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If you have never been to BA, I encourage a journey here. A fabulous city with wonderful people. It is true what people say, Buenos Aires is the Paris of South America. Incredible art, architecture, design, shopping, restaurants, men...Speaking of men, my trip would not have been nearly as wonderful without the incredible tour guide and the great activities that 2 Portenios offer, They are very professional and offer a great serevice, you MUST connect with them, who are pros at giving touristas an authentic point of view through their activities.
email: moreinfo@2portenios.com
www.2portenios.com
tel: +54 11 48 21 92 67
Same owners of GardenHouse hostel (a small homey place) have created an arty, funky, colourful and friendly hostel. Huge and cool rooms, decorated by different artists, the friendliest staff and a wide range of extra services such as high speed wifi all over the house (it's a big mansion!), free towels, a large and limitless breakfast, etc.
Location is also great, just five minutes' walk from everything. A secret spot in the city, aimed at independent hip travellers.
piedras 545
www.artfactoryba.com.ar
54/11 4343 1463
subways: E line (belgrano station) C line (moreno station)
This is a website that's very useful for finding particular types of nightlife in Buenos Aires, covering everything from venues/nightclubs where you can hear your style of music to restaurants where you can eat a type of food you're looking for. It includes reviews and ratings for every place and is very easy to use and find what you're looking for.
We were in Buenos Aires over New Year and the apartment is in a fantastic location for the city centre, close to Plaza San Martin and the subte (metro) and buses, and the Galerias Pacifico shopping centre in the opposite direction.
Even though it's on one of the main shopping streets, it's still relatively quiet as it's a few floors up and there's a concierge service to the block. The booking agent and the owners were really helpful, too. Here's a tip, though; if you speak to the owners Juan or his son Vicente, make sure you mention River Plate if you're going to talk football - they're definitely not Boca fans. It's only £150 per week (one bedroom, self-catering) and very clean/tidy with all necessary amenities. Oh, and it's opposite what used to be the Buenos Aires branch of Harrods.
It's in a block near the corner of Florida and Paraguay (nearest metro Plaza San Martin) and can be booked online through www.BytArgentina.com. You can also view it at the following link; www.bytargentina.com/re/propview.php?view=1798&bookit=&dia_ing=&mes_ing=&ano_ing=&dia_sal=&mes_sal=&ano_sal=
A shoe store with the trendiest and best made shoes I've ever worn! Models designed after 50s sport shoes. Great colors combinations, and made by hand! The owner told me he sells most of the shoes and sneakers in Denmark and Japan. They have a museum with tons of 40s and 50s sport shoes.
Gurruchaga y Gorriti
Palermo, Buenos Aires
www.28sport.com
The second in a series of independent and personal travel guides from a London design firm. It includes insider tips, recommendations, pics and numerous further links.
I'm from Germany - I'm renting an apartment in Buenos Aires, and I'm very satisfied with the neighbourhood and the neighbours. I'm living in Recoleta, Buenos Aires. The place is awesome and the people are friendly, too. Also,I'd recommend an apartment (Alojargentina) rental agency because they did a great job. The agency was an important support for me. I'm happy here - my tip is to choose to live in Recoleta when you go to Argentina.
find more information here
www.bue.gov.ar
www.alojargentina.com
Recoleta is near downtown
On our visit to Buenos Aires we stayed at the Casa Bolivar and it was excellent. The apartments are nicely presented with a kitchenette and are very clean. Breakfast and internet access are available in the main area.
The apartments are located in San Telmo, a 5 - 10 minute walk from the main area of San Telmo (Avenida Defensa) and a 15 - 20 minute walk from La Boca.
If you’re staying for more than a few days in Buenos Aires, renting an apartment from an agency is an excellent option to booking a hotel room by the night. Stay In Buenos Aires is an agency with a bilingual website that offers apartments in the city by the week or monthly.
www.stayinbuenosaires.com
Phone +54(11)4137 7553
Buenos Aires is one of the most remarkable places I have ever been. It's clean, classy, safe, and dirt cheap. The leather bags are at least 400 pounds cheaper than what you would buy on the high street.
Also they have miles and miles of shops on Florida and Avenida Santa Fe where you can buy anything for one third of the price in the US or UK.
We stayed at the art hotel in Recoleta which was a boutique hotel with contemporary art in the foyer, free internet access, great rooms and wet room bathrooms.
Beware the fake taxis in Buenos Aires. Because we'd been there for four days we realised that if they don't have a proper meter in the right hand corner and photographic id on the back of the driver's seat then don't get in. We used a taxi which charged us three times the price of a journey from the airport. We refused to pay and threatened to call the Policia!
If this happens to you get to your hotel and ask the concierge to translate... avoid at all costs.
