Casa Umare — Hotel in Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

I spent the months of June and July of 2018 at Casa Umare. I never saw another guest there. The advertisement stated that there was a restaurant serving lunch and dinner. The restaurant is closed. The only activity I saw there was one or two promotional events run by a wine company. I specifically chose this restaurant because it advertised a gourmet restaurant. When I wrote to Umare I mentioned looking forward to eating at the restaurant. ||||When I arrived I was shown two apartments. One was a small one bedroom and the other a much larger two bedroom, nicely furnished. Both were the same price. I chose the larger. However the apartment is extremely noisy. I heard every car, many motorcycles and dogs bark all night. The owner was surprised when informed. When I wrote to Umare I asked about smoking policy and terraces and was assured that each apartment had a balcony. My apartment, on the top floor facing Billinghurst had a minuscule balcony - not like the terraces pictured in the advertisements. ||||This is not a hotel. It is not an apartment because I never had a key. Breakfast was nice but for two months it was exactly the same till I complained. Because I was the only guest, breakfast was at 8:30 AM every day - not very convenient. I am now spending my final month in another hotel. The only reason I stayed was that the owner permitted me the use of his very large living room for tango lessons.||||The location of the building is poor with few worthwhile restaurants. The building is a nicely restored mansion. It is well maintained. The owner appears to be nice and helpful but only with those matters that are inconsequential. He lived in Umare while I was there so that he could open the door for my coming and going. The Subway is about 6 blocks away. WiFi is very poor. ||||I chose that place for work and leisure based on its advertising and its location. At best it is misleading. No amount of Feng Shui will decrease the noise of the apartment or the intellectual dishonesty exhibited by the owner and his associates. This could have been a nice stay but wasn't. The other apartments were...

There is no signage on the street, you just have to press all the buttons of where you think it might be. You also have to request to be allowed out and back in. There is no front door key for guests and you have to make special arrangements if you stay out past 1am.||My photographs show EVERYTHING costs extra; towels, blankets etc.|I had one towel for three days.||The windows are dangerous to open and close, you could easily lose a finger.||I chose this accommodation for my stay because of the photographs of the rooftop terrace and pool and I was bitterly disappointed. ||The lady who checked me in said the pool wasn't working today. I asked if it would be okay the next day and she said maybe.||After I had unpacked I went in search of the pool and roof terrace. |The overgrown stairs, leaves in the pool, dead bird and lack of seating meant that this place had not been looked after for quite a while. This was the height of the summer season. I purposely booked here as somewhere to sit outside and read my books. I ended up sitting on the edge of a wall for an hour until my back couldn't take anymore.||The one television was fixed in a peculiar low space and the plug didn't even match the socket. It didn't matter as there was no English TV channels.||The rooms were unclean. The walls were stained and the rugs were filthy.||The description of kitchenette is an exaggeration. You couldn't cook a meal.||Very little within walking distance.||I had to pay US$260 for one person for two nights, which is a rip off.||I spoke Pablo twice during my stay, he was very polite and spoke good English.||I was leaving Argentina and wanted to use up my remaining currency (approx US$32) to reduce my bill but Pablo would not allow this. He also was completely unaware of how UBER worked and that my driver was waiting outside, whilst I was profusely sweating with the stress and hot environment. He told me a taxi would be about US$42 to EZE airport, UBER was...

There is no signage on the street, you just have to press all the buttons of where you think it might be. You also have to request to be allowed out and back in. There is no front door key for guests and you have to make special arrangements if you stay out past 1am.

My photographs show EVERYTHING costs extra; towels, blankets etc. I had one towel for three days.

The windows are dangerous to open and close, you could easily lose a finger.

I chose this accommodation for my stay because of the photographs of the rooftop terrace and pool and I was bitterly disappointed.

The lady who checked me in said the pool wasn't working today. I asked if it would be okay the next day and she said maybe.

After I had unpacked I went in search of the pool and roof terrace. The overgrown stairs, leaves in the pool, dead bird and lack of seating meant that this place had not been looked after for quite a while. This was the height of the summer season. I purposely booked here as somewhere to sit outside and read my books. I ended up sitting on the edge of a wall for an hour until my back couldn't take anymore.

The one television was fixed in a peculiar low space and the plug didn't even match the socket. It didn't matter as there was no English TV channels.

The rooms were unclean. The walls were stained and the rugs were filthy.

The description of kitchenette is an exaggeration. You couldn't cook a meal.

Very little within walking distance.

I had to pay US$260 for one person for two nights, which is a rip off.

I spoke Pablo twice during my stay, he was very polite and spoke good English.

I was leaving Argentina and wanted to use up my remaining currency (approx US$32) to reduce my bill but Pablo would not allow this. He also was completely unaware of how UBER worked and that my driver was waiting outside, whilst I was profusely sweating with the stress and hot environment. He told me a taxi would be about US$42 to EZE airport, UBER was...