive host, including help with a balky lock, operation of the hot tub, and even to laying fires in the stove and fireplace. This not your run-of-the-mill sterile, anonymous, timeshare type of rental. We are completely satisfied with our stay and highly recommend the House of Divine Views.

Foxes, hawks and caracaras visit regularly, in pairs, and they are partial to hot dogs - bring a generous supply!

My girlfriend and I had the pleasure of staying here for 4 days in October, and can not recommend it enough!! While the pics and description online look great, they do not even do it proper justice. The view from the back deck of Volcan Orsono was spectacular....and you get this same view from the very spacious Master Bedroom in the upstairs loft. The house came complete with everything you could possibly want or need for your stay. The kitchen was very well stocked with all items you would need, including an array of spices. We did not use the fireplace but it was stocked with plenty of firewood. The furniture, linens, bedding, towels, etc. were all in immaculate condition, and well cared for. The Wifi worked with no issues and was pretty fast. Getting to the house can be a little tricky given its very secluded location. Marian provided very detailed directions, but there are a few turns that cold be easy to miss, so just pay close attention when driving. It would probably be best to make sure your first drive to the house is done in the daylight as it can be a little tricker in the dark. Marian was extremely attentive and answered all of my numerous questions very quickly and thoroughly. Her directions also included important places such as the grocery store in Puerto Veras which was great. We drove to Puerto Veras and had a great afternoon(there are numerous shops, restaurants, and a nice beach on the lakefront). It was about a 30 minute drive. There were only 2 of us, but the house is definately big enough to accommodate larger groups....and there is also a little cabin adjacent to the house that is just as nice and sleeps 2 more people. All in all, we had an amazing time and would highly recommend The House of Divine Views!!

My wife and i joined our daughter, son in law and 3 year old granddaughter for five nights of pure bliss at House of Divine Views. We have traveled the world and this is the most spectacular home we have found. Beautifully furnished with everything one could want, we enjoyed the hot tub, comfy living room, fireplace stocked with plenty of dry wood, the huge back yard and deck and of course the amazing view of Volcan Osorno. The flowers surrounding the home allowed for beautiful bouquets at the dinner table.

The kitchen was fully stocked with every appliance, dish, pan and spice we needed to allow us to make delicious meals. The interior furnishings were super comfortable and the interior design was beautiful. The upstairs master bedroom was huge and luxurious. Having a washer-dryer was handy and the wifi worked without a hitch.

The location away from town allowed for virtual privacy yet was close enough for access to all of the amazing sites and activities available in the gorgeous Lake District. We took the ski lift up Volcan Osorno for amazing views, made the short drive to Petrohue Falls and Lago Todos de Santos, drove south towards Patagonia for stunning mountain scenery and enjoyed fantastic meals in Puerto Varas. We drove to Chiloe to see the penguins (totally cool) and ate way too much kuchen in Fruitillar! So much to see, not enough time!

Our host was a delight to work with. Excellent communication and attention to detail. You simply can't find a more amazing home to stay in to enjoy all this beautiful home and location has to offer. Five nights were not enough! Thank you Marian

We stayed at this house in January 2014. We had a group of 4 people, ages 24-26. We rented an SUV (good decision given the quality of roads) and drove from Puerto Montt to Ensenada and to this house around 7pm. It stays light outside till late, so visibility was not an issue. The directions to the house can be tricky as it's not on any maps. The house is about 15min off from any paved roads. Make sure you get detailed directions to the house before your trip.

The house itself is great - the views are unbeatable and amazing. There is a private hot tub, outdoor grill, indoor fireplace, large backyard. There are many dishes and the house is well equipped with standard supplies. There is a lot of wildlife near the house, we saw the fox and hawks even though we were away from the home often and were active every day. You can see tons of stars, shooting stars, etc at night.

Remember to buy coals if planning to use the outdoor grill (we didn't find any at the house), and lighter fluid wouldn't hurt either. We had a small issue where the house ran out of water for an hour or two on our last morning, but it seems that can happen sometimes and is repaired within half of a day or so. Ours came back on 2 hours later without issue.

There seemed to be lots of instructions for locking the house, doors, gate - we didn't end up locking the gate at all and it seemed to be quite private in general, so no complaints there.

During your stay you must do the following activities or excursions depending on how much time you have. The top is most important to do, and the bottom is only if you more time.

- drive up to volcano Osorno (takes 2-3 hours there and back)

- go canyoning through ko-kayak excursions.

- go rafting through ko-kayak

- go see petrohue falls

- go kayaking through ko-kayak

- visit puerto varas

- visit puerto montt