The Boca Budi Resort:

The restaurant Boca Budi has some of the best food in IX region. The only competition is the El Criollito in Temuco, and there is a good reason for this. Paula is the daughter of owner of the El Criollito Restaurant in Temuco, Señora Ermelina Acuña Caro. Mom's standards of excellence and service pervades every part of Boca Budi, but with the vision of a new generation of entrepreneurship that really shows the potential of Southern Chile as a destination. In many ways, the Boca Budi is the Criollito, with a romantic setting on the ocean. The restaurant windows overlook the ocean, and the large deck is open on warmer days for enjoying lunch or an after dinner drink.

The Boca Budi Restaurant

The entire restaurant says, 'stay and enjoy yourself'. It is easy to forget that there is more to see and do in the area, and simply spend your entire afternoon lounging with a drink in the restaurant. There is a complete bar with some of Chile's best wines, beers, drinks and flavored liquors are served at the end of every meal. In the course of our visit, we have also discovered the family secret, or scandal, depending on your view. The seafood empandads at the Boca Budi are the best in Chile (don't tell mom). 

Paula though has gone beyond mom's talent for service, in building a well integrate tourism industry all by herself.  Just slightly up the hill from the restaurant, is the Boca Budi Hotel. We can easily see how even people that just come for the day from Temuco, might enjoy their lunch a little too much and find themselves spending the night at the Hotel. Did we mention that this place is hard to leave?

This is definitely a Bed and Breakfast for a romantic getaway to rival some of the better places along the California or New England coasts of the United States. However, the setting of the Araucanía coast adds an air of adventure, with creature comforts.  

Another feature of the Budi Resort is local tourism agency services. They can arrange for boat trips around Lago Budi or the coast. The owner Paula, can also book horse back rides, hiking trips around Lago Budi, and Mapuche Indian cultural tours to name a few. Any of the activities or places you find in this section of All Southern Chile, she can arrange for you. 

One thing that we can say about the entire area is that it is mostly unexplored. The Lago Budi area is not very appealing to the typical Chilean tourist that would normally choose the nightlife of Pucón or Villarica. However, for foreigners this is simply one of the greatest unexplored jewels of Latin America.

How to get there:

There are a series of signs, with green arrows, as you enter the Puerto Saavedra  simply saying “Boca Budi Hotel”. There are also some standard tourist signs marking their way to Boca Budi. You want to ride the bus through town as far as the bus will take you, and get off at the foot of the hill. There is a small square, with a tourism office and information on one side. Directly across the street is the Boca Budi Cafe. There you can get more information on the Boca Budi resort, and wait for the bus to take you up the hill.  The bus ride direct from Temuco is about 1,400 pesos from the Rural bus station in Temuco. The bus ride up the hill is about 5-10 min, and is an incredible journey in itself.

 Boca Budi Hotel

Rooms

Price Includes Breakfast:

Tea, coffee of milk. Orange Juice, ham,

cheese, home made bread and a piece of cake.

Special Deals for Groups and Seminars:

25,000 pesos per person 

1 1/5 days Working Group Program

1 night hotel, breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner,

2 breaks (coffee and snacks)

Boca Budi

Restaurant Menu

Pisco Sour 1,700 Wisky Sour 2,400
Amaretto Sour 2,400
Jerez Sour 2,220
Juice 1,200
Soft drinks 800
Wines 4,000 – 12,000 bottle
Beers 1,000 approximately
Coffe (espresso) 1,000 – 1,500

 Seafood

Specialty

Seafood Empanadas

Olla Marina tipo Curanto