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Vain Boutique Hotel vs Alvear Palace Hotel
Both properties are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Alvear Palace Hotel ranks significantly better than Vain Boutique Hotel. Alvear Palace Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 86 with approval from 12 sources including Forbes Travel Guide, Frommer's and BlackBook.
Vain Boutique Hotel
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Thames 2226/8, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires C1425FIF, Argentina
From $59 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Built from two carefully restored private homes, this Palermo Soho hot spot's crisply decorated rooms have high ceilings, hardwood floors, and enormous beds topped with luxe linens."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Fifteen elegant rooms, most with high ceilings and wooden floors, live at this nicely renovated building."
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Time Out
"When you check in to this 15-room boutique hotel located a short stroll away from Palermo's Plaza Italia, you're offered a complimentary drink as well as a 30-minute massage."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Located in chic Palermo Soho, this boutique upper-middle-range hotel with 15 rooms occupies a beautiful historic building that has been renovated with an eye on retaining its original charm."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"This budget-friendly boutique bolthole offers simple but stylish rooms and personal service, plus a pretty, hidden terrace."
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Alvear Palace Hotel
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Av. Alvear 1891, Buenos Aires 1129AAA, Argentina
From $257 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- 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
"The Alvear Palace has been the standard-bearer for upscale sophistication since 1932, and is undoubtedly the shining star of Buenos Aires' hotel offerings."
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Lonely Planet
"Ask any local to name the classiest, most traditional hotel in Buenos Aires, and they’ll surely name the Alvear Palace."
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DK Eyewitness
"The Alvear Palace... is widely regarded as the best hotel in Buenos Aires."
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."
