If there’s a place where high-altitude wine country opens out in full Andean grandeur, it’s at
Posada Salentein. Set in the Uco Valley, among the first vineyards that gave rise to Bodegas Salentein, this is more than a lodge beside a famous winery - it is part of one of Mendoza’s most influential wine stories. Guests can visit the bodega, the Killka art gallery and even the estate’s Chapel of Gratitude, which gives the whole stay a cultural dimension as well as a vinous one.
The accommodation keeps things intimate and spread out. The posada has 14 rooms plus 2 quadruple rooms, divided between separate houses, with gardens, a seasonal pool and wide views toward the vines and Andes. Peace and simplicity are clearly part of the design, but there is comfort too: some rooms come with kitchenettes, while reviews often praise the spacious layout and direct garden access.
But (in our opinion) the wine connection is the real headline. Salentein helped redefine the Uco Valley as a premium wine destination, and staying here means waking up right inside that landscape before heading into tastings, art, architecture and long meals at the foot of the vineyard. Book this one if you want Mendoza with depth, scenery and a sense that the bottles around you have genuinely shaped the region.
9.3 superb
Price from
CLP 190,407 / night
