In an earlier post I mentioned that the Setai Group had obtained final approval and presumably would start construction soon on their luxury boutique hotel and bungalows along the beach right at the entrance to Jose Ignacio. Now the Spanish hotel groupVik has announced, at an international tourism fair in Madrid, that it will construct two more boutique hotels in Jose Ignacio. One will use an existing estancia of 44 hectares on the Laguna de Jose ignacio, while the other will be built on the beach near the "faro" (the lighthouse, pictured above, courtesy of Vivapunta.com). Both will make extensive use of Uruguayan art and Uruguayan decorators.
The Vik group has several hotels in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. Some are luxury, some are ultra luxury. The two in Jose Ignacio will qualify as ultra-special, super-duper luxury: According to the announcement, rates are to be around 1000 Euros per person per day. At today's exchange rate, that would be just a little under U$S 3000 per day for two people.
No word yet on where they stand in the approval process, nor on when they hope to open. I'll update if more information comes my way.
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