Esplendor by Wyndham Buenos AiresvsFaena Hotel Buenos Aires
Both Faena Hotel and Esplendor Buenos Aires are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Faena Hotel ranks significantly better than Esplendor Buenos Aires. Faena Hotel ranks #3 in Buenos Aires with endorsements from 15 reviews including DK Eyewitness, Insight Guides and Condé Nast Traveler.
Esplendor by Wyndham Buenos Aires
San Martin 780, Buenos Aires C1004AAP, Argentina
From $56/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"If you want a stylish boutique hotel and don't want to sacrifice a convenient location, this is the place for you." Full review
Fodor's
"This is one of the few downtown hotels that make a bold modernist statement, all the while gazing fondly back at Argentina's storied past." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Located in a Neoclassical building near the Borges Cultural Center, Esplendor has the vibe of a modern- art museum." Full review
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If street noise bothers you, request a room facing the unadorned but quiet inner patio.
DK Eyewitness
"Rooms are stylishly designed, with abstract paintings and large, comfortable beds."
Rough Guide
"In this boutique hotel 52 rooms... are arranged around a luminous atrium, on a corner of the beautiful late-nineteenth-century building mostly occupied by Galerías Pacífico."
National Geographic
"Classic French facade with a newly remodeled avant-garde interior; softly illuminated walls highlight local artists’ renderings of famous Argentines such as Evita Perón and Che Guevara." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This mid-range hotel is worth checking in, thanks to a good location close to various shopping options, great service and fresh decor." Full review
Faena Hotel Buenos Aires Show All Reviews
445 Martha Salotti, Buenos Aires 1107BDA, Argentina
From $231/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge
""It's not just a hotel," the people who run this monstrous property in chic Puerto Madero Este... will tell you, "it's a universe." They may have a point."
Insight Guides
"This landmark property, with its long, red-carpeted corridors, Miami Vice-style pool bar and molecular-cuisine restaurant... is a feast for the senses."
DK Eyewitness
"Rooms are simply yet tastefully furnished Art Deco-style, with mirror-paneled cupboards and velvety carpets."
Rough Guide
"Buenos Aires’ hotel for the in-crowd, this former grain-storage building has been given a serious Philippe Starck makeover and now has a belle époque jazz bar."
Time Out
"Richly red and decadent, sleekly white and contemporary, and designed by Philippe Starck, this opulent, lavish lodging is cocooned in the shell of a red-brick former grain silo." Full review
Star Service
"Three kilometers from the Microcentro area, this unusual and innovative property is the polar opposite of the Four Seasons and Alvear Palace, a contrast of new money versus old." Full review
BlackBook
"High concept Phillipe Starck-designed rager in historic grain silo sits super pretty on the waterfront."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"The red brick exterior of Faena Hotel Buenos Aires projects a low profile, but the interiors of the luxury hotel are bathed in rich reds and black marble, creating a sexy, dramatic ambiance." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Located in a renovated Puerto Madero storage mill, this Philippe Starke–designed boutique fantasy is more than just a place to stay." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Guests are introduced to the hotel creators’ own ideas of luxury, where black marble meets claw-foot tubs and red velvet meets white leather." Full review