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Alvear Palace Hotel vs Five Cool Rooms

Both Five Cool Rooms and Alvear Palace Hotel are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Alvear Palace Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Five Cool Rooms. Alvear Palace Hotel is ranked #2 in Buenos Aires with recommendations from 16 publications like BlackBook, DK Eyewitness and Frommer's.

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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Five Cool Rooms
Five Cool Rooms
7 / 10
Honduras 4742, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires, Argentina
From $46 /night
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Dry Cleaning
  • Air Conditioning
  • Flatscreen TV
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Frommer's Frommer's
"Overall, for a small hotel, it has a lot of public space, including a lobby with leather sofas leading to an outdoor patio garden." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"One of the slickest places to stay in Palermo is this modern, minimalist hotel that’s heavy on glass, wood and metal accents." Full review
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Bare pine floors, stainless steel furnishings, and gravel and bamboo give this minimalist hotel a quiet, Zen-like quality."
Time Out Time Out
"This venue ticks all the boutique boxes: bare pine flooring; a Zen-like gravel and bamboo-shoots decor scheme; a 1,500-square-foot (140-square-metre) rooftop terrace, a sauna and a massage parlour." Full review
Star Service Star Service
"The contemporary design and hip atmosphere keep North Americans (especially) knocking at the proverbial front door." Full review
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