Rio Manso Lodge
Lago Hess RP81 90 minutes from San Carlos de Bariloche, Nahuel Huapi National Park 8400 Argentina
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#2 of 2 Specialty lodging in Nahuel Huapi National Park
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4.8
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4.9
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4.9
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4.6
Rio Manso Lodge overlooks beautiful Lago Hess deep in Nahuel Huapi National Park. Surrounded by forests, mountains and crystal clear rivers, it's the perfect place to enjoy the wonders of Patagonia; hiking, birding, fly fishing or just relaxing in our beautifully appointed lodge removed from the noise of Bariloche.
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Lago Hess RP81 90 minutes from San Carlos de Bariloche, Nahuel Huapi National Park 8400 Argentina
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Some of the best fishing I have seen anywhere in the world. The accommodations are excellent. Food is great. The service is over the top! I tested positive for covid while here. They have taken care of me like I was family. Totally impressed. Would highly recommend
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Date of stay: January 2022
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Response from , Agency / Consultant at Rio Manso Lodge
Responded Jan 29, 2022
Thanks, Ron! It was a pleasure to have you visit our lodge.
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My husband and I just returned from the most wonderful experience at Rio Manso Lodge. It was the perfect place for us. He was able to fish daily with expert guides in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, while I was able to experience amazing guided hikes daily with gorgeous waterfalls and breathtaking summits. When we returned in the afternoons, it was great to share our experiences and photos from the day over wine in front of the fire. We thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the other guests and all of the wonderful people at Rio Manso Lodge who made this week one we will never forget. The food was excellent each day and they were able to accommodate guests with various requests (ie-vegetarian). Mariana was so kind and attentive. Beyond hiking and fishing, the lodge offered a wine tasting, bird watching tour, and scheduled a masseuse to come on site during the week of our stay. This trip was truly a trip of a lifetime!…
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Date of stay: January 2019Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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An Orvis - endorsed fly fishing lodge in Northern Patagonia, near the Chilean border, within easy access of the city of Bariloche. Spectacular on all counts. I would highlight the professional, warm and welcoming resort manager and staff, a top notch chef with creative presentations that will rival any Michelin star restaurant, and combination of lake and stream fishing experience for rainbow, brown, and brook trout in the 16-24 inch category - big, beautiful, healthy, and plentiful. Other options for days off or non-fisherpeople would be horseback riding, hiking, waterfalls, a glacier (Mount Tranoador and Black Glacier), and probably anything you ask the wonderful host manager Mariana to arrange. Sauna on site. Massages available. Rustic, remote, but very nice and comfortable.…
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Date of stay: December 2018Trip type: Traveled solo
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Room Tip: limited to 12-16 guests I believe, maybe 8 rooms total, and all rooms great, private baths, bed...
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Response from RioMansoLodge, Guest Relations Manager at Rio Manso Lodge
Responded Dec 20, 2018
Thanks, Jerry, we appreciate you taking the time to review us. More importantly, we're thrilled you had a good time with us. We love to show people our special corner of Patagonia, and the amazing fishing we have at the lodge. Mariana IS a great manager, and enjoys spending time with our guests. We hope you'll return one day in the future. The lodge, food, staff and especially the fish will be waiting for you!
