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  • Rooms: 51
  • Address: San Martin 780 Buenos Aires 1004AAP Argentina
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: The first hotel opened in Buenos Aires is reborn as a new city icon. Phoenix Hotel reopens its doors as Esplendor de Buenos Aires. Combining the... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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“Esplendor Was Only Okay”

Esplendor de Buenos Aires

3 of 5 stars
Traveler60657
Jun 5, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My girlfriend and I chose Esplendor b/c it had pretty good reviews on all the sites and we wanted to stay downtown. Yes, it is a little noisy (which I saw a lot of the complaints were about) but it's not awful and definitely tolerable. HOWEVER - the few things that I was not pleased with were:

1) We did not have hot water for the first two days.

2) Our bathroom shower was a bathtub/jacuzzi but when I wanted to take a bath there was no bath 'plug' in order to take a bath - and they did not understand what it was that I was asking for, and they finally brought a 'plug' - which ended up being for the bathroom sink!

3) Our phone could not receive incoming calls.

4) We 'splurged' a little and got the 'suite' - which on the website makes it look like it has an extra room, and small table and chairs, but our room had none of that. I was disappointed that the website made it look like the suite was more than what it was. When I asked about it they said they would check into it but then didn't hear anything else about it (but then again, I didn't ask about it again either).

5) They said they had to put a 'pending' charge on my card (the first day we checked in) and ended up making the charge $500 more than what it should have been - this brought my balance to zero and I couldn't get money out of my account. They said they could cancel it but it would take 10 days for the cancel to go through. Luckily I could transfer money from another account, and they apologized for 'overcharging', but couldn't do anything to fix it after it was done. The final charge was correct but the 'pending overcharge' screwed up my expenses for the trip.

I don't want to make it sound like it was awful - because it was not. The bed was extremely comfortable, the shower was nice when it was hot, THE STAFF WAS EXTREMELY FRIENDLY, the continental breakfast was great, the hotel itself is very charming, and the room was pleasant. I was just expecting a little more quality from the amount we were paying and some of the problems were frustrating to deal with.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Good Location, Very Friendly Staff
    • Disliked — Many Problems with Stay (no hot water, no wireless as promised, overcharged, phone problems)
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Traveler60657's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 25-34
Member since: June 05, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Shopping
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Average price*: $212 (year-round)
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“Modern boutique hotel excellent reception staff”

Esplendor de Buenos Aires

5 of 5 stars
Bedford, United Kingdom
Apr 13, 2008

This hotel is a real find, situated in the central shopping area around the Galleria and close to San Martin. We stayed three nights here. A modern hotel with striking art in public areas and spacious bedrooms and bathrooms. The ambiance is informal boutique with very professional service.

Reception staff were excellent, nothing was too much trouble for them. Our friend spent 2 nights at the hotel on her own before she joined us and had nothing but praise for the way the staff helped her with queries and made her feel comfortable. Our stay was also made comfortable by the good service especially from the reception staff.

Breakfast was adequate and the bar area was fairly small with most space given over to a restaurant which was busy in the day time but not in the evening. Only one bad point - our laundry was not picked even though it had been put out, however our friends was picked up and returned. so perhaps we were unlucky.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Welcoming staff
    • Disliked — Not picking up laundry
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
trueblues's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 50-64
Member since: April 08, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene, Families with young children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Shopping, Concerts / Music festival
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Average price*: $212 (year-round)
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“Fabulous hidden treasure”

Esplendor de Buenos Aires

Mar 27, 2008

I booked my stay at the Esplendor based on the positive reviews on Tripadvisor, and I am very glad that I did. The staff were exceptionally helpful, even when having to deal with my paranoid travel habits. Very warm welcome on arrival and departure. Was upgraded on arrival, to a lovely spacious room. Very well maintained. Very comfy bed, and had a great night's sleep (although had to keep the windows closed, as the street below would have been too noisy otherwise). Liked that it was centrally located, so walking around the area was easy.

I will definitely recommend this hotel to my friends, and I will make sure I stay here again on a return to Buenos Aires.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Staff
    • Disliked — No Pool
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Lucles's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2008
Traveled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 25-34
Member since: March 25, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Great pool scene, Families with young children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Average price*: $212 (year-round)
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“Robbed at Esplendor BA”

Esplendor de Buenos Aires

Mar 18, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

Upon recommendation of our travel agent, we booked 5 nights at the Esplendor Buenos Aires. We checked in to the hotel and got settled in our room. We went out to explore BA for a few hours and upon our return discovered that an ipod (taken from a zipped bag) and charger had been stolen from our room. The extent of their investigation: we were told that a housekeeper was the only one that entered the room while we were gone and that she denied taking the items. They made no effort to apologize, compensate us or to even ask about the stolen items. We found another hotel to stay at for the remainder of the trip. I would recommend never staying at this hotel.

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
ssltraveler's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Member since: March 18, 2008
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“Great location, design and staff”

Esplendor de Buenos Aires

4 of 5 stars
Atlanta, GA
Mar 15, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We greatly enjoyed our stay at the Esplendor BA. Centrally located, yet on a side street, the hotel exceeded our expectations. Upon arrival, our room was not ready due to a power issue so the hotel upgraded us to a suite after only one hour of waiting, at which time we explored the area which is very safe, convenient and lively. The staff was utmost helpful and cute! We enjoyed many laughs and appreciated the timely insights on what to go and where to go. As a gay couple, we're never sure of how we'll be received and treated but the Esplendor considered us royalty as all of the other guests enjoying the cool, sleek, quiet and modern accommodations. The room was large (approximately 1,000 sq. feet), bed was comfy and we had 4 balconies to sit, relax and enjoy the vibes of the city.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — staff, location and room size/comfort
    • Disliked — no pool
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
JEWalker's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: January 15, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Great pool scene, Families with young children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Shopping
Was this review helpful? Yes No
Check Rates
Average price*: $212 (year-round)
Call now to book: 1-800-45-HOTEL from hotels.com

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