Entre Cielos

Style

Modernist Malbec estate

Setting

Wine-growing wilds

Daringly modernist Euro-Argentinean resort Entre Cielos – dreamt up by a group of Swiss friends – clearly takes pride in its vast vineyards. Malbec tastings are frequent, rooms are named after wine grades, and dedicated oenophiles can even bathe in the robust red down in the cool, concrete spa. But, the hotel’s no one-drink pony – Katharina Restaurant’s haute cuisine and ravishing rural surroundings quench all appetites, and the Vineyard Loft is the most covetable cocoon we’ve laid eyes on yet.

Facilities

Rooms

24, including five suites and the Vineyard Loft.

Checkout

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

A buffet breakfast is included in the room rate.

Also

Guests with mobility issues can stay in the ground-floor Superior Reserva, which has a specially adapted bathroom. The stairs to the Vineyard Loft may not be suitable for some guests.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Spa and hammam, solarium, obstacle course, vineyard, snack bar, gardens, terrace, library, concierge, iPads loaded with newspapers, parking, free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, minibar, Nespresso coffee machine, kettle and a selection of teas, free bottled water.

Our Favourite Rooms

We’re punch-drunk in love with the Suite Loft Limited Edition. This modern pseudo-treehouse is a stilted residence set aside from the main building. It offers postcard-perfect views all around – including a skylight for stargazing – and utter seclusion, so a hot-tub soak à deux on the terrace is blush-free. Industrially styled yet warm Superior Reserva are our second pick, with wooden headboards hewn from the original winery’s timbers.

Poolside

The lengthy unheated pool stretches out alongside trim gardens, with resplendent views of the emerald, ochre and slate-coloured scenery beyond. Parasol-shaded cream sunloungers and some canopied cabanas sit on the concrete deck.

Spa

Rendered in minimalist concrete and slate, the spa is a meditative space for rhassoul slathering. There’s a small indoor pool, and a hammam (the only one of its kind in Argentina) with a steam room, Oriental baths and foam massages, and a camekan (relaxation room). The 12 treatment rooms offer wine baths, grape-seed body scrubs, massages, facials and a range of Eastern-inspired therapies, and finishing touches are applied in a small beauty parlour. The hotel can arrange personal trainers, on request, and frequent pilates, yoga and fitness classes are held. A six-step obstacle course will get gym bunnies' adrenalin pumping.

Packing Tips

If you own a festival-muddied pair of Converse, they’re equally useful for tramping through vines.

Also

Hop in a vintage car for a chauffeured trip to nearby wineries and vineyards. Dedicated drinkers can put their own stamp on a future vintage by designing their own wine, too, and the hotel’s label, EC Wine, is well worth a glug or three.

Children

Over-12s are welcome, but underage guests may feel a little left out of the Malbec-centric activities here.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Grab a terrace table – a dash of dramatic scenery turns any meal into a Gabriel Garcia Márquez-penned moment.

Dress Code

Relaxed rustic chic, as seen through the lens of a Vogue snapper.

Hotel Restaurant

The downplayed design of Nube Restaurant – a neutral palette, modern chandeliers and curvy ceiling reliefs – defers to the views (through floor-to-ceiling windows) and elegant haute cuisine. Refined regional dishes include Mendocinean baby-goat ravioli with thyme, and fall-apart-tender lamb, or there’s a decadent four-course tasting menu with finely matched libations. The wine list is, naturally, lengthy and impeccably picked.

Hotel Bar

The bar is part of the restaurant, but drinks can be taken on the terrace, by the pool or in the hotel’s common areas. Order a glass of the hotel’s own Malbec, or scan the list of 100-plus premium wines that are just a popped cork away.

Last Orders

Breakfast runs from 7.30am to 11am, lunch from noon to 3pm, and dinner from 8.30pm to 11pm.

Room Service

Staff can be summoned to your door bearing tapas platters.

Planes

Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport is the closest, a 30–40-minute drive from the hotel. Aerolineas Argentinas (www.aerolineas.com.ar) runs frequent two-hour flights from Buenos Aires and 45-minute flights from Santiago in Chile.

Automobiles

Exploring by car is a little less romantic than by bike or horseback, but it is rather more convenient, and will save you some money if you plan multiple trips to Mendoza and beyond. There’s a car-hire booth at the airport and parking at the hotel. Otherwise, you have everything you need on site and staff who are happy to arrange transport if needed.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The hotel is happy to keep guests tipsy, with tours of the historic wine bodegas tucked away in the verdant surroundings. Mendoza city is less than 30 minutes away by car, so guests can explore the grand plazas and parks and perhaps climb the Hill of Glory, to see the monument to the Army of the Andes on top. By the Plaza Independencia sits small but aesthetically pleasing Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno (+54 26 1425 7279). Try to stop by on a Sunday night for a free concert or play. To the west of the hotel, the terrain becomes more mountainous, so guests can plot hikes, cycle or horse ride through Andean climes. Book a ride to Cachueta Thermal Baths (+54 26 24 4901 5239), which are secluded in the majestic Mendocinean landscape. The naturally heated pools have added hydrotherapy jets, and there’s a lazy river, white-water rafting and rock-climbing experiences. However, the hotel’s philosophy focuses heavily on charging down and chilling out, and most guests are more than happy to oblige.

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