Four Seasons Hotel Buenos AiresvsCastelar Hotel & Spa
Both Castelar Hotel & Spa and Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires ranks significantly higher than Castelar Hotel & Spa. Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires comes in at #5 in Buenos Aires with approval from 15 publications including Gayot, Condé Nast Traveler and Afar Magazine.
Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires Show All Reviews
Posadas 1086/88, Buenos Aires 1011ABB, Argentina
From $330/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The hotel's restaurant, Le Mistral, serves excellent Mediterranean cuisine in a casual setting." Full review
Concierge
"A favorite choice of such diverse guests as Robbie Williams and Fidel Castro... the lordly, 165-room Four Seasons Buenos Aires is, in fact, two hotels in one."
Fodor's
"This exquisite hotel envelops you in a pampering atmosphere that screams turn-of-the-19th-century Paris." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Opulent and exclusive, the Four Seasons draws rock stars and visiting actors."
Rough Guide
"Part of the international chain, this fantastically luxurious hotel is divided between a modern block and the belle époque Alazaga Unzué mansion, which looks like a French chateau inside and out."
Time Out
"Frequently cited as the best hotel in Buenos Aires, this is the first choice for visiting celebrities; indeed everyone from Madonna to Fidel Castro has stayed here at one time or another." Full review
Star Service
"At the northern end of broad Avenida 9 de Julio, one block west of Avenida del Libertador, this hotel shares its corner of the city with the equally opulent Caesar Park." Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires is more sumptuous than ever after a recent $50 million revamp which updated the South American hotel and infused it with local style." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This Belle Époque mansion with a modern tower is "a quaint hotel" where the lobby and other public areas have marble columns and oak walls." Full review
Lonely Planet
"No surprise here – Buenos Aires’ Four Seasons offers all the perks that define a five-star hotel, such as great service and white terry-cloth robes." Full review
Castelar Hotel & Spa
Avenida de Mayo 1152, Buenos Aires 1085, Argentina
From $49/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"The 1929 Hotel Castelar was a stopping point for Spanish literary stars during the golden years of the 1930s." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The high-ceilinged lobby is grand but the furniture’s a bit worn, and while the standard rooms are just good enough the superiors are more what you’d expect for a fancy hotel." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A classic in the city’s political hub, the Castelar is a good-value, traditional, mid-range hotel with lovely views of the bustling Avenida de Mayo from many of its rooms."
Rough Guide
"This pleasant, old-fashioned hotel, where Spanish poet Federico García Lorca stayed when he was in town, offers attractive and soundproof, if slightly over-priced, rooms with big comfortable beds."
Time Out
"There's an elegant cocktail bar adjacent to the old-school lobby, conference facilities and, in the basement, a Turkish spa with steam rooms, a sauna and massage facilities." Full review