Five Cool RoomsvsAlvear Art Hotel
Both Alvear Art Hotel and Five Cool Rooms are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Alvear Art Hotel scores marginally better than Five Cool Rooms. Alvear Art Hotel comes in at 77 with accolades from 5 sources including Oyster, Travel + Leisure and Jetsetter.
Five Cool Rooms
Honduras 4742, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina
From $46/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Dry Cleaning
- Air Conditioning
- Flatscreen TV
Frommer's
"Overall, for a small hotel, it has a lot of public space, including a lobby with leather sofas leading to an outdoor patio garden." Full review
Lonely Planet
"One of the slickest places to stay in Palermo is this modern, minimalist hotel that’s heavy on glass, wood and metal accents." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Bare pine floors, stainless steel furnishings, and gravel and bamboo give this minimalist hotel a quiet, Zen-like quality."
Time Out
"This venue ticks all the boutique boxes: bare pine flooring; a Zen-like gravel and bamboo-shoots decor scheme; a 1,500-square-foot (140-square-metre) rooftop terrace, a sauna and a massage parlour." Full review
Star Service
"The contemporary design and hip atmosphere keep North Americans (especially) knocking at the proverbial front door." Full review
BlackBook
"A single-digit amount of rooms makes Five the most miniature of Palermo Soho's boutique hotel options."
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