Frommer's Review
This hotel, opened in 2002, is a little off the beaten path, but it shows how the Buenos Aires tourism boom has been spreading to parts of the city outside of the usual tourist haunts. This location is associated with Buenos Aires's tango history, even if on the surface there seems little that is of tourist value nearby. A block away from the hotel are both the Abasto Shopping Center and Esquina Carlos Gardel -- both locations built over sites related to the tango crooner. The hotel takes this to heart, with a unique tango shop for shoes, dresses, and other accessories a tourist might need for a night tangoing on the town. Free tango lessons and shows are also part of the offerings on Thursday evenings at 9pm in the lobby, and every day at 8pm there is a free tango show in the restaurant. The rooms are a good size, with rich dark woods and deep red carpets, giving an overall masculine feel to the decor. The location means few rooms offer great views, but the firm beds will ensure you get a good night's sleep. Superior rooms come with whirlpool bathtubs. The restaurant Volver, named for a Gardel song, is brilliantly sunny and decorated in a funky design, complete with silver hands holding up shelves of liquor behind the bar. The small heated outdoor pool sits on the rooftop with access through a small gym. Wi-Fi access is offered throughout the building, and free 24-hour Internet access is available through three computers in the business center. One wheelchair-accessible room is available. While this hotel does not offer much of interest in itself for Jewish travelers, it is the closest full-service hotel to Once and Abasto's historic Jewish communities and sites.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; heated outdoor pool; small health club; concierge; business center w/Internet access; 24-hr. room service; laundry service; dry cleaning
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