We recently spent three days relaxing at the Santa Maria de Lobos Polo Club at Casa de Lord  – Polo Estancia No. 1.  So-named, because it overlooks the Santa Maria de Lobos Polo field number one – close enough to watch polo matches, but far enough away to ensure privacy and perfect seclusion.

Alain Levenfiche AKA the Luxury Lord, built his private estancia, which sleeps up to 10 guests in great comfort, with every amenity you could possibly add to a vacationers’ wish list, including a gentleman’s den or ladies, you make the rules, wine cave, disco, swimming pools – for a truly amazing vacationers’ paradise. If you want a fun packed getaway or a quiet retreat, this is THE perfect private Argentina estancia – you choose the beat and pace of life.

Whether you play polo or want to play polo or not, it really does not matter. This estancia is designed for luxury travellers who want sumptuous luxury living and a whole lot of fun. It is a wonderful entertaining space for vacationers and parties or vacationers who want to party and guest numbers (visitors), who knows, you could comfortably entertain a dance troop or two.

You can use the disco within the house’s internal courtyard, with laser lights, bubble and dry ice machines, as loud as you like, pump up the volume and no one cares – for those of us who value our space, privacy and our own vibe without interference it is just the ticket.

We blasted Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance Marches, the Coronation ode, a bit of Parry just to test this theory and not a squeak! The Argentine cows looked a bit miffed and a few hawks decided to leave in a hurry, but no complaints – it was loud! That was just to test the water, we later pumped up the volume again with some 70s disco, that was of course after we had enjoyed the pool, eaten a first-class Patagonian asado (BBQ) with a leg of Lamb and watched the sun disappear over the horizon.

As you know, we do not publish estancias to our blog and various websites unless we have used them ourselves and can give you ‘horse-mouth’ information and advice, or what is the use of having local guide – right?

Getting back to the house, it is just so perfectly relaxing, with the right balance of everything you might need for a perfect private Argentina estancia stay where you call the shots – no plan – no rules – just you and whatever staff you want us to provide.

We decided to take you on a photographic tour rather than a just write about the various features of the house, so please click each of the photographs galleried above for further information.

We have the Luxury Lord’s keys and should you wish to stay, please contact our Terry Clarke, Mainline Security Estate Management – help@sos-prop.com.

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We are most interested in Argentina’s estancias that historically raised livestock (cattle), but more recently many Argentine estancias have developed their properties to provide quality accommodation and amazing sporting estates that specialize in tourism and providing some of the best outdoor and country pursuits found anywhere in the world.

More importantly, equestrian pursuits, hunting, angling and polo camps, often the pastimes of the landed gentry north of the equator, are affordable to most tourists visiting Argentina who want to ‘lord’ over the land.

Argentina’s estancias date back to Spanish colonial rule when free roaming cattle rearing gave way to land ownership and ranching, mainly in the Pampas.  Estancias had permanent farm buildings and livestock branded to show their ownership.

The estancia’s ranch workers covered huge areas on horseback, and so the Argentine cowboy, the gaucho, was born.  In the past, when cattle roamed free, gauchos were outcasts and the term ‘gaucho’ synonymous with roughnecks.

Gauchos were generally nomadic, and lived on the pampas, the plain that extends north from Patagonia, bounded on the west by the Andes and extending as far north as the Brazilian state of Paraná. The gaucho became the the predominant rural workers on estancias and as time marched forward their important place in Argentina’s cultural history and folklore is today unblemished.

Argentina’s estancias and their gauchos are figures romanticized in song, poetry and film, and their prowess on horseback is legendary.

Argentina Countrywide represents the leading Argentine estancias, sporting and wine estates, and some of the finest polo camps.

Our reservations team help travelers plan Argentina tours and travel, and arrange accommodation from just a few nights leisure or longer estancia and sporting vacations for equestrian professionals and enthusiasts, hunting and angling parties and polo camps Argentina countrywide.

No Argentina tours and travel are complete without vacationing at least few days on an Argentine estancia.

Our Argentina estancias range from basic quality rooms in fine country houses to five stars estancia accommodation with the splendor of the world’s top rated hotels.

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