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Melia Recoleta PlazavsAlvear Palace Hotel
Both hotels are rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Alvear Palace Hotel ranks significantly better than Melia Recoleta Plaza. Alvear Palace Hotel comes in at #2 in Buenos Aires with praise from 16 reviewers including Gayot, Star Service and Forbes Travel Guide.
Melia Recoleta Plaza
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Jetsetter
Oyster
Posadas 1557, Buenos Aires 1112, Argentina
From $63/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
DK Eyewitness "A stylish property in Recoleta, the Melia offers excellent personalized service."
Star Service "Near Recoleta Cemetery, this boutique hotel provides classic decor in the heart of this tourist-centric neighborhood." Full review
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Oriental rugs, potted plants, and natural light make it a pleasant space, but some choose to wait it out in the breakfast room, which features a jazz club-inspired decor and often a pianist in the mornings.
Jetsetter "The 57-room hotel mixes Old World refinement with contemporary comforts and is located just blocks from the Recoleta Cemetery and a vibrant art gallery district." Full review
OysterUpscale
"The elegant and chic four-pearl Melia Recoleta Plaza offers an intimate boutique-style setting in the swanky Recoleta neighborhood." Full review
Alvear Palace Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Time Out Star Service
BlackBook
Forbes Travel Guide
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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
