Rent Minivan in Santiago

At Arturo Merino Benítez, you can rent a car. Car rental services are provided by the following big companies: Alamo, Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Budget, Sixt, Localisa; as well as by smaller companies: United Rent a car, Rosselot, Econorent, the national Chilean Company.

Information stands of car rental companies are located at the first level of the main major concourse near exits 1 and 2, as well as at the first levels of the domestic and international terminals in the arrival concourse, at the exit from the baggage claim area. Most of the companies are open 24 hours a day. Offices of Hertz and Rosselot are open from 6:30 am to 12 am.

The special parking area for rented cars is located between two economy lots. Vehicles are received and returned to the parking lot for rented cars where you can take a free transfer from and to the terminal. Read all...

A hundred years ago the mountain was just a rocky hill. At present the top of the mountain is taken with a magnificent garden being decorated with hundreds of species of rare plants and flowers, ingenious statuary groups and beautiful fountains. The garden is a place of location of an ancient chapel which keeps several remarkable religious artifacts. Considering other architectural landmarks and sites of the destination the Palace de la Moneda is best worth mentioning. The palace served for many years as the main residence of the president of the country.
The name of the palace can literally be translated as a “coin”. Its construction was finished in the 18th century. The building of the palace was initially purposed to be a mint. And only in 1846 the palace changed its profile. The palace served as the main governmental residence till 1973. Today the palace houses various governmental offices and institutions.

One of the most significant landmark of the country scale is the Cousino Palace which was erected in the 19th century. The building of the palace is executed in a charming French style. The palace was initially owed by a wife of an honorable coal-master and thereafter was transformed into an art museum. Among cultural establishments of the destination the Museum of Visual Art is best worth attention and visiting of tourists. The museum keeps a magnificent collection of pictorial artworks, amazing statues and photos of prominent local artists.
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