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Mexico 974, Buenos Aires 1097, Argentina
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Don Telmo
Ranked #353 of 431 hotels in Buenos Aires
3.0 of 5 stars 45 Reviews
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Belo Horizonte, MG
Top Contributor
58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 36 cities Reviews in 36 cities
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
“Did not respect customers...”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

This hotel has published a promotional rate for the month of october in many sites. We have booked thru Booking.com. Booking does not charge you until you check in the hotel (most of options they offer). This hotel had this option; I would pay locally. Three days before, just three days before I've got a message of the hotel that my credit card had been declined and my reservation imediatelly cancelled. I got in touch with the hotel to know the reason and they did not explain me. I have called my bank and they told NO TRANSACTION was demanded by the hotel or any other establishment in Argentina. I have called Booking and they said they could not do anything. I got in touch again with the hotel and they said I should make another reservation. But now, the price was more than 4 times what I had booked previously. This is a great disrespect and lack of consideration with a consumer. For this reason I qualify this hotel this way. Do not recommend because of the guidelines of the hotel.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Curitiba, PR
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“You get what you pay.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 August 2011

A low cost option for backpackers and young people... for us it was a little uncomfortable: a very small/simple bathroom, a small/simple bed, very long stairs without elevator. Good heating, good room size for 4 people, good breakfast.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Chincha, Peru
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Sketchy”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2011
2
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We were put into this hotel after the hotel we were booked in overbooked. Even the cab driver was uncomfortable leaving us here. This part of San Telmo is super sketchy. When we pulled up there was a police car outside and the overall feeling was scary. The bathroom was horrible, it smelled awful and was full of bugs. The walls are paper thin. The shower was to small to turn around in and the beds weren't exactly fresh and clean. The man at the front desk was very friendly but it didn't make up for the overall sketchiness. This should be a $20 hostal, not a $85 hotel.

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“This hotel are croocks. Don't trust them. Don't go there if only you don't want to be kicked off to the street.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2011
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person found this review helpful

We had a booking with venere.com in this hotel. The hotel confirmed this booking. But, when we came to the hotel, we were told that the hotel is full, they don't have our booking and we can go away in the middle of the night. No other option was provided. We had to stay in the other hotel that was 3 times more expensive than our initial booking, because it was a hot time in a city and the hotels raised the prices.

Moreover, after our return home and while trying to settling the refund with Venere, the hotel stuff keeps lying that we were proposed the same category, same price hotel and we refused.... So, they mean we chose the 3 times more expensive one and refused the one that they proposed... LOL....

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Great staff, Alejo made it memorable! A unique place!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011
2
people found this review helpful

It took some weeks to finally chose Don Telmo Hotel, we were looking for something different, not a fancy place for tipical turists... so we found this Hotel, an old building in San Telmo. Its location is very good, next to 9 de Julio and San Telmo.
Alejo helped us a lot, with milongas, restaurantes and all kind of tips that were really good.
So, we not only had a great time but also made some good friends!

The rooms were clean, not too big, breakfast was ok! If u wanna eat scrumbled eggs u got to ask for them because they have to cook it at the moment.

Unforgettable holidays... Buenos Aires was amazing and its people even better!

Thanks Alex for everything!!!

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Don Telmo Buenos Aires
Address: Mexico 974, Buenos Aires 1097, Argentina
Price range (per night):* INR2,229 - 6,688

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