Alvear Palace Hotel
Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location
Recoleta
On Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, Buenos Aires' most prestigious avenue, near Patio Bullrich, the Teatro Colon and the Bellas Artes, five minutes from the financial district — the heart of old-world Buenos Aires.
Transfer
A Buenos Aires transfer
A transfer from Ezeiza, EZE, into the heart of Recoleta — the city's grandest avenue, with Aeroparque closer for domestic arrivals.
Villas
207 rooms & suites
Around two hundred and seven rooms and suites in French Louis XVI style, with Egyptian cotton, Hermes amenities and marble baths — the tenth- and eleventh-floor suites adding butler service, all in Belle Epoque grandeur.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples and culture travellers wanting old-world Buenos Aires — a 1932 Leading Hotels grande-dame on Avenida Alvear, Belle Epoque interiors, butler-serviced top-floor suites and a modern steakhouse, in the heart of Recoleta.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
A bed-and-breakfast base with buffet breakfast — the Alvear Grill for modern Argentine steak, the historic Lobby Bar, the around-the-clock L'Orangerie and the eleventh-floor Alvear Roof Bar.
Overview
A Buenos Aires grande-dame since 1932
The Alvear Palace has anchored Recoleta's most prestigious avenue since 1932 — a Leading Hotels of the World grande-dame of Belle Epoque interiors, gold leaf and crystal. Around two hundred and seven rooms and suites carry French Louis XVI furniture, Egyptian cotton and Hermes amenities over marble baths, and the tenth- and eleventh-floor suites add butler service. The Alvear Grill plates modern Argentine steak behind a glass-fronted brazier, the historic Lobby Bar remains a Buenos Aires institution where the city has met for generations, L'Orangerie serves around the clock and the Alvear Roof Bar takes in city views from the eleventh floor. An indoor heated pool, a vitality pool, a sauna, a steam room and a hammam sit above it all on the top floors. The setting is the heart of old-world Buenos Aires: Avenida Alvear and Patio Bullrich at the door, the Teatro Colon opera house, the Bellas Artes museum and the Recoleta Cemetery close by, and the financial district five minutes away. It is a bed-and-breakfast stay for couples and culture travellers who want the grandest address in the city. Recoleta is the most aristocratic of Buenos Aires' barrios, its tree-lined avenues and French-style mansions earning the capital its old name of the Paris of South America, with the Alvear at the centre of it since the city's belle epoque.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
Around two hundred and seven rooms and suites carry French Louis XVI furniture, Egyptian cotton and Hermes amenities over marble baths, in Belle Epoque grandeur of gold leaf and crystal. The tenth- and eleventh-floor suites add butler service, the grandest of them looking out over Recoleta.
Entry
Premier Room
Sleeps two. In French Louis XVI style with a marble bath with hydro-massage and Hermès amenities, over the city or Recoleta.
Louis XVIMarble bath
Larger
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A larger room with city views.
City viewLarger
Signature
Alvear Suite
Sleeps two to three. With a separate living area, city views and butler service.
ButlerLiving area
Lounge
Lounge Suite
Sleeps two. On the 10th or 11th floor, contemporary, with picturesque city views and butler service.
High floorButler
Top
Royal Suite
Sleeps two to four. Around 2,700 square feet — the most decadent suite in Buenos Aires, with sweeping city views.
2,700 sq ftTop suite
Food & Drink
Dining
The Alvear Grill plates modern Argentine steak behind a glass-fronted brazier, the historic Lobby Bar remains a Buenos Aires institution, L'Orangerie serves around the clock and the Alvear Roof Bar takes in city views from the eleventh floor. It is a bed-and-breakfast base, the dining as much a part of the city's social life as the hotel's.
Signature
Alvear Grill
The Alvear Grill, modern Argentine steak behind a glass brazier.
Bar
Lobby Bar
The Lobby Bar, a historic Buenos Aires meeting point.
All-day
L'Orangerie
L'Orangerie, around the clock.
Rooftop
Alvear Roof Bar
The Alvear Roof Bar, on the eleventh floor, with city views.
Wellbeing
Alvear Spa & Fitness
An indoor heated pool, a vitality pool, a sauna, a steam room and a hammam sit on the top floors, with a pool bar and a solarium and city views alongside. It is grand, old-world wellness above one of the most prestigious avenues in Buenos Aires, a quiet retreat over the rooftops of Recoleta.
Alvear Spa
The Alvear Spa, with a hammam and vitality pool.
An indoor heated pool
An indoor heated pool, on the top floors.
Fitness
Fitness, with sauna and steam.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Recoleta, tango and the city define a stay — walk Avenida Alvear, Recoleta's grandest avenue, take in a performance at the Teatro Colon, visit the Recoleta Cemetery and the Bellas Artes, and dine on Argentine steak at the Alvear Grill. The rooftop bar closes the day with city views from the eleventh floor.
Avenida Alvear
Avenida Alvear, Recoleta's grandest avenue.
Teatro Colón
The Teatro Colon, the opera house nearby.
Recoleta Cemetery
The Recoleta Cemetery, and the Bellas Artes.
Alvear Grill
The Alvear Grill, Argentine steak.
The rooftop bar
The rooftop bar, city views from the eleventh floor.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From Ezeiza (EZE)
A transfer from Ezeiza International into the heart of Recoleta, with Aeroparque closer for domestic flights.
In Recoleta
Avenida Alvear
On Avenida Alvear, Recoleta's most prestigious avenue, near the Teatro Colon.
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Board basis
- A bed-and-breakfast base, with buffet breakfast.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and culture travellers.
Setting
- A Recoleta grande-dame, on Avenida Alvear.
Getting there
- A transfer from Ezeiza, EZE.
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