Martín Bastias

Hi, I'm Martín Bastias, from Concepción, Chile. As a kid I went skiing at Nevados de Chillán and Pucón, and that is where my love for the mountains — and for those cabin getaways you remember for life — comes from.

I created Cabinola with a simple idea: I want to help people choose well where to stay in the mountains on their budget, without spending hours comparing or overpaying. We are helpers, not a business: the affiliate commission comes after helping, it never decides what we recommend.

How the guides are made

• First-hand experience in the places I know personally, and documented research for the rest: official sources (national parks, CONAF, Parks Canada, tourism offices), maps and real routes.
• Travel times calculated with real OpenStreetMap routes, not made up.
• We never invent reviews or prices. The reviews and prices you see come live from the booking platforms, from guests who actually stayed there.
• Real photos under free licences, with the author credited.
• Every guide shows its review date; details that change (fees, roads, timetables) are flagged to be checked again.

What I know first-hand

Of the 57 guides on the site, I know these personally; the rest are researched with the sources above:

• Nevados de Chillán
• Pucón

Transparency

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