Las Balsas is a charming blue house on 17 hectares of woods, mountains and lakeshore on Nahuel Huapi Lake at Villa La Angostura in Argentine Patagonia, near Bariloche, with a private nature reserve and dock and lake views from every room. It has 20 rooms, from lakeview villas and corner and studio suites to a lakeside atelier. Dining is led by chef Duvan Ochoa, with Patagonian produce and Latin American and European influences as a Slow Food member, in traditional and vegan tasting menus, alongside a renowned tea time and a stone-and-cypress wine cellar with more than 150 labels. There is the Las Balsas Spa with lake views, a heated infinity pool, a year-round hot tub, a gym, yoga and tai chi and wellness retreats. The world’s first B Corp-certified Relais & Chateaux property, it offers private guided sailing from its dock, kayaking, trekking, biking, fly fishing and horse riding. It suits couples and wellness and sustainability-minded travellers who want an intimate, gourmet lakefront Patagonian retreat.