MAC Royal Suites Hotel & Casino is a modern hotel and casino in the centre of Chilecito, a town among rocky hills in La Rioja province, run by MAC Group, an Argentine company with a sister hotel at Zapala in Neuquén. It stands at 19 de Febrero 361. The hotel has 54 rooms: two Master Suites, two Suites, 12 Standard King rooms, 37 Double Twin rooms and one room adapted for guests with reduced mobility. The Suites measure 65 square metres, with a sitting room, a whirlpool bath and a large dressing room, while the King and Twin rooms are about 40 square metres with a desk, and the King rooms add panoramic views, a minibar and a safe. The hotel also has a spa, a gym, a swimming pool, Restaurante Fatima and a conference room, and the casino has 250 slot machines, 10 poker tables, five blackjack tables and a room for high rollers. The hotel's tourism pages point guests to the sights of La Rioja: Talampaya National Park and its Ciudad Perdida, the Cuesta de Miranda, the Quebrada de los Cóndores reserve, the high lagoon of Laguna Brava with its vicuñas and flamingos, and paragliding over Famatina.
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Insider tip Keep the free day in Chilecito for the old cableway that once climbed to the Famatina mines, then use the hotel's pool and spa after the drive.
Why I choose it A practical town-centre hotel with a pool and spa for the nights in Chilecito on the road through La Rioja.