MENDOZA
The Heart of Argentina Wine Country
Mendoza, in Argentina’s Cuyo region, is the capital of Mendoza Province. It is famed for Malbecs and other bold red wines. Its many bodegas (wineries) are popular for tastings and tours. The city has streets that are lined with modern and art deco buildings.
Bodega Piattelli Mendoza is located here, and takes full advantage of the optimal growing conditions.
Although the wine industry has many challenges as well. Import barriers, and endless forms. Add to the list land ownership restrictions, unfamiliar taxes laws and corporate structure. Philippine de Rothschild was once famously quoted that the first 200 years in the wine making business is the most difficult. So there you have it. Encouraging words, something to live for and a country that will present some midlife challenging experiences.
FEATURED HOTELS
Sheraton Hotel
With views of the Andes Mountains, this modern steel-and-glass five star hotel is a 2-minute walk from the nearest bus stop, a km from Caminos del Vino, the wine tour route, and 3 km from General San Martín Park.The sleek rooms, many with mountain views, offer broadband Internet (free or fee), flat-screen TVs, custom-made beds, and minibars. Luxurious suites add separate living rooms. Room service is available 24/7.Amenities include 2 polished restaurants (1 on the 17th floor), a lobby bar and a wine room. There's also a spa, an indoor pool, a gym and a casino.
Finca Adalgisa
Three generations of the Furlotti family have owned the Finca Adalgisa Hotel, Vineyard and Winery. The hotel sits outside the bustle of downtown Mendoza, offering guests the tranquility of the Argentine countryside. A traveler favorite for years, this place wins people over with local, unpretentious charm and welcoming service. Within walking distance are a couple of simple but good local restaurants, and the hotel offers a pool, wine and tapas bar, library, bicycles for exploring the area, and on-site cooking classes.
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Park Hyatt Hotel
Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa, with its beautifully restored 19th-century Spanish colonial façade, is a prestigious five-star hotel. Located in one of the Great Wine Capitals of the World, the hotel is situated in the main business district in the centre of Mendoza, in front of Plaza Independencia.Park Hyatt Mendoza Hotel is only 15 minutes away from Mendoza International Airport, and 90 minutes away from the Aconcagua Mountain and major ski resorts in Argentina.
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Diplomatic Hotel
This 5-star hotel in the center of Mendoza, around the best restaurants, wine bars and shops and offers outdoor pool, gym, sauna, marble floors, gourmet Mediterranean restaurant, free Wi-Fi and a buffet breakfast.Diplomatic's rooms feature panoramic city views or the Andes, French luxury furniture, dark wood floors, white linens, desk, LCD TV 32-inch cable and a marble bathroom with toiletries and hairdryer pelo.En gym pilates classes and massage sessions are offered. Free wine tastings are also organized. Check the timetable at reception.El Plumerillo airport is 10 minutes away by car. The hotel also offers free private parking and a car rental service.
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Amérian Executive Hotel
Amerian Executive Mendoza Hotel, 4 star superior category, one of the few hotels in Mendoza is located in the main point of central reference Mendoza City, opposite the Plaza Italia, 5 minutes from the pedestrian as well as commercial and financial area, where major banks and the famous gastronomic center street Aristides Villanueva, renowned for its many bars and restaurants are established. Amerian Executive is a Hotel in Mendoza has an elegant double - height lobby, where marble finishes and details of their furniture, recreate the European style.
Los Chulengos
In the middle of the Andes Mountain Range, this natural park in an untouched reserve since its creation, offering a place to rest and to scatter. Here you can enjoy with taste of adventure a generous and splendid nature wiht your most beloved ones. Enormous valleys, long rivers and high mountains, on an amusing horse back ride you will enjoy.Participate and share experiences is the aim. Today we open the palisades to enjoy this paradise with you. We hope your visit over here result unforgettable.
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FEATURED RESTAURANTS
Cavas Wine Lodge
MENDOZA FAVORITE
Cavas Wine Lodge is the first Lodge of its kind in South America, blessed by the natural beauty of Mendoza, an idyllic wine growing region at the foot of the Andes.
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Entre Cielos
AN OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE
At Entre Cielos Journeys, we’re passionate about creating modern, memorable and immersive travel experiences that break the mold. Playful yet holistic, think of us as a perfect union of design, comfort, cuisine, wellness, shared with like-minded travelers untethered by tradition, in tune with nature.
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1884 Restaurante
FRANCIS MALLMAN
The restaurant was born as a tribute to the wines of Mendoza and the Andean cuisine in 1996. The project stems from an idea by Dr. Nicolas Catena Zapata and Francis Mallmann. Francis is a world renowned chef and we believe him to be one of the best in the world. The menu has many Argentine inspired dishes, cooked over fire in Francis’ signature Siete Fuegos style, and more than a few are large enough to share.
Favorites include lechón (young pork) chivito (baby goat), and an incredible salted chicken that is cooked in a huge outdoor wood stove. And don't pass up an opportunity to have the ojo de bife for two. Starters are a must here as well. Be sure to order provoleta, empanadas, burnt carrots, and pear with burrata cheese. You will definitely want to bring your appetite for this meal.
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Azafran Restó
A great place where aromas and flavors from Mendoza mingle with passion for cooking. The chef reinterprets respectfully the traditional cooking, so that every dish combines the most purest and essential ingredients with the freedom of cooking with no rules or assumptions.
The menu is well complemented with an extensive wine list and you can personally visit, or even dine in, their unique wine cellar, a unique street-facing room with a large round table in the middle, so you can dine surrounded by wine if you so desire. The restaurant even provides ponchos so you don't get cold.
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Josefina
A great place where aromas and flavors from Mendoza mingle with passion for cooking. The chef reinterprets respectfully the traditional cooking, so that every dish combines the most purest and essential ingredients with the freedom of cooking with no rules or assumptions.
The menu is well complemented with an extensive wine list and you can personally visit, or even dine in, their unique wine cellar, a unique street-facing room with a large round table in the middle, so you can dine surrounded by wine if you so desire. The restaurant even provides ponchos so you don't get cold.
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María Antonieta
The owner and head chef Vanina Chimeno was trained for years at Francis Mallmann's 1884. With Italian and French Cuisine, everything served is homemade, down to the delicious pasta. Many hearty meals, such as their Pumpkin Risotto and Eggplant, are baked and served in Le Creuset dishes, the food both looks gorgeous and is a delight for the tastebuds.
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Anna Bistro
Owned by French business partners, this attractive bistro brings a little touch of French cuisine to traditional Argentine flavors. It has many tables inside, but if you are dining on a summer evening, their pretty, leafy garden or under the vines on the patio is the best spot for a meal or a cocktail. Food is well-presented and flavorful including meat and fish dishes as well as big, healthy salads.
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