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Alvear Palace Hotel vs Esplendor by Wyndham Buenos Aires

Both properties are rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Alvear Palace Hotel ranks significantly better than Esplendor Buenos Aires. Alvear Palace Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 92 with praise from 16 publications like Time Out, Hideaway Report and Condé Nast Traveler.

Alvear Palace Hotel
Alvear Palace Hotel
9 / 10
Av. Alvear 1891, Buenos Aires 1129AAA, Argentina
From $257 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Concierge Concierge
"At the Alvear Palace—widely considered the top hotel in South America—it's still possible to feel as rich, as they used to say, as an Argentine."
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Be sure to have a tipple in the magnificent Lobby Bar.
Fodor's Fodor's
"The Alvear Palace has been the standard-bearer for upscale sophistication since 1932, and is undoubtedly the shining star of Buenos Aires' hotel offerings." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Ask any local to name the classiest, most traditional hotel in Buenos Aires, and they’ll surely name the Alvear Palace." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"The Alvear Palace... is widely regarded as the best hotel in Buenos Aires."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Once the choice of wealthy landowners and now the favourite of politicians and royalty, the Alvear is still BA’s luxury hotel par excellence, despite the trendy new upstarts."
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Esplendor by Wyndham Buenos Aires
Esplendor by Wyndham Buenos Aires
7 / 10
San Martin 780, Buenos Aires C1004AAP, Argentina
From $56 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Frommer's Frommer's
"If you want a stylish boutique hotel and don't want to sacrifice a convenient location, this is the place for you." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"This is one of the few downtown hotels that make a bold modernist statement, all the while gazing fondly back at Argentina's storied past." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"Located in a Neoclassical building near the Borges Cultural Center, Esplendor has the vibe of a modern- art museum." Full review
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If street noise bothers you, request a room facing the unadorned but quiet inner patio.
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Rooms are stylishly designed, with abstract paintings and large, comfortable beds."
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"In this boutique hotel 52 rooms... are arranged around a luminous atrium, on a corner of the beautiful late-nineteenth-century building mostly occupied by Galerías Pacífico."
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