Sleep area · Buenos Aires
Recoleta
Leafy, safe-feeling and central: the cemetery is a walk, the subte and taxis are close, and hotels here have a 24-hour desk; the price is higher than San Telmo.
Price band
$$$
Desk
24 h
staffed 24h
Bags OK?
Painful
15 m from Car to the door
Night walk
lighting ok
flat, no steps
Morning out
5–9 min
to Recoleta Cemetery and Plaza Francia
Rules in force · 6Large bags go by car from door to door
- Argentina ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Argentina's National Migration Directorate (Migraciones) or an Argentine consulate before booking.
- Argentina ↗Exchange rules and the gap between card and cash rates have changed repeatedly: check current advice before deciding whether to bring US dollars or rely on cards.
- Argentina ↗Patagonia (El Calafate, El Chaltén, Ushuaia) is a November–March trip; in winter many services close and hiking is limited.
- Buenos Aires area ↗For Colonia by ferry, carry your passport and check the ferry's check-in time and the return on your ticket.
- Buenos Aires ↗Keep the phone out of hand and off café tables near the kerb: snatch theft from passing mopeds happens in busy areas.
- Buenos Aires ↗Large bags go by car from door to door: never on the subte or on a walk, because of crowds and theft.
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First night
From Car to the door: 15 m, flat surface. Desks around here are typically staffed 24h. 28-inch bags: painful. Morning to Recoleta Cemetery and Plaza Francia: 5–9 min.
Take Taxi from the rank to the door at 23:45. Bed by ~00:33 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contract →Take Taxi from the rank to the door at 23:15. Bed by ~00:03 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contract →Take Official taxi or remise to the door at 23:20. Bed by ~00:53 (+1) (p90).
Open the arrival contract →Take Official taxi or remise to the door at 22:50. Bed by ~00:23 (+1) (p90).
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Area facts
- Reception
- staffed 24h · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Recoleta Cemetery and Plaza Francia: 5–9 min · Plaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayo: 40–55 min · Palermo Soho: 50–65 min · San Telmo: 70–90 min
- Night lighting
- ok
- Taxi drop-off
- street le 100m
- Fits
- family · age70
- Lodging tax
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Cons
- Pricier; fewer street-food options late.
- The historic centre needs a subte or taxi ride.
Within walking distance
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterRecoleta Cemetery and Plaza Francia120 m · 2 min walk
- ClusterPlaza de Mayo and Avenida de Mayonearest point: Plaza de Mayo, shaded benches near the pyramid2.7 km · 44 min walk
- ClusterPalermo Soho2.9 km · 47 min walk
- Sleep areaPalermo Soho3.0 km · 49 min walk
- ClusterSan Telmo3.8 km · ride, not a walk