Country House with Land for Sale in San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Unique'Casa Quinta'Country House with 1-2 Hectares of Land

This is a unique architect-designed ‘Casa quinta’ – country-style house, with an internal area of 115m2 plus a 36m2 covered veranda/ is situated 10 minutes from the city of San Rafael in an area of vineyards and has mountain views. It is in a quiet lane but only 300m from the main tourist route to Valle Grande. It has been finished to a high standard using local hardwoods, slate and ceramics.

It comes with one hectare (2.5 acres) of land with an option to buy another hectare of adjacent land.

The house consists of:

Open plan living room/dining room/kitchen – a huge open-plan, double-height space space, 9.6 x 6m, with clearly demarcated living, dining and kitchen areas. It has a large open fireplace, exposed beams, and all windows are wooden with shutters and made of algorrobo, an amber-coloured durable hardwood from northern Argentina. There are 2 french windows which open to the gallery area. The kitchen has pine units and worktops of granite and arabia wood.

Mezzanine floor – from the living area the mezzanine is reached by a wooden staircase. The entire mezzanine with its staircase and balcony rails was made by local carpenters out of eucalyptus. It is 3 x 3.80m and could be used as a further living area, office or guest bedroom.

Bathroom – 1.44 x 3.54m the bathroom is fully tiled, and has a sink unit handmade from arabia wood. It has a shower, toilet and bidet.

Bedrooms – there are 2 large double bedrooms, each with pine fitted wardrobes and drawer units.
The front bedroom is 3.6 x 4.4m with mountain views, the back bedroom is 3.6 x 3.8m and has French windows opening onto the area adjacent to the gallery and barbecue.

This house would make an ideal family home or investment rental property. It is in a very popular area due to its proximity to San Rafael and to Valle Grande, an area of spectacular coloured canyons popular with tourists and locals, where activities such as white-water rafting and horse-riding are on offer. The area has many small bodegas (vineyards) and is popular with tourists who rent houses and cabañas (cabins) especially in the summer. It is an area of oustanding beauty with wonderful views.