Country Hotel and Resort.

Summary of Activities
The following is a summary of the activities developed by Estancia “San Pedro de Timote”, Country Hotel and Resort, in its two divisions: Country Resort, and Convention Center.

Our country Hotel and Resort
The Hotel offers accommodation in rooms with heating, which were decorated taking into account our guests’ comfort. 5 main suites and 8 suites are placed in the historical homestead (former home of Dr. Alberto Gallinal and his family); we have another 21 rooms at the hostal (Dr. Gallinal’s guesthouse).

The “estancia” (ranch) has a recreational area with an air-conditioned indoor swimming pool, two open-air swimming pools, a playroom (including pool tables, table football and table tennis), a Pub holding another billiard table and a bar, two TV rooms (one of them having a 61” screen and a DVD projector); we also have a significant amount of videos and DVD films; for sport lovers we have a tennis court, a basket ball court, a basketball field and other recreation facilities.

The Hotel has a Catholic Chapel for 150 people where the Mass, Marriages and Baptisms are celebrated in a wonderful environment of full contact with Nature. The service we provide includes a horse driven carriage (“charret”) and all that was usual in XIX-century traditional marriages.

We have added a dance-hall for 250 people so that Birthday, Anniversary and Marriage parties may be also held at “San Pedro de Timote”.This hall is located at the Convention Center, and it gives a chance for parties or meetings of up to 500 guests to be held at the different Convention Center levels.

A day in our country life
A day at the Estancia begins with colonial breakfast. Then those who wish so, can go riding on horseback or on a cart pulled by a tractor to accompany the country tasks carried out by our personnel on that day. We can also go for walks according to a schedule, which depends on the general profile of the guests present at the Estancia.

Return to the homestead, gives time enough to swim at the swimming pools, either indoors or outdoors, according to the weather. Also practice any sports on the various courts formerly mentioned, or just relax on our well provided bar and Pub. After lunch, free time, and according to the guest’s wishes, a trip to the nearby arboretum can take place.

It’s also remarkable the bush surrounding the Timote creek, with its native slow growing species.

For those who wish so, the milking routine can be observed at the dairy farm in the evening.

An afternoon snack is served.

At night, a photographic safari takes place. Usually our guests can watch very closely the interesting wild fauna present at the estancia. This estancia has been for deadest a wild fauna sanctuary, carefully preserved by us. Carpinchos, also known as capybaras, (the biggest rodent on earth), wild boars, foxes, ostriches, hares, three different species of armadillos,etc. etc. etc. are commonly seen.

Birds are so common at the homestead, that they are simply taken for granted.

It should be underlined that, although outings are scheduled, our guests are free to choose resting and only resting, and enjoy de comfort provided by our facilities. On Saturdays, good music and candlelight accompanies dinner.

The restaurant
Our meals are served under the buffet system. We have a wide variety of them that you will surely love; almost all vegetables come from our greenhouse and from our vegetable garden, where we practice a 100% organic farming. This gives our products a clearly natural taste.

The same happens with our grass fed beef and lamb, almost cholesterol free. Our pork is the result or a fat free meat-producing crossbred.

Menus for lunch and dinner are made of the following: Appetizer, varied entries, hot courses including several options, salads and dessert, plus coffee or tea.

Our kitchen shows an excellent level and our gastronomic proposal will, no doubt, satisfy you.

Our Aims
We are enhancing the quality of our services in an eco-hotel management project that will reflect the current preservation-friendly world trend.

We plan to promote the kind of tourism naturally existing in Uruguay, which is becoming relevant as a consequence of the ecological world trend. It will turn Uruguay into a significant window to the world due to our environments natural features.