Our Story

Created through art
Rooted in place

Vik grew from a belief that architecture, landscape, art, food and hospitality should be experienced as one living whole.

Estancia Vik, open countryside
The beginning

A destination built
as a collection

Carrie and Alex Vik began in the countryside, where Estancia Vik brought Uruguayan art, horsemanship, landscape and fire together under one roof.

Playa Vik followed on the Atlantic point, then Bahía Vik in the dunes of Playa Mansa. Each has its own architecture and atmosphere; together they form a connected experience of José Ignacio.

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What we believe

Hospitality as a way
to enter the culture

The houses are invitations into the landscape, the artists, the food and the rhythm of Uruguay.

01

Art is lived with

Rooms are commissions. The collection belongs to everyday life.

02

Nature sets the rhythm

Wind, light, ocean and countryside shape the day.

03

Design has a reason

Every material and building responds to its exact place.

04

Food begins nearby

Gardens, local producers, the sea and fire lead the kitchens.

05

People connect it

A Journey Designer makes three retreats feel like one destination.

One place

One place
Many ways to belong to it

From a first ride across the pampas to dinner on the sand, the destination is designed to unfold as a whole.

The Vik world

The Vik world in José Ignacio

Our story

Come for a house
Leave knowing
the place

Vik José Ignacio · Uruguay

Come closer
  • 01StayThree retreats, one destination
  • 02TasteGarden, fire and ocean
  • 03DiscoverArt, architecture and design
  • 04ExperienceHorses, water and culture