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Located in northern Patagonia close to the Chilean border, this comfortable lodge provides first class staff and accommodations as well as spectacular scenery. We loved the views of Mount Tronador but the people and the crystal clear glacier water in the lakes and Rio Manso river are what we will never forget. Our guide, Horacio, was the best! He made sure we understood how and where to cast, retrieve, fight and land the fish. He rowed the boat into perfect position to make us feel like championship anglers! His timely tips (and patience) assured that we landed many big beautiful fish. The fish were wild, strong and the colors were vibrant! We’ve never seen brook trout so big. The lodge staff was gracious, spoke excellent English, accommodated our every request and made our vacation very relaxing. We had the most contact with Mariana, Rashina, Mancho and Diego; and know there were many others that worked equally as hard to make our stay so memorable. The daily laundry service made it easy to pack light. Thank you! The food was abundant, delicious and very fresh. The tasty Malbec wine and pisco sours were appreciated as we recounted the day’s adventures. We really enjoyed our time in Patagonia and on the water with everyone at Rio Manso Lodge. We hope to return again soon.…
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Date of stay: November 2018Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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I cannot say enough good things about this lodge and the people who work there! I (Who does not fish) visited with my husband (who fishes obsessively) and friends! Marian was the BEST! She made sure the guys had expert fishing guides each day and she planned other fun things for the girls.....like wine tasting, shopping in Bariloche, massages, and hiking to see waterfalls. The dinners every night were FABULOUS! Chef Diego was amazing and Sol the pastry chef was as well! We laughed, we drank wine and talked until late in the evenings. I hated to leave the amazing people who live and work there! The views from the lodge are exquisite! The rooms are clean and neat. It truly felt like our home for the week! I honestly cannot wait to return!
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Date of stay: December 2017Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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My husband and I had a wonderful four day stay at Rio Manso in late December. The lodge was incredibly beautiful with amazing views from the room. The setting was extremely peaceful and quiet and I definitely would have liked to have stayed longer. What made this experience so incredible though was the staff. The host, Erika, was professional and kind and willing to go out of her way to make everyone comfortable. She arranged white water rafting for me as well as a birding excursion, and she took me herself on a hike to a nearby waterfall. The chef, Diego, made amazing meals for breakfast and dinner and packed extremely elegant picnics for lunch. The server, Eliana, was also always available to prepare whatever cocktail was requested. But perhaps one of the most unique and appealing aspects of this lodge is that several of the staff grew up in the National Park. Javier, the fishing guide, was awesome. He was extremely knowledgeable and funny. His nephew I think, Moncho, drove us to and from the lodge and told us all about the area. And of course, no lodge is complete without a dog. Suppa was always willing to take guests on a hike or show them around the land.…
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Date of stay: December 2016Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from johnbleh, Public Relations Manager at Rio Manso Lodge
Responded Jan 19, 2017
Thanks very much for your kind words. We try very hard to make sure every one of our guests has a unique and personal experience in this wonderful corner of Patagonia. Nature is so beautiful and welcoming at Rio Manso, we feel we should be just as good!
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We have been fishing lodges for over 20 years; this was our best experience. All of the rooms faced a glacier overlooking Hess Lago. Erica and her staff has a "whatever you need or want" attitude. An example is that she drove to Bariloche to buy me a cigar. Usually at lodges some guides rise above the others; here we found that all of them wre excellent and they knew their waters. We went for the incredible fishing, but do the lodge offers hiking to Condor nests, Birding, and horse back riding. Two in our group went by horseback to an high elevation lake. This is a lodge (and region) that you could return multiple times.
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Date of stay: December 2016Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip: Say you have food allergies so you can get more Argentina beef at lunch & dinner!
