Algodon Wine Estates

Algodon Estates Have Vineyard + Golfing

In the Mendoza Province wine country of Argentina, you’ll find Algodon Wine Estates.  This is hotel, vineyard, golf course, and resort combined to create a total vacation experience for those who wish to indulge in some of the finest Argentina travel the region has to offer.  It’s also close to Las Leñas, one of the top ski regions in South America from June to October.  Argentina wine has gained international reputation for its quality, and Algodon Wine Estates puts guests in the heart of the region, on the grounds of a premier vineyard.  It’s a winery hotel, which will become more common in Argentina, as they are in France.

The Estates are actually historic buildings built to remind guests of ranch houses in the traditional Argentine style.  They are rustic looking from the outside, and blend nicely with the wine country ranch feel of the grounds.  But inside, it’s all about modern luxury and style.  There are private patios, from which you can view the private golf course which winds its way throughout the estate grounds.

There’s a restaurant, surrounded by olive groves, and of course wines are from the Algodon winery.  The Estates are connected to the Algodon Mansion, a boutique hotel in Buenos Aires.  There are plans for another Algodon property in Bariloche, with trout fishing.

The Estates are located in the town of San Rafael, Mendoza.  Things to do in the area include whitewater rafting on the Atuel River, and visiting other wineries of the Mendoza region.

Home Hotel

Posted in Buenos Aires, Hotels

Buenos Aires hotels come in many forms, but right now staying at a boutique hotel is a special treat.  One such is is Home Hotel, opened in 2005 by a local paired with a Brit.  They make a great team:  Home Hotel was one of B.A.’s first boutique hotels, and their collection of mid-century furniture and vintage wallpapers is wonderful.  The interiors are eclectic without being outrageous, and quietly underscore the pair’s love of collecting modern furniture from the 1950s.

The building has many strong elements of glass and cement, forming the perfect backdrop for the mid-century modern details of the hotel.  There are twenty rooms in all, and vintage wallpaper permeates the strict harsh lines created by the glass an concrete.

Home Hotel has a pool and garden, and there are two rooms with kitchens and lofts.

Home Hotel: Honduras 5860,  011-54/11-4778-1008

Estancias in Cordoba and Salta

What exactly is an estancia? It’s Spanish for something like a small country estate, or a country retreat with perhaps a farm or ranch. There are several lavish twenty-first century estancias in Cordoba and in other country provinces of Argentina which open their doors to guests. If you stay at one of these havens in Cordoba or elsewhere, you will be pampered with lavish, uniquely Argentine specialties such as dining on the freshest food possible, grown on site on a biodymanic farms, or sleeping in an antique four-poster bed in a room decorated with Argentine antiques.

Argentina Estancia living is the best way to experience the Argentine countryside.  The province of Cordoba is just a little bit northwest of Aargentina’s capitol city, Buenos Aires. This province is known for it countryside panoramic beauty and natural settings, and has some of the finest Argentina estancias in the country. 

 El Colibri

House of Jasmines

Estancia Colome

Posada La Caldera

Argentina Hotels

Posted in Argentina Travel

Lodging in Patagonia, Argentina
By far the best way to get close to nature and absorb all that wonderful Patagonia, Argentina has to offer, is to stay in an estancia, which is small ranch that offers accommodations to travelers, run like a small hotel or B&B. Here’s a sampling of some of the best small inns and estancias across Patagonia.
Estancias
Please read up on Estancias on our estancia page.
Hosteria El Faro
Located in Villa La Angostura, this hotel looks like a lighthouse on a lake. There are only twelve rooms and three suites, which makes it an intimate lakeside experience. The suites are up in the lighthouse tower area, with 360 degree views of Lake Nahuel Huapi and beyond. The regular rooms are built for the views as well, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Lake. Villa la Angostura is about fifty miles north of Bariloche. Town is just a fifteen minute walk away from the hotel, and offers charm, cafes, and great little restaurants.
Hotel Aldebaran
HOtel Aldebaran is located outside of Bariloche, on the peninsula of San Pedro. It’s rocky and picturesque out here, and the hotel was actually built right into the rocks and the trees around it. I