The Llao Llao Hotel is located in the tourist resort of

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within the Río Negro, Argentina. This famous hotel is situated in the foothills of the

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on a hill between the Moreno Lake and

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lakes.

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The original hotel, designed by

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, was made almost entirely of wood and furnished by

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and Casa Comte, was destroyed by fire soon after its completion in 1939. A year later Bustillo built a new hotel out of reinforced concrete and stone, with the assistance of the German landscaping architect Hermann Botrich. It closed in 1976 due to lack of funds for maintenance. While it was closed, the hotel was exposed to robbery, vandalism and overall neglect. It was renovated and reopened in 1993 after ownership was transferred to CEI Citicorp Holdings in compensation for Argentina government bonds.Patagonian Palace
/ref> The Argentinian property company IRSA acquired the hotel in 1997 for $13.3 million and later sold 50% of its stake to the Sutton Group. In 1999 the hotel became a member of

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, and has won many important prizes since its re-opening, including "The Best Hotel and Resort in the Argentine Hinterland" in 1999. The hotel is the site of the annual classical music festival,

Semana Musical Llao Llao Semana Musical Llao Llao is a classical music festival in Argentina. The festival was created in 1993 and is held at the Llao Llao Hotel, near Bariloche. The Festival breaks through the Argentine tradition, and brings classical music to the foothil ...

References

* Traveler magazine, Third Argentine Pol, San Marco Editora (Publishers), 1999 *Alberto Bellucci, The Bariloche Style, J. Decorative & Propaganda Arts, Argentine Theme Issue, 1992
El Portal de arte y arquitectura en Internet

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{{wikivoyage, Bariloche
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