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Left Four Seasons Hotel Center 725 Continental Hotel Right Restaurant at Faena Hotel<br />
Luxury Hotels<br />
! Alvear Palace<br />
Hotel<br />
The Alvear is the city’s<br />
most luxurious hotel. Its<br />
suites boast antique art,<br />
Egyptian linen, and butler<br />
service. Luxuriate in the<br />
marbled wellness spa,<br />
and enjoy the lavish<br />
restaurants. d Map P4<br />
• Avda. Alvear 1891,<br />
Recoleta • 4808-2<strong>10</strong>0<br />
• www.alvear palace.com<br />
• $$$$$<br />
Four Seasons @ Hotel<br />
Stay in a standard room<br />
in the elegant main<br />
tower, with king-sized<br />
beds and marble<br />
furnishings, or at the sixsuited<br />
mansion. Another<br />
feature is a classical garden<br />
with a Roman pool.<br />
d Map P4 • Posadas<br />
<strong>10</strong>86/88, Recoleta • 4321-<br />
1200 • www.fourseasons.<br />
com • $$$$$<br />
£ Park Hyatt<br />
<strong>Buenos</strong> <strong>Aires</strong><br />
The contemporary suites<br />
of this restored 1930s<br />
palace contrast with the<br />
classic splendor of its<br />
public spaces. Luxurious<br />
amenities here include a<br />
wellness center, private<br />
garden, and an underground<br />
art gallery.<br />
d Map P4 • Avda. Alvear<br />
1661, Recoleta • 5171-1234<br />
• www.buenosaires.park.<br />
hyatt.com • $$$$$<br />
$ Caesar Park<br />
This glossy, modern<br />
tower’s suites are spacious,<br />
thickly carpeted,<br />
and embellished by<br />
marble and hardwood<br />
furnishings. It also has<br />
a business center, a spa<br />
and pool, restaurant, and<br />
a Japanese garden.<br />
d Map P4 • Posadas 1232,<br />
Recoleta • 4819-1<strong>10</strong>0<br />
• www.caesar-park.com<br />
• $$$$$<br />
% Faena Hotel<br />
and Universe<br />
The Faena offers rockstar<br />
luxury for the ultrahip<br />
and loaded. Its<br />
interior is a lavish blend<br />
of romance and razorsharp<br />
modernity. Guests<br />
also get an “Experience<br />
Manager.” There is a<br />
pool, gym, spa, cabaret<br />
theater, and a wine cellar.<br />
d Map G2 • Martha Salotti<br />
445, Dique 2, Puerto<br />
Madero Este • 40<strong>10</strong>-9000<br />
• www.faenahoteland<br />
universe.com • $$$$$<br />
Hotel Madero ^ Hotel Madero<br />
features a rooftop pool<br />
with a retractable roof<br />
and panoramic river-city<br />
vistas. Rooms are stylish<br />
and every amenity<br />
imaginable is provided.<br />
d Map G3 • Rosario Vera<br />
Peñaloza 360, Dique 2,<br />
Puerto Madero Este<br />
• 5776-777 • www.hotel<br />
madero.com • $$$$$<br />
Sofitel <strong>Buenos</strong> & <strong>Aires</strong><br />
A hotel to fall in love<br />
with, the Sofitel is a 1929<br />
Art Deco building. Its<br />
lobby, with checkerboard<br />
floor, huge Art Deco<br />
chandelier, and a vast<br />
skylight, dazzles.<br />
Botticino bathrooms, an<br />
aromatic spa, and a<br />
Roman pool round off<br />
the seduction. d Map Q4<br />
• Arroyo 841, Retiro • 4131-<br />
0000 • www.sofitelbuenos<br />
aires.com.ar • $$$$$<br />
* Marriott Plaza<br />
Hotel<br />
A beautiful belle époque<br />
building with elegant<br />
suites and roof-top spa.<br />
Its Plaza Bar is rated by<br />
Forbes as one of the<br />
world’s <strong>10</strong> best hotel<br />
bars. d Map Q5 • Florida<br />
<strong>10</strong>05, Retiro • 4318-3000<br />
• www.marriottplaza.<br />
com.ar • $$$$$<br />
( Axel Hotel<br />
Latin America’s first<br />
five-star gay hotel,<br />
“hetero-friendly” Axel is<br />
a hip crash pad. Facilities<br />
include a rooftop pool,<br />
garden, gym, solarium,<br />
health and cocktail bars,<br />
and a stylish restaurant.<br />
Friday-night DJ parties<br />
welcome non-guests.<br />
d Map F2 • Venezuela 649,<br />
San Telmo • 4136-9393<br />
• www.axelhotels.com<br />
• $$$$$<br />
) 725 Continental<br />
Hotel<br />
Behind the classical<br />
French façade lies a<br />
modern interior with<br />
innovative design.<br />
State-of-the-art facilities<br />
include a rooftop pool,<br />
spa, and business and<br />
fitness centers. d Map<br />
Q6 • Avda. Roque Sáenz<br />
Peña 725, Microcentro<br />
• 4131-8000 • www.725<br />
continental.com • $$$$$<br />
Almost all hotels accept credit cards, have en suite bathrooms,<br />
and air conditioning.
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