The proprietor, John Joy was extremely helpful to us while we were in Puerto Varas. He gave us good advice, transport and helped us find alternate lodging when, "There was no room at the inn." We highly recommend contacting him for lodging. He is fluent in English. He also offers customized fishing trips. John's wife, Teresa, was also charming.

We loved this B&B. Part of travel for us is to have a little exposure to people and places in the country we’re visiting. This was a great combination of local culture and really being at home—with John a native mid-westerner (US) and Teresa a wonderful Chilean. All our needs were cheerfully met with a response of “no problema” (stay... More

Our trip to Patagonia started in Puerto Varas and the wonderful hosting by the family at Tradition Austral. We were met at the bus station by John and his son and John took our luggage to the B&B in his pick up while his son walked with us to the B&B (about 3 blocks)...it was wonderful to walk and have... More

John and Teresa Joy and their lovely young family will give you the warmest of welcomes at their B&B and make you really feel part of the family. Without asking we were met by John as we arrived on our bus in the center of town. Just a 5-minute walk to the center of Puerto Varas, the house is comfortable... More

This is a very well-kept house, with lovely decorated rooms and very friendly and welcoming hosts. You can use an excellently equipped kitchen, everything is in great state. The rooms are spacious, the beds comfortable and the bathroom very good. There is WIFI and you can use a computer in the common room. The house - though a bit hard... More

Very nice clean welcoming home. We will definately be going back. John and his wife know how to make you feel like you have a home away from home.

We only stayed one night but John and Theresa were very warm and friendly. I wished we could have stayed longer but we were already tightly scheduled. Great breakfast and fun discussions.

For some years I have wanted to do some fly fishing in southern Chile. I had three days spare in Oct 11 and found John's operation via the internet. After a few emails arrangements were made and I was met by John and his lovely wife Theresa at Puerto Montt airport and taken direct to our first days fishing on... More

We only had one night at this great B&B, but we wished we could have stayed more. Even before we arrived they helped us with arraring the lake crossing from Puerto Varas to Bariloche. When we arriived we we're picked up in John's truck and back home we were greated with coffee and tea. The rooms are nice and big... More