Alvear Palace HotelvsAlvear Art Hotel
Both hotels are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, Alvear Palace Hotel is preferred by most professionals compared to Alvear Art Hotel. Alvear Palace Hotel comes in at 92 with praise from 16 reviewers such as Hideaway Report, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Alvear Palace Hotel Show All Reviews
Av. Alvear 1891, Buenos Aires 1129AAA, Argentina
From $257/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"At the Alvear Palace—widely considered the top hotel in South America—it's still possible to feel as rich, as they used to say, as an Argentine."
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Be sure to have a tipple in the magnificent Lobby Bar.
Fodor's
"The Alvear Palace has been the standard-bearer for upscale sophistication since 1932, and is undoubtedly the shining star of Buenos Aires' hotel offerings." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Ask any local to name the classiest, most traditional hotel in Buenos Aires, and they’ll surely name the Alvear Palace." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The Alvear Palace... is widely regarded as the best hotel in Buenos Aires."
Rough Guide
"Once the choice of wealthy landowners and now the favourite of politicians and royalty, the Alvear is still BA’s luxury hotel par excellence, despite the trendy new upstarts."
Time Out
"The Alvear, which fills half a block of BA's most exclusive street, Avenida Alvear, reeks of old-school class, and it's perhaps the grandest hotel in all of the capital." Full review
Star Service
"A long-standing social pillar in this tony neighborhood of smart shops and embassies, this establishment continues as the choice for visiting heads of state." Full review
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Request one of these units or one of the corner rooms on any floor, especially those that face Alvear Avenue and Ayacucho Street.
BlackBook
"Privately-owned luxury hotel in Recoleta where the focus is more on regal afternoon high tea than minimal design and IPod docks."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Alvear Palace Hotel is the gilded grand dame of the ritzy Recoleta district in Buenos Aires." Full review
Frommer's
"Among the world's top hotels, this gilded classical confection of marble and bronze combines Empire- and Louis XV-style furniture with exquisite French decorative arts." Full review
Alvear Art Hotel
Suipacha 1036, Buenos Aires C1008AAV, Argentina
From $260/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Star Service
"This modern hotel is the little sister to the more refined and well-respected Alvear Palace." Full review
Fodor's
"The newest property from the country's most respected lodging chain, the sleek Alvear Art Hotel is set back behind some trees on a pedestrian-only street in the heart of the city’s business district." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The 139-room luxury Alvear Art Hotel is a stylish retreat in the middle of Buenos Aires’ Retiro, a neighborhood filled with posh restaurants and high-end shopping." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"As this is the younger, more casual sister to the famed Alvear Palace, guests can expect the same high services but in a relaxed ambience." Full review
Jetsetter
"Elegant downtown business hotel with views of the city and a cool rooftop pool." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"The most understated and informal of the three Alvear properties in Buenos Aires boasts a central location." Full review
Michelin Guide
"It’s a gorgeous hotel, to be sure — its airy, free-flowing public spaces all happy conspiracies of fine art, sunlight and gleaming marble — but it’s also a hotel where the rooms are quiet" Full review