Polo Anyone? This BA listing features several outdoor amenities including 7 Class A polo fields.

Polo Anyone? This BA listing features several outdoor amenities including 7 Class A polo fields.

A property in Buenos Aires is now the most expensive listing in South America but, interestingly enough, the house may not be the biggest attraction for potential buyers.

Spread out over 185 acres in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Pilar, the La Felicitas Polo Club features the 29,000 square foot main residence, a 6,400 square foot clubhouse, two stables, a tennis court and a 12 acre lake suitable for aquatic sports. The listing’s finest amenity, however, may actually be the seven Class “A” polo fields which have served as the site of several tournaments in recent years.

Sotheby’s Argentina describes the property as being “built with the highest standards” and possessing “everything necessary to provide guests with maximum comfort.” Visitors and media outlets describe the property as vast and deserving of a car or helicopter for proper orientation.

While it has yet to be included on the Forbes annual property ranking, La Felicitas tops Argentina’s last listing superlative, a $12.9 million estancia in Chubut Province, by almost $10 million. In comparison, the next most expensive listings that Sotheby’s currently promotes in Buenos Aires are a $2.4 million, three-story home in Barrio Parque adjacent to the parks of Palermo followed by a 4 bedroom residence in Belgrano Chico for $1.5 million.

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Howard Johnson Buenos Aires Argentina

Howard Johnson S.A., the largest hotel chain in Argentina features luxury projects with polo fields.

As the wave of new developments and gated communities grows in Buenos Aires, Clari­n reports on the simultaneous growth in the number of local projects featuring luxury hotels and resort-style amenities.

“The goal is to offer a value-added service to the property owner,” says Clari­n, “giving them benefits within the development (assorted discounts) and enhancing the overall comfort level of the project. Several of these mega-hotels are located in the interior of the country (the majority in the Patagonia), taking advantage of the benefits and natural beauty in this part of Argentina.”

But BA residents don’t have to travel all the way to Bariloche or San Martin de los Andes to find these types of luxury developments. In fact, several hotels are being built in the surrounding Province of Buenos Aires, and U.S. investors will recognize one of the names behind some of the most high-profile projects.

Located in Brandsen, roughly 60 miles from downtown BA, the Howard Johnson Finca Maria Cristina features a 40-room hotel, Spa, Convention Center and Polo Fields. A HoJo with PoLo? That’s the level of style and sophistication the chain has achieved in Argentina where the Master Franchisee, H.J. Argentina S.A., has become the largest hotel chain in the country with 23 completed hotels and 18 under construction.

In addition to professional polo instruction and a helicopter transportation option, the Finca Maria Cristina project features a variety of accommodation styles including large, six-person Boutique Villas. The developer currently plans to build 15 of these upscale villas and make them available to the public.

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