Finca Adalgisa
Malbec-steeped vintner
Neat lines of vines
In a small town on Mendoza’s wine route lies boutique hotel Finca Adalgisa, where the Furlotti-Moretti family has tended the Malbec vines for three generations. The result is a pretty, rustic stay in a restored, turn-of-the-century farmhouse. Fine diners book gourmet breaks here for tapas-themed cookery lessons, olive oil and wine tastings, and sizzling carne from the traditional asado (Argentinian barbecue). If you leave on the same belt notch as when you arrived, you’re doing something wrong…
Facilities
Habitaciones
11, including five suites.
Checkout
11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm. The reception stays open from 7.30am to 10pm.
Más detalles
A buffet breakfast is included in the room rate. Guests must stay for two nights or more.
Also
Wine isn’t the only home-grown treat here; yields from the hotel’s fruit orchards and olive groves are turned into oil and jams. Want to know more about the inner workings of the estate? Farm workers are happy to stop and chat. The hotel is part of the Viña de la Solidaridad (Vines of Solidarity) partnership. This group ensures contratistas (small-vineyard workers) are paid a fair price for their harvest, and sets up health and education initiatives in local communities.
Hotel Closed
The hotel is closed from the end of April to 1 October 2024.
Acceso gratis a internet
Piscina
Restaurante en el hotel
At the Hotel
Vineyards, a winery, open-air terrace, barbecue, library, boutique, bikes to borrow, concierge. In rooms: iPod dock, free WiFi, minibar, air-conditioning. While you're not expected to fully digital detox, there are no TVs in rooms or public areas.
Our Favourite Rooms
The hotel’s charm lies more in the scenic vistas seen through your room window, and in the surrounding area, but rooms in the Old House by the pool are the prettiest and most historic. Ask for the room with a terrace, so you can watch the sunset melt behind Andean summits.
Poolside
Aside from the linen-threaded timber terrace and a smattering of sunloungers, the large, unheated pool is immersed in nature. Rows of vines stretch along one side, and ferns and palm trees nod sleepily nearby.
Packing Tips
Some trusty Timberlands for mountain hikes, but leave a few wine-bottle-shaped spaces in your suitcase.
Also
The owners have several friendly dogs who roam the property freely and socialise with guests. In-room massages can be arranged on request.
Niños
Don’t drink and parent; kids can stay, but this is more the kind of wine-and-dine break where you might want to leave the kids with a responsible adult back home.
Gallery
Food & Drink
Top Table
The cushioned benches on the terrace overlook luxuriant greenery. In chillier months, coveted tables are the ones closest to the fireplace.
Código de vestimenta
Pristine peasant ensembles; a dash of typical Argentinian elegance will be well-received.
Hotel Restaurant
There’s no restaurant as such, but empanadas, cheese and meat platters, salads, soups and crudités are served in the evening at the Winery tapas bar (lunch isn't served onsite). On selected weeknights, copious amounts of carne are liberally sizzled on the asado (traditional barbecue). Dine on the terrace, overlooking the vines or pull up a stool to the open-air communal island. Breakfast is served in the Old House, with cereals, pastries, fruit and an eggs station. For an extra charge, and on request, the hotel can arrange a cookery class (for US$130 a person) or a barbecue (US$60 a person).
Hotel Bar
There’s no designated bar area, but guests can retire to the indoor-outdoor terrace with their Malbec: it’s a serene space with vineyard views and spill-alert white sofas. A tree grows through the floor and ceiling, so nature’s never far from view. Drinks are only served until 11pm, so stash a few bottles in your room. Wine tastings are carried out in a separate room inside the hotel.
Last Orders
Breakfast is laid out from 7.30am to 11am, tapas from 6pm to 11pm. Barbecues are fired up from 6pm to 11pm on some evenings.
Room Service
Not available, pick up snacks on day trips out for late-night in-room dining.
Planes
Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport is a 45-minute drive from the hotel. Aerolineas Argentinas (www.aerolineas.com.ar) run a frequent two-hour service from Buenos Aires. Private transfers are available from US$50.
Automobiles
Drivers are rewarded with vineyard vistas, with a seasonally shaded Andean backdrop, and the freedom to zip to and from the hotel’s remote location at will (although staff are happy to arrange transfers). There’s free parking at the hotel.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Oenophiles follow their nose to small town Chacras de Coria, where Mendoza’s desert gets a green coat of vines, and wineries flourish in the Andean climes. Relatively under the radar along the Cuyo region’s Malbec trail, the town feels lived in and local, with jaw-dropping unspoilt scenery. At the Finca, take a tour of the estate to see the journey from grape to bottle, then ask the owners to plot a cycle route through the area’s historic vineyards. See the Lulunta Valley on horseback or visit Mendoza. A short bus ride from Plaza de Independencia, Parque General San Martín is an impressive sight, with gates wrought for a sultan, a monument-topped mountain, and the – occasionally drought-stricken, but grand nonetheless – fountains. Climb Cerro de la Gloria on a clear day, when you can admire Ejército de los Andes memorial and valley views. Pulse-quickening activities for those whose hangovers have diffused include rafting and hiking in the Andean foothills or taking on South America’s highest mountain, Aconcagua Provincial Park (beginners can tackle the hour-long Laguna de Horcones circuit instead). It’s a two-hour drive from the hotel. Alternatively, the restorative spa and hammam at Entre Cielos is a more tolerable six-minute drive away.
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