Visited Mendoza for a quick extended weekend trip and stayed at El Portal. It is conveniently located, has good size suites (room, kitchenette and a living room) and is also a block away from a Carrefour, a large supermarket. Staff is attentive and their breakfast is simple but adequate. Also has inside parking which is convenient if you rent a car. The living room does not have a TV which would be convenient, there is one in bedroom.

We were in Mendoza to visit our daughter who was doing a study abroad program. The hotel was recommended to us by her "host mom". We were very happy with the hotel. It is across the street from Plaza Chile. Our room was on the second floor and faced the square. The suite had a king-size bed, sitting area, dining table and kitchenette. Because we stayed for 6 nights, it was really nice to have some room to spread out. The room was kept clean enough. Although, as another reviewer mentioned, it didn't look like they vacuumed every day, maybe every other. The water pressure in the shower was good, and we didn't have any problem having enough hot water. I find it odd that they did not provide wash clothes with the other towels in the bathroom. We also found that to be the case in the hotel we stayed at in Buenos Aires. Must be an Argentine thing. The mattress was comfortable. However, they had enormous, sausage-shaped pillows on the bed. They might look nice for a picture but they were terrible for sleeping. After the second night I asked at the desk for a smaller pillow. They were able to provide one, so sleeping was very easy for the remainder of the stay. They serve a complimentary breakfast in a very spacious dining room. Yes, it is the typical Argentine breakfast of toast, cheese, ham, medialunas and coffee. They also supplemented with fresh fruit, yogurt, a couple kinds of cereal and usually 2-3 other types of pastries. Having the fruit and yogurt was enough to make me and my husband satisified with the breakfast. Their coffee was excellent. The location of the hotel is great. The immediate area around the hotel I found to be pretty quiet, but you are only 3-4 blocks from a Carrefours (grocery store) and many restaurants. Plus it is only a few blocks from Plaza Independcia and a 10-15 min walk to the other plazas. Because we had our daughter to guide us, we didn't make much use of the desk staff, but they were very helpful on the few occasions that we needed some assistance. Overall I give this hotel an enthusiastic "thumbs up!".

We only stayed overnight in Mendoza and chose this hotel because of the low price. We had a 1 bedroom room with a kitchen and full bathroom (with bidet) and we were very happy with it. Yes the room was dated, but the price was so cheap that there was really nothing to complain about. When I couldn't get the hot water to work in the bathroom, the front desk sent maintenance up almost immediately as we hung up the phone! Great service.

There is a standard buffet breakfast and fresh fruit at the reception.

This hotel is great value: we stayed in a suite with a comfortable sitting room, plenty of wardrobe space and a kitchenette. The location is excellent, right by the Plaza Chile, a very short walk from a variety of good restaurants. The staff were very helpful with bookings. The only drawback was that the bath and shower water wasn't very warm.