The Late-Colonial style mansion, built in 1880 by Lieutenant-general Pablo Riccheri, offers visitors a magnificent setting for an unforgettable stay. Enrique Boelcke, grandfather of the present owner Eva Boelcke, purchased the El Ombú in 1934. Eva’s father, Osvaldo, a renowned botanist, ran the estancia as a working ranch until his death in 1990. Eva was trained as an agronomist, but since 1993 has expanded her role as farm manager to include local and international estancia tourism.

El Ombú offers nine spacious, modernized bedrooms (6 doubles and 3 triples), with en suite bathrooms, large windows and an interesting array of period furniture. In winter, guests enjoy the warmth of central heating in every bedroom, with the friendly glow of the gaucho’s typical wood-burning salamander. The estancia’s living room is now a spacious common room, in which guests can enjoy satellite TV or videos, a round of billiards, ping-pong, metegol (table football), or a game of chess or hand of cards. The main house is surrounded by a covered gallery typical of the late-Colonial period, with a richly tiled floor and cascaded steps that lead into the gardens of the park. In the cozy and commodious dining-room, facing a large hearth, guests are treated to a wide selection of international or Creole cuisine served with local wines. No stay will pass without at least one asado, the typical Argentinean barbeque of the world’s finest beef raised free-range on the estancia.

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