Winelands, Chile
Casa Real Santa Rita
The winery’s gorgeous manor house was converted into a hotel in 1992, and it has a distinctly Pompeian style, with a raspberry pink and white exterior, built around a central yard and fountain. This property represents opulence that will satisfy even the most exacting epicurean. The winery’s gorgeous manor house was converted into a hotel in 1992, and it has a distinctly Pompeian style, with a raspberry pink and white exterior, built around a central yard and fountain. This property represents opulence that will satisfy even the most exacting epicurean.
The winery’s gorgeous manor house was converted into a hotel in 1992, and it has a distinctly Pompeian style, with a raspberry pink and white exterior, built around a central yard and fountain. This property represents opulence that will satisfy even the most exacting epicurean. The winery’s gorgeous manor house was converted into a hotel in 1992, and it has a distinctly Pompeian style, with a raspberry pink and white exterior, built around a central yard and fountain. This property represents opulence that will satisfy even the most exacting epicurean.
Location
Situated in Alto Jahuel in the Maipo Valley, the Casa Real Boutique Hotel is set within the Santa Rita vineyard, less than an hour from Santiago. This area at the foot of the Andes mountains is renowned for producing some of Chile’s best Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
Accommodation
For wine lovers and connoisseurs, Casa Real’s location is ideal. A backdrop of 40 hectares beautiful gardens and parkland allow for a relaxing and undisturbed stay, and the surrounding vineyard offers guests the chance to sample some of Chile’s most revered wines. Take one of several guided tours around the winery, of which we recommend the winemaking experience.
You’ll stay in one of 11 rooms and 5 luxurious suites. The hotel’s interior is lavish and elegant, in keeping with the 19th-century tradition of the house, but has been recently refurbished to provide every comfort for its guests; it’s a perfect mélange of old and new.
Casa Real’s reception rooms are exquisite, particularly the Bishop Room and Games Room. They are all furnished in a style which the 19th-century landowner, resident of this house, would have approved of wholeheartedly. Gilded mirrors, plush red curtains, and crystal chandeliers adorn each room.
You’ll stay in one of 11 rooms and 5 luxurious suites. The hotel’s interior is lavish and elegant, in keeping with the 19th-century tradition of the house, but has been recently refurbished to provide every comfort for its guests; it’s a perfect mélange of old and new.
Casa Real’s reception rooms are exquisite, particularly the Bishop Room and Games Room. They are all furnished in a style which the 19th-century landowner, resident of this house, would have approved of wholeheartedly. Gilded mirrors, plush red curtains, and crystal chandeliers adorn each room.
A highlight is the neo-gothic chapel attached to the hotel; its interior is colourful and bright, and perfectly complements the ostentatious style of the main house. Modern facilities such as the swimming pool and gym are beautifully incorporated into what is otherwise an environment that is a step back in time.
The hotel’s restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor dining options, with a menu based on the finest seasonal ingredients, many of which are sourced from the surrounding estate. As you would expect, the dishes are designed to enhance the experience of enjoying excellent wine.
Another option for eating is to take a short walk through the gardens to the Doña Paula restaurant, famous not only for its excellent dining but also as a historic location associated with the sheltering of 120 patriots fighting for Chilean independence more than 200 years ago. It is because of this association that the estate’s best selling wine is called “120”.
The hotel’s restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor dining options, with a menu based on the finest seasonal ingredients, many of which are sourced from the surrounding estate. As you would expect, the dishes are designed to enhance the experience of enjoying excellent wine.
Another option for eating is to take a short walk through the gardens to the Doña Paula restaurant, famous not only for its excellent dining but also as a historic location associated with the sheltering of 120 patriots fighting for Chilean independence more than 200 years ago. It is because of this association that the estate’s best selling wine is called “120”.
Experiences
- Visit the “Cellar of the 120 Patriots” to learn about the cellaring process.
- Indulge yourself and your friends back home with gifts from the on-site shop, which is brimming with ideas.
- An excellent place on a very hot day is the nearby Museo Andino (Andean Museum), which has excellent displays of local historic and prehistoric artefacts and art set in a building that is cool and striking. A highlight is the gold room.
- Don’t forget the other vineyards and wineries in the area. Why not take a full-day guided tour so that you can sample the extensive range of the Maipo Valley?
Positive Impact
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
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