Be Trimos HotelvsAlvear Palace Hotel
Both Be Trimos Hotel and Alvear Palace Hotel are rated highly by experts. Overall, Alvear Palace Hotel ranks significantly better than Be Trimos Hotel. Alvear Palace Hotel comes in at 92 with recommendations from 16 sources including Gayot, The Telegraph and Fodor's.
Be Trimos Hotel
649 Venezuela, Buenos Aires C1095AAM, Argentina
From $49/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"A Spanish chain, this is a hotel for gays, billing itself as "hetero-friendly"." Full review
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Make sure to check out "Kitchen," the in-house dining area.
Lonely Planet
"BA’s first four-star gay hotel is certainly a showpiece."
Oyster
Upscale
"The Axel is a cosmopolitan hotel located in San Telmo, a bohemian neighborhood in central Buenos Aires." Full review
Rough Guide
"It’s all built and decorated in a markedly contemporary style."
Time Out
"The minimalism extends to the rooms, bright and modern with a glass shower planted in the middle." Full review
Jetsetter
"Boutique sleep in the boho-chic barrio of San Telmo, offering streamlined décor and a hotspot restaurant." Full review
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