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Moreno Hotel Buenos AiresvsAlvear Palace Hotel
Both hotels are praised by writers. On balance, Alvear Palace Hotel scores significantly better than Moreno Hotel Buenos Aires. Alvear Palace Hotel comes in at #2 in Buenos Aires with positive reviews from 16 sources like DK Eyewitness, The Telegraph and Condé Nast Traveler.
Moreno Hotel Buenos Aires
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Moreno 376, San Telmo, Buenos Aires C1091AAH, Argentina
From $70/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Concierge "Rooms range in size from the generous to the enormous; all have 13-foot ceilings, expansive iron-framed windows, and Art Deco-style furniture upholstered in iridescent sea green."
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When to go: Avoid only the sweltering summer months of January and February.
Fodor's "The seven-floor hotel has spacious and sexy rooms, each decorated in a color motif complete with chaise longues, Argentine cowhide rugs, and big fluffy beds." Full review
Rough Guide "The stunning Art Deco façade tells you this is something special – the forty sumptuous rooms inside range from large room to the jazuzzi loft."
Condé Nast Traveler99.6
"In 1929, modernist architect Johannes Kronfuss designed a dramatic Art Deco edifice two blocks from the Casa Rosada, Argentina’s presidential palace." Full review
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Don’t be afraid to ask for extras like babysitters, personal trainers, or masseurs—inexplicably, the youthful staff may forget to detail what’s available.
Time Out "An art deco exterior forms the shell of this seven-floor boutique hotel, with an interior design that's starkly modern and minimalist." Full review
BlackBook "Restored Art Deco building earns accolades from locals and internationals alike for its sprawling, well-designed suites."
Frommer's "Showcasing the handsome gaucho style that epitomizes rural-chic Argentina, the Moreno is a design hotel popular with Europeans." Full review
Lonely Planet "Located in an atmospheric historical building is this otherwise modern, minimalist hotel." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The fluted façade of the loft-style hotel, located two blocks from the Casa Rosada, where Eva Perón gave her famous address, dates to the 1920's-when Argentina embraced Art Deco." Full review
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Housed inside a renovated 1928 Art Deco printing factory, the upper-middle-range Moreno Hotel has a singular, dramatic look." Full review
Alvear Palace Hotel Concierge Fodor's Lonely Planet
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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