Otherwise, BA is one of the safest cities in the world and the people are very nice. Palermo is great and so is Recoleta. Avoid San Telmo if you have to. Use taxis rather than buses as they are very cheap and the metro is great for getting around centrally. In taxis from the Newbery internal airport it should cost you no more than $14 and to the international around $50.
Try and go to the best steak restaurant in the Palermo area called La Cabrera, it's economical but BOOK AHEAD as it gets very busy.
Various.. please email me if you want any tips neillhenderson@hotmail.com(no spam)
Beware some of the tango shows in Buenos Aires that are recommended by your hotel. Bar Sur in San Telmo and Mandera Tango in the port area of BA are a rip off and are tourist traps.
For example, they will try and give you a poor seat with a bad view for you to upgrade to the 'VIP' area. They include a poor dinner with horrible house wine then con you to have a photo taken with two of the tango dancers who they say appear in the show then you never see them again.
They'll also offer you a cocktail for 40 pesos which is three times the price of any cocktail anywhere else. Bar Sur charges 210 pesos per person for the dinner and show in one of the tightest floor spaces in BA. Then the drinks are double the price of anywhere else in BA. If you want to see tango choose very carefully.
La Cabrera is one of the best steakhouses I have ever eaten in. It's based in Palermo the posh area of BA, between Cabrera and Thames.
It serves up the best steaks and malbecs in Argentina and is reasonably priced but choose one steak dish for two as they bring you four steaks. It has some outside seating and is extremely safe.
Take a taxi there and from central it will cost you five pesos.
google La Cabrera or ask at your hotel
My sister and I own an apartment in Recoleta. We always do our best to provide our hosts with the same kind of quality service we'd like to have if we were renting overseas. Because we have been there, we know and understand the fears and concerns one may have when renting directly from an owner when one is so far away. What I often suggest to tourists planning to rent a flat in BA, is to take the time to build a relationship with the owner(s). Talk to him/her or send him/her an email and ask all the questions you need to ask. Even ask for references of former tenants if that makes you feel more comfortable.
Our main concern is that you are pleased with what you get, because there's no better publicity for us that your own happy experience. (And do remember, that the horror stories are a two-way street...).
If you're planning to rent a flat in BA, feel free to contact us at:
silvirolon@hotmail.com (Spanish) &
arolon@gettysburg.edu (English & Spanish)
The easiest, friendliest and probably best-looking bar/restaurant in BA with top cocktails supplied by a Geordie barman, barflys made up of artists and jovial locals and a kitchen that serves up delicious argie-based food with an often spicy twist (rare for BA!). Enough said.
san martin 941, BA
Palermo House is a hostel with a very friendly social atmosphere in the trendy Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The huge common areas make it easy to meet fellow travelers, and to trade travel tips with folks from around the world. Cool place!
Thames 1744, Palermo, Buenos Aires.
palermohouse.com.ar/
Best groovy fashion location. You can find the best designers. For women I recommend Divia Shoes. For mens designs I recommend Bolivia.
To eat I suggest Krishna, a very nice natural food restaurant.
When I went to BA on business for six weeks, my heart sank at the thought of all the bad "sorry did you say you don't eat meat" so-called dinners I'd be enduring. How wrong I was - in BA (admittedly eating in good restaurants, sure it's different beyond the city) I ate superbly almost every night. Yes, my companions were tucking into the most ridiculous slabs of beef at the same time, but I'm used to that.
My favourite two places were Sucre and Miranda, the first a pretty hip restaurant, the second more informal. Always washed down with an amazing glass of malbec.
Palermo
Having had the experience of being let down so many times before in various countries, and found that word-of-mouth works in general, I'm passing on a top tip for a competent, lively and professional young teacher of Spanish (or 'Castellano' as they call it there) that I had recently in Buenos Aires. Her name is Marina and she gives classes to all levels (she dragged me up a couple!) in cafés or apartments. She usually does an initial interview to size up the level and then takes it from there. Speaks good English. Great teacher. Catch her at marinita.peruani@gmail.com and habla, habla, habla!
Buddha who gives guided tours to Buenos Aires can arrange the perfect day to see what is important in the big city. Fluent in English/Spanish and a passion to show visitors the best of Buenos Aires. His prices are in accordance to the economy of Argentina.
Looking to stay at an Argentine home? well, maybe not inside their home, but how about in their guesthouse?
Few vacation rentals in Buenos Aires offer what this beautiful and comfortable cottage does. Completely renovated with air conditioning which you will need on summer days, an outside BBQ grill for preparing the perfect Argentinean barbecue, a small swimming pool and paths that lead to tea gardens. Located in an area called Adrogue, in the south suburbs of the city of Buenos Aires.
Spotlessly clean, very well catered.
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