L'Adresse Hôtel Boutique

This was my second visit to this hotel, and again I'd not hesitate to give L'Adresse five stars right across the board. Everything I said in my October 24 review (see below) is still absolutely the case, and in fact even more so. All of the staff - not just the ones you see out front but also the ones behind the scenes maintaining the rooms - are so caring and considerate. Not only did they respond to any needs or queries but they often anticipated them too. They showed great interest in my plans, and had lots of advice and suggestions, and afterwards they were keen to know how things went. They helped me to feel really engaged, not just with the experience of the hotel but with the amazing city of Buenos Aires. Staying here really is like staying with very attentive friends, and you can have every confidence that they'll be there to help when you need them. And I'll keep on coming back!

Excellent boutique hotel situated in San Telmo. Good location for restaurants and ten/fifteen minute walk to subway. Nice park nearby. Nice breakfast. Excellent service from all the ladies working there. Always willing to assist with any questions.

All the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and went out of their way to make our stay easy and enjoyable. Breakfast was excellent. Highly recommend. Great location for getting around the city. Hotel staff helped us arrange outings.

I'm a huge fan of anything that has personality, and this place has it in spades. Fantastic service by the staff, a great breakfast, and overall a place I just really enjoyed spending a couple of days in. Perfect for walking around to get the flavor of the area, plenty of attractions and great little bars and restaurants to relax in too.

Get ground floor room if you don’t like stairs. Bring lots of $100 bills. $50, $20, $10 get less. Argentina has a complicated and convoluted exchange rate system: Here is an illustration per 1 US$ Blue rate 900 Visa credit card 800 Official money exchangers 750-780 Master Card 350, then refund 450 a few days later Amex 350 Official government rate 350 ATM (any foreign credit debit) Exchange them every couple days or so, usually at restaurants or some shops. Best is a shop on Florida Street 860, local 113. Lots of touts on Florida Street too if you want to deal with them. Don’t pay hotel bills in US dollars. It is calculated on the official rate. Pay in peso in cash. Problem with Western Union is you have to find them, and they are not 24x7.

L'Adresse is in the heart of the hip and recovering San Telmo neighborhood, and indeed seems to embody its virtues: understated, unpretentious, and even inconspicuous. Its youthful staff tend the breakfast service even as they keep their eye on the reception desk in the first couple hours of the morning. I had arrived past 1 in the morning, and was grateful that the staffer that night was not only awake when I arrived, but insistent on carrying my suitcase up to the room -- it was up two long flights of stairs. The room was adequate to my needs, with a comfortable bed, hot water in the shower, and WiFi throughout. The morning staffer steered me to a casa de cambio where I could exchange my (cash) dollars for pesos at a rate of 675 to the dollar. (I later passed others in the same neighborhood that offered as much as 700.) During Argentina's current economic crunch, the visitor does well not to take the 10% discount on a prepaid booking, which is calculated at the "official" rate of exchange (350 pesos=1US$); rather, book the reservation to pay the full amount, in pesos, when the visitor checks out -- and convert your dollars to pesos once you're in town. The L'adresse's most distinctive asset is its location in San Telmo, where B.A.'s youthful energy is. It's a short walk from Plaza Dorrego, the informal "heart" of the district, and for that matter is a perfectly walkable distance from Plaza de Mayo and the city's historic center. If you're not desperate for luxuries, and like walking up stairs, it's a great find.