We are disembarking at Valparaiso in early Feb and have almost two full days until our flight out of Santiago. The question is, should we stay in Vina del Mar for the first nite, before heading for just the second day in Santiago, or transfer directly to Santiago to spend 2 days there (our flight is at midnite the second day). And, then, which hotel in either local? thanks

You need just a day for know Vina Mar and Valparaiso. My husband and I made adjustments for our trips with www.enaturchile.com they are high recommended and not request money in advance. In our transfer from Santiago to Valparaiso, we visited a vineyard and the main demonstrations of Vina Mar and Valparaiso. we think that it was sufficient. Definitively you have many more to see in Santiago, like the Vineyards, you must do tour by the city because, is great, interesting and cosmopolitan, with an old sector with beautiful buildings and other modern very clean and calm. In downtown there are two hills, in which you can see the city from the heights, there is a Central Market with good restaurants of seafood, a deserving place to know
My husband and I remained in the Marriott hotel, the service is excellent with ample rooms, with view to the mountain, definitively very recommendable

I hope to have been able to help

We also used that company in our trip, we had wonderful moments