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Playa Vik José Ignacio
José Ignacio, Uruguay · VIK Retreats · Core Luxury
Architect Carlos Ott designed Playa Vik's centerpiece Sculpture building for owners Alexander and Carrie Vik: a two-story curved glass facade behind a monumental bronze door by Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry, modeled on Ghiberti's Florence Baptistery doors in Italy. Three suites sit inside the Sculpture; six art-filled casas surround a 22-meter infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic, open since December 2010.
- 19 rooms
- Opened 2010
- Architect: Carlos Ott
About Playa Vik José Ignacio
- The Sculpture building's bronze entrance door, created by Uruguayan artist Pablo Atchugarry, is a modern reinterpretation of Lorenzo Ghiberti's 15th-century doors for the Florence Baptistery.
- The 22-meter infinity pool is lined in black Absolut Nero granite and lit from below with fiber-optic points that map the night sky of the Southern Hemisphere.
- Cielomar, the hotel's restaurant, opened as Uruguay's first entirely gluten-free restaurant.
- Playa Vik sits about 500 meters from sister property Bahia Vik and 8 kilometers from Estancia Vik, the other two hotels in the family's VIK Retreats collection.
History
Playa Vik Jose Ignacio is a design-and-art-driven boutique hotel on the beach in the fashionable Uruguayan resort village of Jose Ignacio. Opened in December 2010 by collectors Alexander and Carrie Vik, it was conceived in collaboration with the celebrated Uruguayan architect Carlos Ott, whose sculptural titanium-and-glass main building, known as The Sculpture, anchors the property.
The hotel comprises the central Sculpture building together with a cluster of individually designed casas set around an infinity pool overlooking the Atlantic. Throughout, the property functions as a private gallery filled with contemporary art and design pieces; its entrance features a monumental bronze door by sculptor Pablo Atchugarry. Playa Vik is part of the family's VIK Retreats collection in Uruguay, which also includes Estancia Vik and Bahia Vik.
Restaurants and bars
- Cielomar — Restaurant · Regional dishes
Experiences
- Infinity pool with fibre-optic southern hemisphere sky map — 22-metre infinity pool of Absolut Nero Uruguayan black granite, with a fibre-optic southern hemisphere sky map on the floor, overlooking the beach.
- Cielomar restaurant — Described as the first 100% gluten-free restaurant in Uruguay, serving regional dishes, seafood barbecues and homemade breads and pastries.
- Fire pit sunsets — Guests can watch the sunsets from the fire pit.
- Spa with treatment rooms — Spa with treatment rooms, plus a games room and gym.
- Beaches of José Ignacio — Access to the natural beaches of José Ignacio, including Playa La Mansa.
Amenities
- Fire pit
- Sala de juegos (games room)
- Art collection of Uruguayan and international contemporary art
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