Sunday, February 5, 2012

Rendez-Vous — A Boutique Hotel in the Heart of Palermo

August 8, 2011 by  
Filed under Gay friendly, Places to Stay

Rendez-Vous is a boutique hotel that perfectly fits in with its chic surroundings in Palermo Hollywood. Popular with Brazilians, this oasis in the middle of one of Buenos Aires’ trendiest areas is immaculately clean with a contemporary feng shui flair. Overseen by the friendly and professional, Fréderic Dubois, the hotel features 11 uniquely decorated rooms [...]

Rincon de Quesos — A Family-Run Wine Boutique

September 27, 2010 by  
Filed under Buenos Aires, Shopping

A charming family runs Rincon de Quesos, a wine, cheese and specialty shop in San Telmo where you can stock up on Argentina’s best vino and artisan goodies for your next soirée or pack them up and take them home. Aside from a wide variety of Argentina’s finest nectar, this boutique stocks country-style cold cuts [...]

Tanguero Hotel — Elegance Beyond the Usual Clichés

July 14, 2010 by  
Filed under Buenos Aires, Places to Stay

The Tanguero Hotel in downtown Buenos Aires manages to avoid the gaudiness and accentuate the elegance associated with that most ubiquitous Buenos Aires’ pastime — tango. All the usual references do appear in this boutique hotel – the tango hat, black and white checkered floors and the images of the most famous tango singer of [...]

Five Cool Rooms

January 16, 2010 by  
Filed under Buenos Aires, Places to Stay

Five Cool Rooms is a boutique hotel in Palermo Soho that is so assured of its own coolness that it’s not worried about catching your attention from the street. In fact, it loiters serenely behind an inconspicuous wooden door on Honduras Street, just a couple of blocks from Plaza Serrano, confident that anyone who is [...]