Ayres de Recoleta — Hotel in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

Terrible experience. Booked and paid in advance but arrived at 6.45pm to find there is no way to check in. There were no staff and just an abandoned reception desk. We tried for an hour calling various phone numbers and connecting to the intercom systems but to no avail. A resident in the building even tried to help us. There were no instructions in the confirmation except ‘turn up and show your ID to reception’. Avoid this place if you are arriving in Buenos Aires and needing a safe and welcome arrival. Our experience was so stressful. We had to find another hotel and walk around the streets of BA at night with luggage. Also the ‘hotel’ is not responding to our requests...

Avoid. We booked this accommodation several months in advance via Booking. A few weeks before the time of travel, the hotel started emailing us demanding payment in cash only. Two days before the booking, the hotel sent WhatsApp message to say they were fully booked and that we (not them) had to cancel the reservation. After a lot of back and forth with Booking and the hotel, the reservation was cancelled. The hotel managers never acknowledged it was...

Great apartment overall! With few exceptions, it was very clean! The beds were comfortable enough, although it was two twin beds together, as opposed to one queen-sized bed. Location is amazing! You can almost see the recoleta necropolis from the room, and it has plenty of pubs and shops nearby. Buses run frequently in the area and the Metro lines aren't that far. There was a Día supermercado just around the corner and two kioscos less...