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Clos Apalta Residence
Santa Cruz, Chile · Independent · Grand Luxury
Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle of the Grand Marnier family and Cyril de Bournet founded Clos Apalta in 1994 and built a gravity-fed winery in Chile's Colchagua Valley. Guest casitas grew from a family house and opened around 2005; in 2011 this became the first hotel in Chile recognized by Relais and Chateaux. Six new villas, each named for a grape, brought the count to ten lodgings looking over the vines.
- 10 rooms
- Opened 2005
- Neighborhood: Apalta
About Clos Apalta Residence
- The winery was founded in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle, of the Grand Marnier family, and her husband Cyril de Bournet, who built its gravity-fed winery.
- Its guest casitas became the first hotel in Chile recognized by Relais and Chateaux in 2011, later expanded with six new villas, each named for a grape variety.
History
Clos Apalta Residence (formerly the Lapostolle Residence) is a Relais & Chateaux boutique hotel on the Clos Apalta vineyard in the Apalta sector of Chile's Colchagua Valley, near Santa Cruz. The winery was founded in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle - of the Grand Marnier family - and her husband Cyril de Bournet, who also built an architecturally striking gravity-fed winery.
The accommodation began as a family guest house and grew into four standalone casitas, which opened to guests around 2005; the property became the first hotel in Chile recognized by Relais & Chateaux in 2011. A major expansion added six new villas (debuting around 2023-2024), bringing the total to 10 luxurious lodgings, each named for a grape variety, overlooking the vineyards.
Amenities
- Pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Tennis
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