Must-see hotels in Buenos Aires

  • Patios de San Telmo

    San Telmo

    Located in an 1860 former conventillo (tenement house), this pleasant boutique hotel offers spacious, elegant rooms surrounding a series of patios. There…

  • Rendezvous Hotel

    Palermo

    This boutique hotel is located in a beautiful four-story French-style building. Each of the 11 rooms is unique, styled with either antique or modern…

  • Mine Hotel

    Palermo

    This hip boutique hotel offers 20 good-sized rooms; some come with Jacuzzis and balconies and all have desks and natural decor touches. Get one…

  • Goya Hotel

    Buenos Aires

    This family-run hotel is a good budget choice with 42 modern, comfortable and carpeted rooms. ‘Classic’ rooms are older and have open showers; ‘superior’…

  • Miravida Soho

    Palermo

    This gorgeous guesthouse comes with six elegant rooms, one with a private terrace. There’s a wine cellar, bar-lounge area for evening wine tastings, a…

  • Bohemia Buenos Aires

    San Telmo

    With its upscale-motel feel, this good-value San Telmo hotel offers 22 simple and neat rooms, most good-sized, if a bit antiseptic with their white-tiled…

  • Mansilla 3935 B&B

    Palermo

    Family-run B&B in a homey, darkish house, offering great value. Each of the two simple rooms comes with its own bathroom. Ceilings are high, and a few…

  • Novotel Hotel

    Buenos Aires

    This large, contemporary French chain hotel is tastefully designed. Rooms are comfortable, but the highlight is out back, where a beautiful deck surrounds…

  • Eco Pampa Hostel

    Palermo

    Buenos Aires’ first ‘green’ hostel is this casual spot sporting vintage and recycled furniture, low-energy light bulbs and a recycling system. The rooftop…

  • Pampa Hostel

    Belgrano, Nuñez & the Costanera Norte

    This colorful hostel in a traditional chorizo-style house (a long sausage-like building in which the bedrooms open onto patio corridors) is located in a…

  • Scala Hotel

    San Telmo

    A grand lobby awaits you at this business-oriented, four-star hotel. All rooms are lovely and spacious; standard ones have wooden floors, while higher…

  • Petit Recoleta Hostel

    Recoleta & Barrio Norte

    This hostel is comfortable enough and in a good location. It's in an old building that has character but is showing its age in places, though the communal…

  • Lugar Gay

    San Telmo

    Head up a long flight of stairs to this intimate guesthouse, where only gay men can book a stay. Just four of the eight small but elegant rooms have a…

  • Hotel Lyon

    Buenos Aires

    If you’re a traveling family or group on a budget, consider this old-school, French-style place. The two- and three- bedroom apartments are basic and no…

  • Hotel Avenida

    Buenos Aires

    Just 34 plain but efficient rooms greet you at this friendly place. There’s a pleasant breakfast area and the location is great, right near Plaza de Mayo…

  • Hotel Lafayette

    Buenos Aires

    Spacious, elegant rooms are on offer at this comfortable, well-run downtown hotel that attracts a largely business clientele. The bathrooms are small but…

  • Gran Hotel Hispano

    Buenos Aires

    The tiny stairway lobby here isn’t an impressive start, but upstairs there’s a sweet atrium area with covered patio. Most rooms are carpeted and rather…

  • Hotel Tres Sargentos

    Buenos Aires

    A good deal for the location, this simple budget hotel has an interesting history – writer Julio Cortázar once stayed here. The carpets are a bit worn,…

  • Gran Hotel Oriental

    Buenos Aires

    Despite its name this hotel is not grand, but it is reasonably priced. Downstairs rooms are a bit dark and have fans only (get one upstairs), and showers…

  • Livin’ Residence

    Buenos Aires

    All of these apartments have a simple, contemporary feel, with tasteful furniture, flat-screen TVs, small kitchens and balconies. There’s a tiny rooftop…

  • Claridge Hotel

    Buenos Aires

    Behind the Claridge's grand entrance is a less high-end hotel than you might expect. Standard rooms are fine but go for a suite (some with balcony and…

  • Hotel Marbella

    Buenos Aires

    The carpeted rooms at this hotel are basic and rather worn, but clean – if you can stand a bit of traffic noise, try to secure one with a balcony. From…

  • Abode

    Palermo

    A very intimate and homey guesthouse. Each of the four simple yet comfortable rooms comes with its own bathroom, and the largest has a balcony. By…

  • Hotel Maipú

    Buenos Aires

    Head on up the marble staircase into a dim, tiled hallway. This listed historic building dates back to the 1800s and it's said that Rosas once attended…

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