LOF Hostal · Surf

Your base in town

Surfing in Pichilemu

LOF is not in front of one wave: it is in the centre, and from here you reach them all. Playa Principal is 300 metres on foot, La Puntilla and El Infiernillo by bike, Punta de Lobos half an hour along the coast. And when you come back you sleep where the restaurants are, not six kilometres away from them.

The waves, from the door

Spot Distance How you get there
Playa Principal300 m4 minutes on foot
La Puntilla1,2 km15 minutes on foot · 10 by bike
El Infiernillo1,5 km20 minutes on foot or by bike
Punta de Lobos6 kmhalf an hour by bike · 12 minutes by car
Cáhuil15 km25 minutes by car

Pichilemu is flat and small, so a bike covers almost everything. We rent them at CLP 15,000 a day and it is arranged at reception.

What the house has

A locked rack for boards

There is a locked, secure rack inside the house, with room for boards of any size. You do not have to carry it up to your room or leave it in the corridor.

A shower next to the rack

Right next to the rack there is a shower that does both jobs: getting the salt off you and rinsing your wetsuit when you come back from the water. Then it hangs to dry in the patio, which is in the shade all afternoon.

Bikes

CLP 15,000 a day. With that you reach La Puntilla in ten minutes and Punta de Lobos in half an hour, along the coast, without depending on anyone.

A deal with Manzana 54

A surf school steps from the house. A beginners lesson with board and wetsuit included, or just the gear rental if you already surf. You book it at reception and walk out from the door.

Surf lesson in Pichilemu with the Manzana 54 school
The deal: a beginners lesson with board and wetsuit.
Inner patio of LOF Hostal with surfboards and wetsuits drying
The patio, where the wetsuits finish drying.
Sunset over the sea in Pichilemu with surfers in the water
The afternoon session, four minutes from the door.

Surfers’ questions

Where do I keep my board?

There is a locked, secure rack inside the house, with room for boards of any size. You do not have to carry it up to your room or leave it in the corridor.

Where do I rinse my wetsuit after a session?

Right next to the rack there is a shower that does both jobs: getting the salt off you and rinsing your wetsuit when you come back from the water. Then it hangs to dry in the patio, which is in the shade all afternoon.

Which wave is closest?

Playa Principal, 300 metres from the door: four minutes on foot. It is the most sheltered one and where almost everyone starts. La Puntilla is 1.2 kilometres away and El Infiernillo 1.5, both reachable on foot or by bike.

Can I get to Punta de Lobos without a car?

Yes. It is 6 kilometres along the coast: half an hour by bike or twelve minutes by car. We rent bikes at CLP 15,000 a day and it is arranged at reception.

The rest of the questions —times, payment, kitchen, parking— are in the frequently asked questions.

Sleeping afterwards

There are private rooms and beds in shared dorms, all with bed linen included and with lockers in the dorms. If you are coming from Santiago, here is how to get here — and it is worth taking the bus via Route 78, which saves an hour and a half.

Book direct at reservas.lofhostal.cl: that is where it costs least, with no middleman commission.