City Zone:
San Antonio de Areco
Property Style
Estancia
Rooms:
9
El Ombu de Areco, an historical estancia (ranch) just over an hour drive from downtown Buenos Aires, is located in San Antonio de Areco, birthplace of the gaucho tradition. Twenty kilometers from the estancia sits historic San Antonio de Areco, a picturesque pampas pueblo, with its museums. The Late Colonial style mansion, built in 1880 by Lieutenant general Pablo Riccheri, offers visitors a magnificent setting for an unforgettable stay. Guests are welcome to observe and take part in the various stock-rearing activities as they happen on the ranch: milking, driving cattle to harness, vaccination, ear-tagging, de-horning, branding, etc. Other recreational activities include: a swimming pool with solarium; ping-pong; metegol (table football); volleyball and football; bicycle rides; golf and tennis at a friendly country club only 15 minutes drive from the estancia.
The Late Colonial style mansion, built in 1880 by Lieutenant-general Pablo Riccheri, offers visitors a magnificent setting for an unforgettable stay. Enrique Boelcke, grandfather of the present owner Eva Boelcke, purchased the El Ombu in 1934. The main house is surrounded by a covered gallery typical of the late Colonial period, with a richly tiled floor and cascaded steps that lead into the gardens of the park. The estancia's living room is now a spacious common room, in which guests can enjoy satellite TV or videos, a round of billiards, a game of chess or hand of cards. On the adjacent gallery, there is ping-pong and metegol (table football). In the cozy and commodious dining room, facing a large hearth, guests are treated to a wide selection of international or creole cuisine served with local wines. No stay will pass without at least one asado, the typical Argentinean barbeque of the world's finest beef raised free range on the estancia. In the summertime lunch is served al fresco in the shadow of the great Ombu. Drinks and snacks are available at any hour, and, of course, guests are always welcome to share the famous Argentine mate with Eva and her family, your friends and the gauchos. El Ombu provides all the comfort required by the most demanding guests, together with a kind and personalized attention by professional staff, against the backdrop of the big sky beauty and pastoral quietude of the Argentine pampas.
The Late Colonial style mansion, built in 1880 by Lieutenant-general Pablo Riccheri, offers visitors a magnificent setting for an unforgettable stay. Enrique Boelcke, grandfather of the present owner Eva Boelcke, purchased the El Ombu in 1934. The main house is surrounded by a covered gallery typical of the late Colonial period, with a richly tiled floor and cascaded steps that lead into the gardens of the park. The estancia's living room is now a spacious common room, in which guests can enjoy satellite TV or videos, a round of billiards, a game of chess or hand of cards. On the adjacent gallery, there is ping-pong and metegol (table football). In the cozy and commodious dining room, facing a large hearth, guests are treated to a wide selection of international or creole cuisine served with local wines. No stay will pass without at least one asado, the typical Argentinean barbeque of the world's finest beef raised free range on the estancia. In the summertime lunch is served al fresco in the shadow of the great Ombu. Drinks and snacks are available at any hour, and, of course, guests are always welcome to share the famous Argentine mate with Eva and her family, your friends and the gauchos. El Ombu provides all the comfort required by the most demanding guests, together with a kind and personalized attention by professional staff, against the backdrop of the big sky beauty and pastoral quietude of the Argentine pampas.