South America Luxury Vacations

Great location, walkable distance to Puerto Madero areas and Buquebus

Beautiful hotel in one of the nicest areas of Buenos Aires. It was my second time to stay here. Everything went very well.

Several years ago, Alvrea had a period of decay. NOT ANYMORE!! Super recomended

I stayed at the Sofitel for four nights before joining my tour group for an Antartica trip. The hotel is beautiful. The staff were friendly and helpful. I arrived in the early morning and check in is at 3pm. The staff worked hard to get me into a room by 10am. I was so very appreciative of this. I was also given some delicious pastries from the Patisserie in the lobby. These two ‘perks’ were due to my status with Expedia, or that’s what I believe. My room was spacious, very comfortable and quiet. The breakfast at the hotel had a wide variety of food options. I had lunch at the Patisserie in the lobby several times instead of venturing out. The food was very good. I had drinks in the hotel lounge one evening, which wasn’t crowded at all. The hotel is in the recolecta neighborhood which is a nice safe area. There’s a high end mall across the street that I was told has a Starbucks and several places to find a reasonably priced meal. If I return to Buenos Aires I would not hesitate to stay here again.

Drinks are to expensive.

Drinks are to expensive.

Beautiful hotel in one of the nicest areas of Buenos Aires. It was my second time to stay here. Everything went very well.

Several years ago, Alvrea had a period of decay. NOT ANYMORE!! Super recomended

My recent stay at the Miramar was a mixed experience with positive memorable highlights, but unfortunately a couple of negative experiences overshadowed my stay. I was staying solo at the hotel for 4-nights, and was pleasantly surprised at the excellent facilities of the rooftop pool, gym and extensive breakfast. For someone who travels over 100 nights a year, this was one of the best breakfasts in variety, quality and added touches that I wouldn’t usually expect. The staff were attentive, always willing to help and I recall lovely interactions with the concierge daily. Unfortunately my stay was overshadowed by an unusual no-visitor policy in the hotel, meaning no visitor can enter the hotel beyond the lobby. I can understand this for security purposes and avoiding unpaying guests in using hotel facilities, e.g pool and gym. But for business travellers, this could be extremely limiting with not allowing guests to accommodate paying clients in the restaurant / bar, or collaborate in working areas. It was the handling of my complaint which was the frustrating element, with delays in response from management, the chasing with front desk, and often condescending comments and interruptions from staff when discussing my complaint. Additionally, due to the high security from the hotel, I felt a lack of privacy with someone watching your every move and I see this is a common thought noted by other reviewers. Overall, I’m highly satisfied by the hotels offering, but disappointed.

Best hotel in Rio. But Copacabanna beach is not nearly as nice as Ipaniena