Winter's Mansion was a luxurious hotel located in the town of Stonehouse, province of Corrientes, Argentina. Arose from the idea of \u200b\u200ba Bonaerenses investors to build a mansion or the City of "Winter" for Porteños could spend your holidays in a proper place, and that the same did the Europeans to visit Argentina. Stonehouse, was the town in which it was decided to build the hotel, due to climatic conditions, excellent thermal environment during the winter and geographic beauty of a subtropical forest, with deep ravines on the banks of navigable river Paraná.
was a golden age in which the bourgeoisie Argentina enjoyed the world's best places, hotels, casinos, luxury, Paris, Monaco, San Pellegrino (Italy) in the country Mar del Plata. During the winter, Stonehouse, was intended to occupy the place that was missing was the "Belle Époque." It opened in 1914, was short-lived home was abandoned when the First World War and was demolished years after its abandonment and its remains demolished by time. History
When it opened in 1914, consisted of four floors, two basements and was attached to a casino for a long corridor. Had a capacity of 150 people, a reading room and a conference, a dock on the river with spa facilities and a school. The hotel only lasted a few months, and paradoxically, not during the winter, as planned. The luxurious furnishings which had the hotel was sold to other large hotels and casinos in Argentina. The inhabitants of the village of Stonebridge, said that part of the furniture of the casino in Mar del Plata mansion belonged to the winter.
Buenos Aires entrepreneurs decided to build a luxury hotel to the model of Monaco. To do this he built "The Mansion" Winter Vitreaux covered where exotic and natural plants growing in the area very appealing.
The furniture was brought from Paris, Florence porcelain and glassware from Murano. All showed the greatest luxury furnishings available at the time. Visitors would be brought by the luxury vessels Mihanovich and landed a short distance from the building, a quick trip from Buenos Aires
Currently, only ruins remain of what was once a luxury hotel, located on private property. Should the means for legally becomes a historical, cultural and architectural heritage. The ruins are good tourist resource that could be lost without sustainable management of the lusty action natureza prevailing in the area.
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