Estancia VIK José Ignacio, Punta del Este

THE HOTEL IS CLOSED UNTIL JUNE 30, 2010.

Dining: The special dining room features international cuisine with fresh regional products for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The cuisine is both national and international and dishes can be made according to customer wishes. Table service for lunch and dinner. ASADOR: (Typical south American asado / pies and pizzas in clay oven) for lunch or dinner. In keeping with local tradition, the "Estancia" showcases a Uruguayan parillero, or barbeque, with the traditional tin walls and fogon, or central open fire. Celebrate the dishes of Uruguay and enjoy traditional barbeque, fresh fish and seafood, locally grown fruits and vegetables and homemade breads and pastries. Breakfast is buffet or continental, table service or room service.

Activities: enjoy the twenty-meter Absolute Nero granite swimming pool, gym and spa, private polo field and stable of Criollo riding horses. The polo field and adjoining golf green offer a wonderful golf practice area. Handmade canoes, kayaks, kites and wind surfers, sail boats and fishing equipment are all available to enjoy the arroyo and nearby lakes. Nature walks and bird watching, tennis, bicycling and hiking are all part of the activities available. The expansive property is host to riding and polo horses, farm animals, and indigenous wildlife. There is a game room with a pool table, table tennis and a variety of other games.

Beach: easily accessible by horseback, bicycle, or motorized vehicles.

Sports and sport facilities and activities include: private polo field, driving range, pool, gym, ping pong, kayaks, kites, windsurf, canoes, sailing, fishing and angling equipment for the stream and lake, a game room for children, bird watching, trekking and strolling around the country or the beach.

Outdoor Pool: fresh water, for adults, for children, sun loungers, parasols, max. depth: 2,30 m.

Spa: over 100 square meters, male and female sauna rooms, 1 massage parlor, relax area, showers, gym, and Yoga.

Special Events: The brick barreled dining room is well suited for an intimate dinner for two or a party for forty. The brick walls extend down to a wine cellar below and continue up to the vaulted ceiling. A work of master craftsmen, the barreled brick room and ceiling were created without the use of any mortar! The dining room sits on a wood beam floor with glass windows imbedded in each corner, suspended above the wine cellar creating an incredibly unique space. Celebrated Uruguayan artist Marcelo Legrand has painted the walls and ceiling in his brilliantly chaotic style, bringing a contemporary flair to this traditional space.
For weddings, there is a romantic chapel nestled in a grove of ancient native trees.

Information for the disabled: Access from the street, Doors in the room, Main entrance, Bathroom, Balcony, Restaurants, and Lifts / elevators.