HotelChatter - ar

Room With an Anti-View: Gray Days at the Lyon Hotel, Buenos Aires

amandak — 2008-05-29T09:00:49-05:00

<![CDATA[You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Anti_View_Hotel_Lyon_Argentina.jpg" class="imgborder"> Gray weather doesn't help this particularly gray anti-view from the <a

Hotel Contests: Win Six Nights in Argentina

pbb — 2008-04-17T17:20:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/4912/my_ba_hotel.jpg" class="imgborder">We like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/browse/South%20America/ar">Argentine</a> hotels enough to pay for our own stays, but maybe you need some more convincing? Upscale resort guide Luxury Latin America would be happy to put you up for free for six nights--as long as you enter their contest. All you've gotta do is fill out a simple form, and you're entered to win stays at <a href="http://www.mybahotel.com/">MY ba</a> in Buenos Aires, pictured, <a href="http://www.hoteldelcasco.com.ar/">Hotel del Casco</a> in San Isidro, <a href="http://www.villajulia.com.ar/">Villa Julia</a> in Tigre and <a href="http://www.patiodemoreno.com/">Patio de Moreno</a> in San Antonio de Areco. (All the properties are run by N | A Town & Country Hotels.) Of course, if you're willing to actually pay money for a swanky hotel stay in Buenos

Hotel Video Tours: La Cayetana Hotel

pbb — 2008-04-03T16:06:13-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1485816132&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://services.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="399" height="338" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>Last year, Buenos Aires gadabout <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Matt%20Chesterton">Matt Chesterton</a> filled us in on the boutique hotel scene in the city. And wouldn't you know, we needed a place to crash after <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/uruguay%20field%20trip">our long trip to Uruguay</a>. (Our flight was out of Ezeiza airport in BsAs.) So we looked up <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/La+Cayetana+Historic+House/local/1170">La Cayetana</a>, after reading Matt's dead-on description:<blockquote>Here's a boutique where the designers (Estela Fitere and Silvina Tarrio) have devoted more than 10 minutes and a few phone calls to their scheme. A perfect blend of restored original features (the mosaic floors, the high bare-brick ceilings, the free-standing tubs) and modern conveniences (Wi-Fi, etc).</blockquote>We really enjoyed our one-night stay, and

Sweet Suites: The Faena's Newest Digs

juliana — 2008-03-10T15:04:18-05:00

The Faena Hotel + Universe in Buenos Aires has unveiled some new "over the top" suites to its hotel rooms--the F Suite, Tower Suite, and Imperial Suite.

Pictured above is the F Suite which is a 1,291-sq.ft residence located on the 6th floor of hotel. It has two bedrooms, three bathrooms, living and dining rooms, a kitchen, a library and panoramic views of the Faena Art District, embankment and city center of Buenos Aires.

One of the bathrooms sports a rain forest shower and Jacuzzi and the hotel continues to hold onto its geek status by outfitting the room with three 42-inch plasma screens.

More on the other suites after the jump.

Eat and Drink Your Way Through Park Hyatts in Argentina

amandak — 2008-01-30T13:00:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/ParkHyattMendozaOutdoors.jpg" class="imgborder"> Are you a big fan of Argentinean cooking or of good food and wine in general? Then you should mark February 12 to 17 in your diary and head on down to either the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Buenos+Aires/local/232">Park Hyatt Buenos Aires</a> or the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Park+Hyatt+Mendoza/ian/195942">Park Hyatt Mendoza</a> (pictured) in Argentina. These two Hyatt hotels are holding the Masters of Food & Wine South America event over that week and there will be plenty of input and inspiration for your taste buds and stomach.The food and wine five-day fest will see the kitchens and vineyards of these two hotels setting out a series of special gourmet lunches and dinners, including tastings of local wines and cooking demonstrations by both Argentinean