My wife and I stayed at the Gurda for 6 nights late October. The hotel is quite new and modern, it only has 7 or 8 rooms and has a very relaxing atmoshere. Rooms are a bit on the small side but more than adequate and there is a large semi outdoor area where you can spread yourself out and have a relaxing drink. Breakfasts were very good and the rooms were very quiet which in BA is a big bonus - we often slept in after a late nigt out and a good nights sleep.The staff were excellent - young, full of enthusiasm and eager to help, they were also good fun. The area of San Telmo is a bit out of the way however as another review noted you get to see another side of BA. There are good places to eat and it is safe. Make sure you are there on a sunday for the market. Buses into the city were easy to catch and taxis are cheap. All up we were glad we stayed there and would recommend it highly. It was also good value and we booked through the hotel itself.

My wife and I stayed at the Gurda for the first week of September, 2007. We are reasonably well-traveled people, and this is quite simply the best hotel experience we have had.

It's a small hotel in San Telmo, a bohemian neighborhood; bohemian, not dangerous. Real Buenos Aires, not Recoleta. Our room (Tango, the rooms have names, not numbers) was large, fun and quirky, with a large Jaccuzi in the room itself. A refreshing shower too, with high pressure and water volume. Price was US$170/night, including tax and breakfast, which was cooked to order, and not a buffet.

The stunning quality of this property was the young staff, professional, competent, and personally delightful, and just plain fun to be around. One of the staff walked us to a restaurant she had recommended because the directions were difficult. I have never had that level of service before.

I recommend this hotel to anyone who is looking for an authentic experience of Buenos Aires, with the absolute best of service.