Susana Balbo Winemaker's House & Spa Suites – Relais & Châteaux
Mendoza, Argentina
Chacras de Coria
Vibe
Intimate garden pathways connect private glass pavilions, where quiet evenings unfold around crackling fire pits with sommelier-poured single-vineyard vintages.
“Winemaker spa sanctuary”
Glass-walled suites furnished in llama-wool textiles, concrete wine-egg tubs, and commissioned regional contemporary art.
Dedicated wellness butlers, in-suite sommelier tastings, and private heated garden loungers beside outdoor fire pits.
In-suite sensory steam showers, private dry saunas, and custom treatments using antioxidant red-wine grape must.
In residential Chacras de Coria, leafy vineyard estates twenty minutes south of Mendoza center.
“Occasionally “spa suite” means nothing more than a suite located near a spa; here each one is a self-contained mini-spa…”
Rooms
Glass-walled suites open to private walled gardens with heated loungers, featuring built-in massage tables and concrete soaking tubs shaped like wine eggs.
“Mother and daughter have thought of every last detail in the only wine hotel in Latin America whose seven suites include a steam room, sensations shower, and massage table.”
Wellness
Dedicated wellness butlers deliver antioxidant grape-seed scrubs and red-wine wraps in-room, complemented by in-suite sensory steam showers and a central pool.
Backstory
Argentina's first female enologist Susana Balbo and her daughter Ana Lovaglio Balbo transformed a centenary family residence into an intimate retreat in 2022.
Eat & drink
At La VidA, open-flame asado and multi-course tasting menus pair with cellar-aged wines, while the lounge crafts signature vine-leaf cocktails.
The neighborhood
Set among leafy vineyard estates in residential Chacras de Coria, the property sits twenty minutes south of downtown Mendoza.
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Our shorthand
What makes a hotel special, how well they pull it off, and what it feels like outside the door.
How well they pull it off
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
They did this well. You’ll notice.
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Architecture and interiors lead. There’s a creative vision at work.
The guest is conspicuously well cared for. Requests met before they’re made.
Rooted in place. Local character runs through the whole stay.
Energy and scene. Where the city goes out, whether or not it’s sleeping here.
A building with history. The story of the place is part of the stay.
Built around feeling better. Rest, sweat, soak, spa.
A hotel the city grew up with. Same rituals, same regulars.
A world of its own. No reason to leave the property.
Scene — what’s outside the door
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
A place apart: the property is the destination.