Our first time in South America started with a single night in Buenos Aires at the Intersur. The room was beautiful,well laid out and just what we needed after a long flight. Breakfast was superb and the staff very welcoming.
Just round the corner was the Recoleta Cemetery and Eva Peron etc as well as aArtisans Market and plenty of nice hos and restaurants. In addition for those needing local pesos the money changer shop is easily reached..remember you need your passport!

We stayed here with our 1.5 year old. The staff was very helpful and friendly. We left my son's spoon at breakfast and the following morning one of the staff brought it to our table w/out being asked. The staff in the lobby helped me with my stroller each time I walked through the doors w/out being asked. I felt they were being helpful because they had to, but because they wanted to.

Calm private atmosphere with elegant rooms, well appointed.
Dining room/restaurant with attentive help. Food was very good.
We felt safe walking around the neighborhood.
Staff was very patient and very helpful - all spoke english.

We really enjoyed our stay in Intersur Recoleta hotel. The room is spacious, clean and the mattress is comfortable. Our iPad & iPhone work smoothly in entire hotel since they provide free Wi-Fi connection. The breakfast buffet also pretty good, available from 6.30 am-10.30 am. All the staff speak excellent English, very prompt & helpful. The neighborhood is very safe and all amenities such as supermarket, Recoleta mall, etc, can be reach within 5 min walking distance. Also Recoleta cemetary only couple blocks away.

On our 1st time came there, we got room facing main street and surprisingly, the noise of the traffic wasn't heard at all. When we checked-out, we gave a remark that we wish there is an additional mirror in the bedroom other than the one in bathroom. And when we stayed there for the 2nd time, we got a room with extra mirror, so they really listen to what the guest said & want! Every evening, the housekeeping staff would come around and lay a couple of chocolate candies next to our night stand, very lovely small gesture.

If we come back for the 3rd time, we will definitely stay at the same hotel.

Tips:
1. Across the street of the hotel on the right side there is a wine store called "Ydra". They have quite an extensive wine selection. They recommended us "Escorihuela Gascon" Mendoza Malbec from 2010 (about 75 peso), and it turns out a very excellent selection for our wine savvy drinker friends at home.
2. We happened to bump into a restaurant called "El Sanjuanino" not so far from the hotel, the empanadas are to die for! And later we found out this place is apparently a darling among locals for casual dining.
3. If you want to splurge a bit for dinner, try the Italian restaurant "Marcello" on the hotel's ground floor or its other branch on Puerto Madero. We've been to Italy so many times and we have to say the food taste excellent and original. All the portion is for sharing, so since there were 2 of us, we felt full already with 1 dish.