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They do a wonderful job, the area is beautiful, hikes to waterfalls within 45 minutes. Spectacular scenery. Food was 5 stars all the time. Fishing was great as well. They really catered to everything well. Nice , genuine hosts
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Date of stay: November 2016Trip type: Traveled solo
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We spent five nights at Rio Manso Lodge in the middle of December. My husband was fly fishing and I joined as a non-fishing guest. The accommodations are very comfortable in a rustic upscale lodge style. The weather was chilly and rainy much of our visit so a warm fire was maintained in the living room throughout the day. The guest rooms are well appointed and comfortable with a shower, vanity area and a wardrobe. The lodge is situated with dazzling views of Lago Hess and Cerro Tronador. Daily free laundry service is available. The daily schedule started with a generous breakfast including eggs cooked to order before the fishers headed out for the day. They returned between 6 and 7 p.m. Cocktails and snacks were served by the fire and dinner followed around 9 p.m. All meals were served together at a large dining table. The hostess joined us for dinner each night. The food was generous in quantity and reasonable in quality. As a non-angler, the staff was happy to arrange other activities for me. I went white-water rafting on the Rio Manso, birdwatching with Mariano, an outstanding guide, and easy hiking to surrounding lakes and waterfalls. There are options for more strenuous hiking if desired. Other activities, including horseback riding and kayaking were not available due to the early season and the weather. I also willingly spent time in front of the fire reading. If you want to hit the ground with activities scheduled, I would recommend contacting the staff ahead of time. I would also recommend having a frank discussion of your fitness level. The staff underestimated my fitness level and tolerance for adventure. From the fisherman: Each evening, the host or head guide would make plans for the next day's fishing, depending on the weather and previous fishing reports. They tried to assign fishing locations so that one would not have to fish the same water twice in one week. The guides were knowledgeable of the local waters and willing to try different fishing techniques based on success in hooking fish. We fished large lakes from skiffs with two anglers, one casting from the bow and one from the stern. We fished the rivers from inflatable drift boats. Because of lingering cold weather, the fishing was very slow for the first three days. As the weather warmed, the fishing improved. The best fishing was drifting the Rio Manso from Lago Steffen. We kept two rods rigged at all times, a 5 wt with a floating line for drys and a 7 wt sink-tip for streamers. We used large dry patterns, like a large black foam ant, on floating lines and weighted streamers on fast-sink-tip lines. The fish were not leader shy, so we used 3x fluorocarbon tippet, which was necessary for quickly landing these wild fish in strong current, deep pools, and reeds. Most of the fish we landed were 12- to 20-inch rainbows. The browns tended to be larger, with a few well over 20 inches. We landed a few, brightly colored brook trout as well. The water was extremely clear, so it was exciting to watch the fish stalk and eat the flies. The fishing days were long as we fished during the austral summer solstice in December. We usually departed the lodge by 09:00 and were on the water by 10:00, depending on the distance to the river or lake. Lunch was had stream side with a table, table cloth, and chairs. Fare included wine or beer, snacks such as cheese and salami, followed by a main dish such as quiche. Of course there was always a delicious dessert. We would return to the lodge between 18:00 and 20:00, depending on travel time and how well the fish were eating. …
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Date of stay: December 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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The lodge is situated in the most spectacular location. The views are simply breathtaking. The rooms are simple but spacious. Hair dryers are available on request. The staff are warm and welcoming and we were greeted every day after fishing by a drink of choice. The atmosphere is really that of a sporting house party which works well. Everyone eats together at the same time. There is no choice of menu at dinner and we have to say we were disappointed with the food on offer, bearing in mind the five star price for this location. One night we were served imaginative vegetarian food; grated vegetables followed by spinach filled pasta parcels. One evening there was a parilla (BBQ) which was enjoyable but sadly this was the highlight of our culinary experience. However tasty canapés were served with drinks in front of a roaring log fire every evening. Just a pity that the dinner that followed didn't match. …
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Date of stay: January 2014Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from johnbleh, Director of Marketing at Rio Manso Lodge
Responded Feb 12, 2014
We sorry that the food was not up to this guest's expectations. Most fishing lodges do not offer full menus to their guests since there are usually only a few people visiting at any one time. We're not full service restaurants. Think of it more like being invited to a friend's house for dinner. We do ask guests for any dietary restrictions or preferences they might have before they arrive so we can adjust the menu for their stay accordingly.
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PRICE RANGE
$754 - $1,500 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
ArgentinaPatagoniaProvince of NeuquenNahuel Huapi National Park
NUMBER OF ROOMS
9
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Which popular attractions are close to Rio Manso Lodge?
Nearby attractions include Escape Room Bariloche (0.7 miles), Museo del Lago Gutierrez (0.5 miles), and Piedras Blancas (0.7 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Rio Manso Lodge?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and an on-site restaurant.
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Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
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Conveniently located restaurants include Belek, Alto el Fuego, and Chimi Bar de Choris.