Probably the city's most luxurious hotel, the five-star Alvear's French-style architecture, thick carpets and courteous service reek of old-world splendour, as do the prices which begin at $410 for a double room.
Avenida Alvear, 1891; Tel: 4808-2100; www.alvearpalace.com/
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