Alvear Palace Hotel

As one of the beautiful, grand, historic hotels of the world, we felt it was a lovely ‘achievement’ to be able to stay there. The foyer is opulent but not in an off-putting way, and it was especially lovely with festive decorations.  The delightful welcome received and room upgrade given, with the associated extra floor space to spread out the luggage, was very welcomed! And oooodles of drawer and cupboard space to unpack into was so great….an old school room with proper cabinetry is rare now as modern hotel room designers tend to think a couple of hooks on a wall will do well enough for hanging space!!!  We’ve separately reviewed our drinks/light dinner at the rooftop bar, which was sadly disappointing, and the same must unfortunately be said about the lobby bar. The waiter who served us drinks there had a serious attitude that was quite shocking!! It was an abysmal experience. So we are happy to be able to report that the team serving breakfast each morning was so much more pleasant than the ‘evening staff’ we encountered!!! The breakfast buffet had a very generous spread. It was fun exploring and working our way through the different options - many traditional, but some new and intriguing. Aside from breakfast, our other two big praises were the toiletries - very special and well chosen - just love L’Occitane verbena!!! - and the location because of the great ease of transport, and taxi/uber pick up is a breeze.  But there is definitely room for improvement in that was no tea/coffee in the room - that was about as shocking as the lobby bar waiter’s attitude!!! We gather the idea is to call to room service to bring it to you (as if you have time to wait!!!), yet there are NO prices in the menus etc.  So you would probably spend at least US$10 for a cup of filtered coffee! It should really be mandatory to display prices for such things.

We stayed as a family of three in July 2026 in a Deluxe Suite for 3 nights. The Alvear Palace is sublime luxury, impeccable room - super spacious and acres of storage space, elegant breakfast, attentive and knowledgeable staff. We felt completely safe at all times and also for storing our luggage at the hotel after we'd checked out as we had a late-night flight and they kindly offered for us to continue using the hotels facilities, the pool, showers etc. Apart from breakfast we didn't eat at the hotel, as we'd booked Tango/Dinner, used one day to visit Uruguay by ferry, had a wine tour/lunch and a cooking class organised which was a shame as the restaurants looked lovely, we did use the bar on our last evening and this was very nice. Our little guy managed a burger on room service and he's a burger connoisseur and this was given a thumbs up. A very slight negative was the view from our room which was on the left-hand side of the hotel from the entrance perspective and overlooking some pretty dingy apartments and rooftops, it would have been nicer to have been looking maybe out of the front of the hotel or on a higher floor, I want to say we were on the 9th floor but I'm not 100% certain, this is not the hotels fault of course, being in the district of La Recoleta we were expecting luxury views, but only a minor negative. For this high level of luxury though, expect to also spend high.

Five star hotel with great accomodations and service! Food could be better.

Unbeatable location. Alvear Palace sets a benchmark for luxury city hotels. Just steps away from many of Buenos Aires’ most iconic attractions and beautiful parks, it is an ideal base for exploring the city in style. The breakfast experience deserves special mention. From the elegant setting to the attentive service, exceptional food quality, and impeccable presentation, it is an experience in itself. Highly recommended for travelers seeking one of the finest hospitality experiences Buenos Aires has to offer.

It was simply the best experience that I´ve had in my life in terms of a luxurious hotel. It was honestly sad to leave after all the amazing experiences that we had there. You will be treated with excellence if you plan to stay at Alvear.