Welcome to my 2025 Hotel Review at Buenos Aires!
Introduction
Since this was a 3-night stay which later on I had to add one more night, on hindsight, I should have booked an Airbnb instead but somehow I decided to stick to this hotel as it is located in the heart of the city and is convenient to get anywhere except the primary airport. There are 2 airports in this city, the Ezeiza Airport (EZE) which is about an hour plus away from the hotel and the cab fare is quite expensive while the closest airport to this hotel is the Aeroparque International Jorge Newbury (AEP) which is much closer to the city but the problem is flights to this airport are limited as only regional and domestic flights operate to this airport. So if you want to fly into this airport (AEP), you need to arrive from another city in South America, for example, Sao Paulo (GRU).
For the reason why I decided to extend one more day at this hotel is because on the 4th night I was supposed to stay at this accommodation close to EZE airport as my flight the following day was scheduled to operate at 0600 hours, not an ideal flight timing. I tried to communciate with the manager of this accommodation but the lack of response frustrated me and I ended up cancelling the booking, giving him an excuse, fortunately, I was not charged for the booking.
Location of the hotel
Route from AEP airport (About 7.4 km)
Route from EZE Airport (About 27.4 km)
I took the bus service 8 from the EZE airport to the hotel and it took me almost 2 hours to get there. I recommend to use either the Cabify or the Uber app to travel instead of the local taxies. More on this in my Guide to Buenos Aires in my new blog, to be launched soon.
Address: Larvalle, 560, Buenos Aires, C1047AAL, Argentina
Website: Click here to access the hotel's website
Check-in time - 1400
Check-out time - 1100
Do note: The hotel reception will collect the city tax from you when you check out.
About this hotel
This hotel is located in the city's shopping district and is connected to some of the popular parks and famous monuments within walking distance. The building is at least 30 years old and has 10 floors. It is close to Puerto Madero, a shopping district with food and coffee shops and one of the shopping malls I went to (Galerias Pacific Shopping mall) has some decent food at the food court.
Amenities and Facilities offered by the hotel
- Meeting facilities
- Ironing Amenities
- Restuarant
- Parking (At a fee)
- Fitness Centre
- Shared Lounge/TV area
- Luggage Storage and Locker
- In room safebox
- Tour services
- Laundry
Photos of the hotel
This is the reception area.
The floor downstairs leads you to the restaurant.
The interior of the hotel brought me back memories of the 1990s and early 2000s.
The room - I got myself a very nice number: 707 (Boeing 707). However I had issues with the door card reader as it broke down on me a couple of times but fortunately the staff came and fixed it.
This is how a Boeing 707 looks like. (Photo: Kjell Nilsson)
Photos of the toilet
Decent size toilet
The issue I had with the toilet is the weak flushing system.
The single room
The size of the room is adequate for a solo traveller like myself.
Surrounding area around the hotel (Night time)
It is relatively safe to walk around in this neighbourhood during the day and night time.
It wasn't cold while checking out the neighbourhood at night. The temperature was around 16-18 degrees celcius. (Around 60 to 64 degrees F)
A good advantage about staying at this hotel is the location, conveniently located in the heart of the shopping district.
Daytime
There are a few restaurants nearby but I avoid them because they are on the expensive side.
Vehicles do not come into these small lanes so the driver will stop you at the road closest to the hotel and it takes around 5 minutes to get to your hotel.
My ratings
Hotel Staff: 7/10
Location: 10/10
Hotel Room Condition: 5/10
Hotel Amenities: 7/10
Nearby Convenience (Example: Train Station, Covenient store...etc): 10/10
Hotel Room Size: 10/10
Cleanliness: 8/10
Bed comfort: 9/10
Shower: 7/10
Value for $$: 7/10
Overall rating: 80/100
Percentage: 80%
Conclusion
Despite some of the issues I faced, the stay was reasonably comfortable. The breakfast at the restaurant was limited with selection but for US$10, I think it is ok.
For the price I paid for the 4 nights stay, it is cheaper than most of the hotels at this location and checking out the reviews from others, the reviews are mixed so it really depends on your luck if you decide to stay at hotel. While the experience at this hotel is far from best, it could have been a lot worse with other hotels. However, seasoned travellers like myself go through experience like this as it is part and parcel of travelling. I just hope that the management increase its maintainence and improve the guest's experience by upgrading some of the facilities. The hotel may be showing its age but with proper TLC (Tender Loving and Care), it can still win the traveller's heart by providing a top class service.
Thanks for reading this hotel review!
For my previous blog post: Flying into Buenos Aires with Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8, click here
Next blog post: Flying to Ushuaia with Flybondi's Boeing 737-800, coming up soon!
Have a great one!
Charles Ryan
