Cozy Cottage!

Guest: Germaine (San jose, California)
Date of Stay: 07/16/11 Review Submitted: 01/31/12

This propertly highly exceeded our expectations! We are a family of five, including 3 kids ages 14, 11, and 9. This is a very charming cottage that the owner, Cecilia, maintains in excellent conditions. The pictures do not reflect this property very well, it is much nicer and cozy in reality. It is very near to the center of the town, Chacras de Coria, with plenty of restaurants, bakeries and interesting places. Cecilia is able to help you arrange different tours to wineries, rafting, horse back riding. We were in Mendoza to visit family so we did not do many of those. We will come back without hesitation to this place!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, girls getaway, families with young children, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with teenagers.

Home away from home!

Guest: Rogerio (Curitiba, Brazil)
Date of Stay: 11/26/11 Review Submitted: 01/10/12

(PORTUGUESE Review Below!) My wife and I stayed for one week, and would have stayed longer if we could. This is a much richest travel experience than staying in tourist packed hotels. After long days of tours, wine tastings, walking everywhere, we couldn't wait to come back to "our little house" in the evenings. The house is simple, functional, comfortable, clear, with a nice rustic deco. Cecilia, the owner, is right next door, always available for any need or recommendation, without being intrusive and respecting guest's privacy. When (not if) we return to Mendoza we will no doubt stay there again! A rental car is recommended to better enjoy the area. Mendoza has much more to offer than wine and food - if you can, go to the High Altitude Cordillera area, go horseback riding, go hiking, go visit the Reserva Villavicencio... Thank you Cecilia and we hope to come back soon! ----------------------- PORTUGUESE: Eu e minha esposa estivemos em La Sirena por uma semana, e teríamos ficado mais tempo se pudéssemos! Para nós foi uma experiência muito mais rica do que ficar em um hotel cheio de outros turistas. Depois de passar o dia em passeios, degustações, andando de um lado para outro, mal podíamos esperar para voltar para "nossa casinha" à noite. A casa é simples, funcional, confortável, limpa, com uma simpática decoração rústica. A proprietária Cecilia está na casa ao lado, sempre disponível para qualquer coisa que necessitemos, mas sem ser intrusiva em nenhum momento, respeitando a privacidade dos hóspedes. Quando voltarmos para Mendoza ficaremos lá novamente sem nenhuma dúvida! É recomendável alugar um carro para aproveitar melhor a área. Mendoza tem muito mais a oferecer além de vinhos e comida - se puder, não deixe de visitar a zona de Alta Montanha, fazer cavalgadas, trekking, conhecer a Reserva Villavicencio... Obrigado Cecilia e esperamos voltar breve!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+.

Mendoza Trip

Guest: Alfredo (Argentina)
Date of Stay: 12/03/11 Review Submitted: 12/12/11

The house is very basic. However, everything works and if there is a problem, Cecilia will do whatever necessary to solve the problem. Location is very good. The area is very nice and it is near many wineries. If you are looking for good accommodation and location without luxury, take it.

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, sightseeing, age 55+, tourists without a car.

Great house, great hostess, great location, great garden; everything was just great!

Guest: Hadewina (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Date of Stay: 10/30/11 Review Submitted: 11/12/11

We stayed with our 1 year old son for 14 days at "La Sirena" . The idea was that we would stay for a week but we extendend our stay for a week more and that actually says it all! The little house is beautiful located in a big garden where you can have your own privacy. In front of the main house we chilled in the refreshing swimming pool which is surrounded by big fruit trees and a grass field. Everything is very relaxed and laid back here. The house itself is very nicely decorated (just as the owners house) and simple but just in the right way. Charcras is 20 minutes by car from Mendoza, but who needs Mendoza if you have Charcas! (go on sunday evening to the square where people dance tango !). It is ideally located in between hundreds of wineries and Cecilia, the owner helps you with everything she can possibly help you with. She knows all the wineries very well and has so much to tell about the wine business in Argentina. It was wonderful to stay at her place because she really enjoyed taking care of us and our little son. And we even had a great asado lunch with her and her family. A place we will always remember!

