I recently stayed in BA for 5 days and had the following experience with Bulnes Quality Studio:
Room: A large comfortable style studio that felt more like a apartment then a hotel room. It included a mini-kitchen complete with microwave, fridge, burners and all the accessories. The bed was nice and firm, and the dining table complete with four chairs was conveniant. The wi-fi was free and relatively reliable. The remote controlled A/C was ice cold. Ideal room for a couple or family of 3.
Location: The hotel is located in a non-touristic area and is situated in residential area that had all the "local" feelings, that I usually look for. The cafes, bakeries, restuarants, etc that were nearby felt local and far away from the touristic prices. The hotel is about 5-10 minute walk to two subway lines and 5-10 min walk to numerious groceries, cafes, restuarants, and parks. It is very central and easy to access the rest of the city during the day.
I discovered that the Palermo district is very large and had plenty of sub neighborhoods. I spent alot of time hanging out in Palermo Soho ad Palermo Hollywood at night which was easily reached by metro or taxi. The metro in BA shuts down early but taxi fare in BA is very very cheap. We never spent more then $5-10 USD to get back to our hotel, and when you divide that by heads it is very cheap compared to other large cities. If you want to be able to step out of your hotel right into the action you may want to consider staying at Palermo Soho area but I don't think the prices will be in the same range.
Service: The owner and staff were very polite and welcoming, but be prepared, english is not well spoken in BA. Based on my experience with the owner, she is very proud of her little building, and I can see that she takes care to ensure everything is in order.
Couple of negatives were:
1. I wish the room had a safe to store valuables
2. My room's balcony door did not lock (I was worried that someone would climb in and steal my money and i-pad but the owner assured me it would be safe), but still I wish they would just fix the lock
Apart from those two request I enjoyed my stay and would refer this place to friends who want this kind of hotel.
