Hotel was great, breakfast was good, simple. Hotel does not have room service though and no coffee or teas in the bedroom. Jaccuzzi was rather small and would not have fitted two people.

A terrific small hotel in a great location in Palermo Soho. The staff is fantastic and most helpful and extremely accommodating. Rooms are modern and well designed. Great shops and restaurants are only blocks away. We will definitely stay here again.

I stayed 2 nights at the Purobaires Hotel in August 2011. I chose this hotel, because of the positive reviews on Tripadvisor. I paid € 145 per night, including taxes and breakfast for a standard room.
The people at the Purobaires are definitely very nice and helpful, giving recommendations for eating and shopping. The guy at the reception checking me in wasn't an exception to that. He first gave me a room on the 1st floor, but the key wasn't working so that I couldn't get in to my room. The guy prepared another room on the 2nd floor and accompanied me to help me with the luggage. Unfortunately, this room wasn't towards the backside of the hotel, but towards the main street. Nicete Vega isn't such a busy street, but still there is traffic all night long, including buses. The isolation was not bad at all, but the street noise couldn't of course been faded out completely. I slept well, but got awake earlier than necessary due to the traffic.
Although called "superior room", my room was one of the standard rooms of this hotel. They have rooms of higher categories named luxury rooms, which I didn't see.
My room was quite small, just enough space for putting a big suitcase on the ground and finding my way to the bathroom. The decoration of the room was very nice, with fresh colors. It was equipped with a comfortable double bed, a flat screen TV hanging on the wall, a working desk and a closet with safe. Everything looked nice and clean.
The working desk wasn't certainly designed by a businessman, as it wasn't comfortable at all. There wasn't a chair but just a footstool, probably to save some space. I was sitting far too low on it and it couldn't be adjusted in height. After sitting less than half an hour on the computer, I went to sit on my bed to work.
There was no coffee machine, nor a water cooker. There wasn't bottled water available neither.
The bathroom was rather small, too, without feeling uncomfortable. The materials used were of high quality and everything looked nice and clean. But when I opened the door to the nice and big shower, I saw mold in all 4 corners of the bathtub. This is a No-Go for such kind of hotels. Apparently the maid thought the same, as they put a new silicone layer on it during my absence. When I returned at night to take a picture for this review it was fixed. Well done!
The internet connection was free of charge and working reliably and fast.
The breakfast was included in the rate and for a European not needing so much in the morning it was perfect. Americans probably would complain, as the choice was rather simple. The pastries offered were delicious!
Downstairs is a small fitness centre, a sauna and a computer with printer at the disposal of the guests. I just used the computer for printing my boarding pass and it worked fine.
The hotel is situated in Palermo/Soho district, which is actually one of the trendiest neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, with a lot of extraordinary boutiques and some really nice bars and restaurants. Safety is not an issue in Soho. Recoleta and the city centre are just a couple of minutes away by taxi. The flair of this district is very charming, you can stroll around for hours.
It's not that I wouldn't recommend this hotel, but I think there are better hotels around in the same price category. Especially if you're coming for business, you better should go somewhere else, as the working area is a desaster!
Personally, I like the concept of boutique hotels. But I think their concept is especially suiting tourists rather than business people.

Purobaires, beautiful petit hotel



Very well located in Palermo Soho. Everything in this hotel looks brand new and incredible clean.

It is very well decorated with great details. The terrace is a lovely relaxing area to enjoy a drink before going out for dinner.

Rooms are comfortable and beds are the best.