The Alvear Palace Hotel

The historic Alvear Palace Hotel is situated in the most elegant neighborhood of Buenos Aires, La Recoleta. It is an area of extensive parks, wide avenues, and impressive architecture in a classical style. It is also where the best restaurants, cafes, antique shops and boutiques of Buenos Aires are found. Museums, cultural institutions and parks are nearby, as well.

Originally built as a luxury hotel to accommodate the increasing amount of European visitors arriving in Buenos Aires at the time, the Alvear Palace was transformed in 1932 into a model of luxury. The majestic rooms and suites, as well as the lobby and public areas, are reminiscent of the Louis XV and Louis XVI styles, which are evident in the furniture, the crystal chandeliers, walls decorated with gold leaf and works of art of famous artists. The eleven-floor luxurious building with five basement levels stands as an undisputed symbol of the city, on the corner of Alvear Avenue and Ayacucho Street.

Your junior suite is designed in the standard European style, with a living room adjacent to the bedroom. It is decorated in a French style with warm coloured fabrics, comfortable furniture and armchairs.The bathrooms are equipped with hydro-massage, LCD TV and shower compartments. All junior suites feature fresh fruit basket on day of arrival, complimentary pressing of one garment per person on day of arrival, bottled water with bed turndowns, Egyptian cotton linens, custom bath products by Hermès de Paris, and other personal accessories, free broadband internet access, 100 MB and Wi-Fi, work desk, safe box and customized bath products for children.

Experience a fresh take on classic Argentinian cuisine. Modern elegance is combined with an innovative and contemporary steakhouse concept.

Led by the experienced chef Sergio González Crubellier and Chef Pâtissier Melisa Amato, Alvear Grill is undoubtedly a renewed interpretation of major identity local cuisine, which surprises both tourists and the local public.

The new proposal joins the new trends of Argentine cuisine to taste premium meats. The menu offers à la carte selected non-traditional cuts of steak – unique in the market -, from the wood-burning grill of quebracho and espinillo behind the glass, in view of the relaxed diners who enjoy preserved from the classic aromas of firewood and spices embers.

With an elegant and current presentation, the meats go with garnishes of complex flavors, which perfectly pair with each cut. In addition, the menu also has vegetarian options.

The complete wine list has a wide variety of labels from Argentina and the world, while a cocktail bar run by sommelier Lucio Rossi prepares light appetizers created to accompany the different dishes.