La Fontaine Apart Hotel & Resort

The Resort & Setting

La Fontaine Apart Hotel & Resort is a cottage-style property on Los Cipreses in San Martín de los Andes, Neuquén Province. Google reviewers (4.6/5 from 1,663 reviews) describe airy, vaulted rooms and a pool set among gardens and a running stream — a quiet, low-key setting rather than a large resort complex. As an apart-hotel, it's geared mainly towards self-catering and extended stays, making it a good fit for both holidaymakers and owners who like to use their week flexibly.

The Area and Things to Do

San Martín de los Andes is a lakeside mountain town in Argentina's Lake District, built around Lago Lácar, which is about 5 km from the resort and ideal for swimming, kayaking and fishing. The town centre, roughly 3 km away, has the restaurants, shops and lakefront atmosphere typical of a Patagonian mountain town. Cerro Chapelco Ski Resort, around 23 km out, is the main draw in winter (June–September), with downhill skiing and snow sports; come summer, the same mountain opens up for hiking and biking. The Circuito Chico trail (about 8 km away) gives walkers panoramic lake and forest views without requiring any technical skill, while Parque Nacional Lanín, roughly 45 km from town, covers a much larger stretch of wilderness around Lanín Volcano, suited to those wanting a full day out. With genuine winter and summer seasons, a week here can suit skiers, hikers, anglers, or simply those after lake scenery, depending on when it falls.

Selling or Renting a Week Here

If you own a week here and want to sell or rent it out, you list it yourself on BidMyTimeshare.com: you set your own asking price, buyers and renters contact you directly through the platform, and you pay a one-time listing fee with 0% commission on whatever you agree.

As this is an independent resort rather than a branded chain, resales typically go through the resort's own owners' association or management office rather than a central transfer desk. Before agreeing a price with a buyer, both parties should ask La Fontaine's management directly for the current transfer fee, any right of first refusal the resort or association may hold, and the current annual maintenance fee — none of these figures are published facts we can quote here, so don't take a buyer's or seller's word for them without checking with the resort.

Practical Notes

San Martín de los Andes is served directly by Chapelco International Airport. The town lies roughly 400 km north of San Carlos de Bariloche and about 1,640 km from Buenos Aires, so most owners and renters fly in rather than drive the whole way. Given the distinct ski and summer seasons, book well ahead if you're renting for July or for the December–February summer window, as these are the weeks both owners and renters want most.