A Patagonian Lifestyle Lodge or Residence Club Opportunity in Argentina

Its lasting strength is this flexibility. It combines an irreplaceable setting, a mature amenity ecosystem and replacement-cost backing. Together these support long-term value and multiple paths to return.

Key Facts

• Prime address. Inside Arelauquen Golf & Country Club, one of Patagonia’s most established private communities.

• Year-round destination. The airport, downtown, and the Cerro Catedral ski resort are each 15–25 minutes away.

• Turnkey infrastructure. 28 units, restaurant, bar, commercial kitchen, terraces, and a full wellness center, ready to operate.

• Wellness platform. Indoor pool, spa, sauna, hot tub, massage rooms and gym are already installed.

• Amenity ecosystem. Golf, polo, horseback riding, tennis, a private beach club on the lake and protected nature reserves.

• Replacement-cost backing. An estimated replacement value above USD 8 million supports the sale price.

• Multiple paths. Residence club, fractional ownership, family compound, wellness retreat or boutique lodge.

• Scarcity. A comparable asset cannot realistically be recreated within the community.

Image captions: Championship golf, lake and mountain views, and the course from the air.

Location and Access

Arelauquen Lodge holds a strategic position between Lake Gutiérrez and the Andean corridor. It offers the privacy and security of a gated country club. The airport, downtown Bariloche and the Cerro Catedral ski resort all stay a short distance away.

Routes connect via RP 82, Avenida Bustillo and the National Route 40 bypass. This is a direct mountain corridor that avoids city congestion on the way to the club’s private entrances.

Location map: the lodge within the community, with routes to the airport, downtown and ski resort.

Arelauquen Golf & Country Club: Master Plan

The master plan shows the lodge as part of a comprehensive private community, not an isolated hotel. The 780-hectare estate includes:

• residential neighbourhoods

• a championship golf course

• polo and equestrian fields

• a beach club on Lake Gutiérrez

• protected nature reserves

• controlled internal access

A Country Club Lifestyle Platform

The buyer acquires much more than a building. The community offers golf, polo, equestrian facilities, tennis, lake recreation, hiking, ski access and a mature luxury residential setting. This ecosystem would be hard to replicate anywhere else in South America.

Property and Building

The property comprises about 8,313.03 m² of land and about 1,865 m² of improvements. The main lodge is a four-level building of about 1,815 m². The annex bungalow adds about 50 m². Parking totals 12 spaces, 8 of them covered.

Levels, Amenities, and Floor Plans

• Lower level. Indoor pool, spa, sauna, hot tub, massage rooms, gym, laundry and support areas, plus five units.

• Main level. Reception, lobby, lounge, bar, restaurant, commercial kitchen, offices, and terraces with golf and mountain views.

Accommodation, dining and wellness: a restaurant with mountain views, a suite, and the indoor pool and wellness centre. Also a bar and lounge, a meeting and event space, and an outdoor terrace with a fire pit.

Potential Uses

1. Residential Conversion and Boutique Hospitality. Units can be combined into larger condominium-style residences for individual sale. Alternatively, the lodge can run as an independent boutique hotel or a hybrid hotel-residential model, drawing on Bariloche’s year-round demand.

2. Family Office Compound. A multigenerational retreat, corporate offsite or legacy holding. It is fully functional and needs no significant capital investment.

3. Wellness and Active Living. The wellness centre, recreation, security and natural setting suit longevity, active-adult and executive-health concepts.

Argentina’s Premier Mountain and Lake Destination

San Carlos de Bariloche is widely recognised as Argentina’s premier mountain and lake destination. It draws domestic and international visitors all year. Demand is genuinely diversified:

• Skiing and snow tourism anchor the winter.

• Golf, hiking, lake recreation, cycling and fishing drive the summer.

• Shoulder seasons sustain corporate retreats and lifestyle tourism.

Unlike purely seasonal destinations, Bariloche benefits from strong brand recognition, established infrastructure, an international airport and a growing second-home market. These demand drivers support both hotel operations and long-term residential value.

• Ski tourism. Cerro Catedral, one of South America’s largest ski resorts, is minutes away.

• Lake and adventure. Nahuel Huapi and Gutiérrez anchor summer and shoulder-season demand.

• Wellness tourism. A fast-growing segment that fits the lodge’s existing spa and pool.

• Second-home market. A mature, established base of domestic and international owners.

• Corporate retreats. Year-round demand for private, secure group venues.

• International access. Direct connections via Bariloche International Airport (BRC).