Recommended for:Girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with teenagers.

Wonderful Retreat!

Guest: Amalia (London)
Date of Stay: 04/25/11 Review Submitted: 05/13/11

We spent three nights at La Sirena and loved every moment! From the charming bohemian decor of the cottage, to the incredible proximity to dozens of wineries, to the warmth, hospitality and practical advice from Cecilia - we highly recommend it! Just wish we could have stayed longer! Thank you Cecilia for offering such a brilliant accomodation in Mendoza. :)

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, sightseeing, families with young children, pet owners, romantic getaway, age 55+.

Great and cute place to explore Mendoza

Guest: Naomi (UK)
Date of Stay: 03/30/11 Review Submitted: 05/08/11

We spent 10 days in Casa la Sirena on holidays with 2 small children. It was a fantastic place to be based if you want to explore around Mendoza. The house is within walking distance of the town of Chacras which has nice shops and restaurants. Lots of vineyards are close by and the owner was a great help in suggesting places to go. She also helped us to rent a great car which was delivered and picked up from the house. This is essential if you stay here and gives you freedom to explore. Local taxis are quite expensive. The house itself has everything, it is small but comfortable with lots of nice touches. Great place to do asados/bbq and the pool is also very nice. Would definitely recommend it - but get a car!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, sightseeing, families with young children, romantic getaway, age 55+.

Team Pisco

Guest: Dana (Denver, CO USA)
Date of Stay: 03/11/11 Review Submitted: 04/20/11

I stayed here with 3 friends about a month ago and cannot say enough wonderful things about this home! The owner is as sweet and helpful as one can be & the town itself was perfect! The house provides beauty, privacy, ease of access & safety. It was perfect.We walked to town everyday for local shopping, wonderful restaurants & beautiful people! We rented bikes and did the wine tours, danced downtown & almost missed our bus back to Buenos Aires because we were having so much fun! The house is clean and well maintained. I would love to come back and visit!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, girls getaway, sightseeing, families with young children, pet owners, romantic getaway, tourists without a car.

Reasonable

Guest: Dan (Australia)
Date of Stay: 03/09/11 Review Submitted: 03/21/11

Owner is lovely and was quite helpful in arranging tours. But the accommodation is quite expensive for what it is. It is basic. In my view, too far from central Mendoza.

Owner response:These nice guys cuople were recommended to come to La Sirena by previous clients who were delighted to enjoy wineries, mountain activities like rafting and hilking and bike tour to some wineries around the house area, and discovering the great divesity of all the restaurants in Chacras. Dan stayed only two days,wanting to be in Mendoza city. If I´d known this I would have told them to look for a place in the city of Mendoza, this sounds more intelligent than taking taxis to and from Mendoza city all the time. I suggested them strongly to rent a car . The issue of something being basic is according to the stethic vision of each person, on the other hand soo many people love the simplicity and bohemic look of La Sirena. It´s sad to miss a simple point after such a long trip.

Recommended for:Families with young children, age 55+.

Quiet spot in the heart of wine country!

Guest: Joni (Minnesota,USA)
Date of Stay: 12/19/10 Review Submitted: 01/16/11

My husband and I stayed 3 nights in late Dec. 2010. Our objective was to visit wineries and learn about Malbec, and Cecilia helped make that happen. She found a driver to take us everywhere, and he was very knowledgeable about the area and the wineries. Two tips: either rent a car or arrange for some transportation if you want to leave the village area as not much else is walking distance, and learn more Spanish than you think you need. Enjoy!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers, sightseeing, pet owners, age 55+.

Christmas Visit

Guest: P, M A and V (France)
Date of Stay: 12/24/10 Review Submitted: 01/11/11

We spent 4 nights here over Christmas and really had a good time. The house is very well situted for visiting the wineries (our primary objective) and Cecelia was able to give us good advice on the best ones to visit. She was also helpful in ither ways, such as doing some of our Christmas food shopping for us. She has a beautiful garden and it was good to relax around the pool with our glasses in hand!

Recommended for:Pet owners, romantic getaway, age 55+.