Hotel Casa Real - Viña Santa Rita
Sixteen rooms inside a historic vineyard estate
About this hotel
Hotel Casa Real occupies a historical monument inside Santa Rita, one of Chile's oldest wine cellars, fully renovated in 2017 into a sixteen-room luxury boutique hotel. Neoclassic rooms look over gardens and the swimming pool, and every room comes with a bottle of wine, a small touch that sets the tone for a stay built around the vineyard rather than the city. Two restaurants, Casa Real inside and Doña Paula among the gardens, pour from Santa Rita's own list, and the surrounding 40-hectare park, designed by French landscaper Guillermo Renner, holds a lagoon, black-necked swans and Roman baths. Wine tastings and the Museo Andino round out a property built for guests who want the vineyard experience over a downtown address.
- Vineyard grounds
- Roman baths
- Two restaurants
Our take
Hotel Casa Real suits wine-focused travelers who want a historic estate, restored rooms and vineyard grounds worth a full day of exploring, not a downtown base. It's an exceptional pick for a slower, countryside luxury stay. Guests wanting quick access to central Santiago should note the property sits well outside the city.
- ✓Book a wine tasting in advance; the vineyard organizes them on request rather than on a fixed schedule.
- ✓Walk the 40-hectare park to see the lagoon, swans and Roman baths before dinner.
- ✓Reserve at Doña Paula for a garden dinner rather than defaulting to the indoor restaurant.
Why we love it
- Sixteen rooms in a restored 2017 monument
- 40-hectare park with a lagoon
- Two on-site restaurants
- Wine bottle in every room
Why guests love itWe came for one night and stayed for the park, wandering past the lagoon and the Roman baths before our wine tasting the next morning. Dinner at Doña Paula in the gardens was the highlight of the trip, and finding a bottle of Santa Rita waiting in the room set the tone from the start. The two restaurants is what we'd come back for.