[6] There is a Correos de Chile post office[7] staffed in the summer by a postal worker and by the command of the base in the winter.

The post office is also an attraction for tourists and philately enthusiasts that travel to the town to send postcards and letters with an Antarctic postmark.

[12] Through a partnership with the Chilean Antarctic Institute and the University of Chile, in emergencies, medical images can be outsourced to specialized health centers in South America and Europe for diagnosis.

As of 2018[update], all residents, including children, are required to have their appendixes removed before coming to Villa Las Estrellas as a safety precaution; this is because healthcare services are limited.

[10][4] Santa María Reina de la Paz (St. Mary Queen of Peace) is a Catholic chapel that attracts people from all over King George Island.

[16] According to Köppen ET, Villa Las Estrellas has a marine polar climate; i.e., winter temperatures are typically milder than other, comparably well-populated, arctic or near-polar regions (especially inland areas), such as parts of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Russia and Siberia, or northern Norway, Finland, or Sweden.