We stayed at this hotel for 6 nights. Good points:
- Friendly and helpful staff, the staff in the day speak English well and are happy to book city tours, tango shows etc. Through a series of unfortunate events we had some luggage stolen from the hotel and the staff accompanied us to the police station to make a report.
- Well located, one block away from the pedestrian streets of Florida and Lavalle, and close to many tourist spots in the city. We walked everywhere and did not need a taxi or the subte.
- Rooms are by and large air-conditioned with an ensuite, but there are a couple of rooms without these amenities. However, they are clean and we've stayed in shabbier hotels for a lot more money. The pictures on the hotel's website are representative but think SMALL (we took some pictures but they look the same as on the website, the size doesn't come out well in pictures).
- The hotel will hold your luggage if going elsewhere for a few days. It's held in a very visible area though, so think twice about it and don't leave anything valuable.
- Airport pickup was offered to us when we booked, for US$18. Note though that we had to pay the driver rather than the hotel, who asked for 55 pesos. We hadn't changed our US dollars yet, and he charged us US$20. The moral of the story is, get some Argentinian pesos before you leave the airport.
Bad points:
- Rooms are tiny and the bathrooms miniscule. The Argentine obsession with bidets means there is even less usable room in the bathroom. It's worth the extra money for a larger triple room, but these are in high traffic areas of the hotel so may not be very quiet.
- Rooms at the front of the hotel are noisier, with buses stopping in front of the hotel. The noise is not unbearable though, and did not prevent us from sleeping nor did it wake us in the mornings.
- The hotel is reasonably secure with everyone entering being screened by reception, but we still had luggage stolen from there. It's a long story and unlikely to happen to anyone else, and the staff were very apologetic and were very helpful afterwards, from accompanying us to the police station, to providing a phone card for international calls and giving us a large discount for our stay, although stopped short of offering to replace lost items.
- Internet access is available but much more expensive than internet cafes, which are in every street in that area.
- Croissants, orange cordial and coffee/tea with UHT milk for breakfast is boring after 2 days let alone 6.
- Frossard Hotel Buenos Aires
