Estancia Villa Maria

What a great place. A beautiful property in stunning grounds. All the staff were lovely, friendly and attentive. Nothing was too much trouble. The asado was a real feast. Our highlight was our horse riding with Joachim who went above and beyond to make our time special. I’d highly recommend!

This is a mixed review because the grounds are beautiful and there is so much potential for this place. They just need to pour a little money into it. The food was delicious, service at the restaurant is excellent. The main areas are pretty and well kept but the rooms/bathrooms have been a little abandoned. Not at a 4 star rating. It’s like it got stuck in time. Our bathtub had rust, and the old tub was peeling. This is in most of the rooms. I believe. It just feels unkept (tiles, flooring, doors). One thing is keeping it rustic with antiques and another is not renovating where needed. The wallpaper was peeling in one of the rooms. They do maintain it clean though. Management is fully aware, and they have brought it up to the owners. The grounds are so pretty and there were many things for our kids to do (ping-pong, foosball, horse carriage rides, horseback riding, pool, soccer field, tennis courts, board games, chess boards, etc.) Family friendly for sure! The menu and food are amazing, all meals included and the tea time is delicious! We got to enjoy the best gin and tonic by fireplace at night time. Staff truly makes you feel at home. It was a lovely 2 day stay. They have a laundry service which came in handy as well. Beds and sheets are comfy and fresh. We will be coming back. I hope they get enough feedback on needing renovations in rooms/bathrooms because this place is a gem. Just needs a little love. Great place to stay your last night or two in Buenos Aires before traveling out of Ezeiza airport since it’s a 25 -30 min drive there.

We stayed at Estancia Villa Maria for 4 nights in December 2023 as a family. We had such a great time there. We loved the food, friendly service, beautiful nature, animals, and architecture/design of the property. We will definitely go back in a near future!

For the sake of quick reading, I’ve bulletpointed the main reasons for my poor review: - Poor greeting - no help with cases to our rooms and the main entrance was shut on arrival - Shabby to the point of dangerous. We’re from the UK, we know what faded grandeur is and this is not it! Missing curtains, chipped porcelain, light switches and sockets coming away from wall and loo flush button kept falling out. Both baths we’re just very grubby. -Staff seems confused about service and what good looks like. - Front Desk operated between 9am and 6pm. No one is on site overnight, which is health and safety issue. What if a gust is unwell? Or there is a fire in a room? - We were told we could ride horses the next day on arrival (we saw a group riding them and were told the hours available) No horses were there in the morning and when we asked, we were told it was not possible and could only travel round the grounds in the cart. The cart was dusty and uncomfortable. This was by far the biggest disappointment as the main reason we chose to stay here was to rise a horse! - No tour of the grounds on arrival or building so we were never sure where we were allowed to go - The estancia markets itself on their website as being near airport but the staff made it appears as though it was impossible to get a taxi to collect us out of hours to take us to the airport for a flight. They did not offer confidence and it took them hours to sort out with no guarantee - Food - not great quality and no choice of what to eat. - Pool was dirty and towels were threadbear All of my comments are based on what this establishment charges per night. This place needs investment in maintenance and staff training to warrant what they charge. The only positive was that the bed was comfortable. It’s not often I am baffled but I don’t understand how this place has so many good reviews. Perhaps we were just unlucky but I wish we’d chosen to stay elsewhere. We were happy to leave.

I went there initially for a weekend and then for a team retreat. The property is simply spectacular. Tudor property with huge lawn , horse back riding , pool and plenty of activities. Friendly service. Comfortable rooms. Located less than an hour from the international airport. For sure a place I will return to. Thanks Marcelo and staff for an amazing stay.

We stayed as a family in the “family room”. The name somewhat undersells what you get given it comprises 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms - it’s more like an apartment. The whole place is undersold and understated though, which is its charm. It is a beautiful property with lots of quirky rooms and spaces where you can choose to while away the days and nights over tea, cocktails or Malbec. The grounds are superb - park like (to match the stately home vibe of the house) with loads to do - swimming, volleyball, table tennis and of course horse riding to name a few. The food was great and the staff were simply lovely - so helpful and kind. We noted prior reviews which mentioned corporate/ other events impacting - there was such an event when we were there and it did not impact at all on the level of service or experience. In short, it’s like going back in time to days of bygone elegance and more like being guests at an old friend’s estate than staying at a hotel. We would return in a flash.