Hotel BabelvsEsplendor by Wyndham Buenos Aires
Both Hotel Babel and Esplendor Buenos Aires are recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Babel is preferred by most professionals compared to Esplendor Buenos Aires. Hotel Babel is ranked #39 in Buenos Aires with praise from 4 publications like Time Out, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
Hotel Babel
Balcarce 946, San Telmo, Buenos Aires C1064AAT, Argentina
From $38/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"This is a charming, small boutique hotel with a conventillo feel to it, built around a glass-covered, light-filled central courtyard in a century-old house." Full review
Fodor's
"This 200-year-old former home of late Argentine president Juan Manuel de Rosas sits on one of the city's most historic streets, exactly nine blocks from the Casa Rosada." Full review
Time Out
"This recently renovated conventillo-style house welcomes visitors from all parts of the globe, maintaining the tradition of a hodgepodge of languages that inspired its name." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Arty and stylish but also friendly and unpretentious, this mid-range boutique hotel captures the spirit of San Telmo better than most." Full review
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