Vain Boutique HotelvsFaena Hotel Buenos Aires
Faena Hotel and Vain Boutique Hotel are both endorsed by experts. On balance, Faena Hotel scores significantly higher than Vain Boutique Hotel. Faena Hotel comes in at #2 in Buenos Aires with accolades from 13 reviews like Lonely Planet, concierge.com and Jetsetter.
Vain Boutique Hotel
Thames 2226/8, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1425FIF, Argentina
From $59/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Built from two carefully restored private homes, this Palermo Soho hot spot's crisply decorated rooms have high ceilings, hardwood floors, and enormous beds topped with luxe linens." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Fifteen elegant rooms, most with high ceilings and wooden floors, live at this nicely renovated building." Full review
Time Out
"When you check in to this 15-room boutique hotel located a short stroll away from Palermo's Plaza Italia, you're offered a complimentary drink as well as a 30-minute massage." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Located in chic Palermo Soho, this boutique upper-middle-range hotel with 15 rooms occupies a beautiful historic building that has been renovated with an eye on retaining its original charm." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This budget-friendly boutique bolthole offers simple but stylish rooms and personal service, plus a pretty, hidden terrace." Full review
New York Times
"Less fancy, but more affordable, is Vain Boutique Hotel, which has a similarly central location and 15 smallish but neat rooms."
36 Hours in Buenos Aires
January 16, 2020
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