This hop on hop off bus was located very close to the Marriott hotel so it was very easy to buy a…read moreticket and get on board. The staff was super friendly and went out of their way to answer any and all questions. FYI, most tourist attractions are closed on Monday, you might be better served to plan something else than going to museums, and riding the gondola on a Monday. The buses were clean, the recording that you listen to, comes in a variety of languages and is extremely boring and useless. I've been on various bus tours in other cities with a live tour guides and it makes a world of difference, imho. We flew into town at 7:30 am and needed something to do until the hotel room was ready. Why not get the lay of the land, relatively cheaply with a hop on hop off bus tour, it drops you off at the most popular tourist spots. The overall length of bus tour without getting off is about 2 1/2 hours depending on traffic. Public Banos are few and far between, so take advantage when around one :-). Overall I give it 3.5 stars, but round it up to 4 because all 5 of the employees I interacted with, did an excellent job.

This is Santiago's hop-on-hop-off bus. Route has 13 stops from the North-east part of town at the…read moreParque Arauco to the western edge of the Centro district at Plaza de la Constitution. The entire loop takes about 2 hours if you dont get off. Frequency of busses is about 30 minutes. Cost $22,000 (US$33 at time of writing) for one day or $30,000 (US$45) for two day pass. Operating hours are 930AM to 6PM. For some reason I cannot find any maps on the website so I am attaching a picture of the paper map that they give out. Stops: 1. Parque Arauco Mall (very nice upscale mall with lots of restaurants even American chain restaurants like PF Changs and other high end shops) 2. Sheraton Hotel 3. Patio Bellavista (nice place to hang out for drinks and food) 4. Bellavista/Funicular (stop for funicular to the statue of the Virgin atop Cerro San Cristobal) 5. Museo Nacional de bella artes 6. Plaza de Armas (Caterdral Metropolitana, Correo Central, Palacio de la Real Audiencia, Paseo Ahumada and Huerfanos, Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino, Ex Congreso Nacional), 7. Plaza de la Constitutcion (Palacio de la Moneda) 8. Paseo Bulnes 9. Santa Lucia (Cerro Santa Lucia) 10. Providenia 11. El Golf (hip area with embassies, 5-star hotesl, restaurants) 12. Isidora Goyenechea 13. Costanera Center (Sky mall)

What a great experience flying on Sky. It was short, only from Concepcion to Santiago but I can't…read moresay enough. Impressive.... Lori Markham

SKY AIRLINE - A Nightmare from Hell April 26, 2015 - I was…read moregoing to wait until landing, but decided that perhaps venting my misery during this nightmare from hell flight would ease my pain. My mother and I boarded Sky Airline, Flight 801, from Lima, Peru to Santiago, Chile on April 26th at approximately 6:50PM (Seats 6D and 6E). Our suffering began even before boarding, when I tried to check-in online. Most airlines allow you to do this in one simple step, but even this is extremely difficult with Sky Airline, as the system continued to display "cannot find reservation." We arrived at the airport 3 hours ahead of time as indicated, and at the counter I was promised a seat with more leg room so that my mom who recently had hip replacement surgery could travel more comfortably. To our surprise, we get to our seats and we are literally packed like sardines. A city bus at full capacity is more comfortable than the situation we were in. My mother's seat was broken, and since the flight was full, they could not move us; I ended up with the broken seat so that my mother didn't have to. My mother was sitting on an aisle seat, and I was in the middle. Later a very nice (and super tall) Australian gentleman arrived to sit next two us by the window (Seat 6F). He was very upset as he had requested and was promised the exit row seat (due to his height). His seat was broken too. No kidding, his legs were literally on top of mine, that's how tight the space was. I had my mother move to his seat and kindly offered him the aisle so that he could at least extend his legs toward the aisle. I was still in the broken seat. The plane was like a sauna... and everyone was very upset. Once the flight took off, they air was turned on. But, oh my goodness, when passengers started reclining their seats, we were in agony. This almost felt like a human traffic scenario. I felt like a prisoner. Later, we were given something they called "dinner." Lousy as you can imagine, plus the tray was so close to your face that using a fork to eat it was painful. The attendants did nothing about it. There was no apology. Absolutely nothing. DO NOT FLY SKY AIRLINE.