Howard Johnson Plaza By Wyndham Buenos Aires Florida Street

“Great Location, Older Hotel, Excellent Staff and Breakfast”

Start with the location. It's on a pedestrian mall (your cab can't get you to the door, but it's not a far walk from the drop off point, and there is parking nearby if you have a car). The included breakfast is very good and efficient. The rooms are large and comfortable. The down local is great, t… more

Start with the location. It's on a pedestrian mall (your cab can't get you to the door, but it's not a far walk from the drop off point, and there is parking nearby if you have a car). The included breakfast is very good and efficient. The rooms are large and comfortable. The down local is great, the pedestrian mall means it's quiet, and there are many nearby restaurants for some GREAT steak and wine. Very close to subway stop (don't be afraid, it's easy) and bus (cheap). And the money system sounds weird and scary, but it's not. If you take cash out of the ATM you get the official rate, which is pretty cruddy. But if you BRING U.S. dollars or Euro ($100 bills in excellent condition get the highest rate) you get about double the official rate, which means everything you buy in cash is "half price." You walk down the pedestrian mall (Florida Street, right outside the door of the hotel) and you'll have lots of people saying "cambio, cambio, cambio" ... change, change, change. You nod and agree, they'll walk you to an office around the corner somewhere, and you'll get the "blue market" rate, the "double the government market rate" ... It's very safe, nobody is blowing their reputation to rip you off for a few hundred bucks. You can even pay the Howard Johnson in cash, and they hint at that, to get your hotel half price. This works. The only downside of this hotel is they only have 2 elevators (12 stories) and one was broken half the time, so it can take a while to get up and down. Overall, good experience.

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“Great traditional style hotel”

Great traditional style hotel. There is no road access to the front entrance though so you have to walk down Florida street a few meters. The staff are very friendly but don't speak much English. The breakfast was good, nice selection of cold foods. The only hot option is scramled eggs which are co… more

Great traditional style hotel. There is no road access to the front entrance though so you have to walk down Florida street a few meters. The staff are very friendly but don't speak much English. The breakfast was good, nice selection of cold foods. The only hot option is scramled eggs which are cooked to order. The city tax of 1USD pp/pn is payable at the hotel.

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“Brief stay in Buenos Aires”

In arriving, you can’t have your driver bring you to the hotel itself in that no cars are permissible on Florida. So one needs to walk - not far- @ a half block. Doorman friendly. Front desk polite and business like. Positive: it’s located in arts district which is exciting and vibrant. Also a nu… more

In arriving, you can’t have your driver bring you to the hotel itself in that no cars are permissible on Florida. So one needs to walk - not far- @ a half block. Doorman friendly. Front desk polite and business like. Positive: it’s located in arts district which is exciting and vibrant. Also a number of nice restaurants and cafes in walking distance. The room we stayed in was large but I must say I was extremely disappointed with the following: the mattress was quite uncomfortable as was the bed linen - very scratchy. The pillows felt like bricks. Definitely time for new bedding and new mattresses. The towels in bathroom were also very dingy. Neither of the chairs in the room were comfortable. No English channels on TV. The hotel felt to me a bit threadbare. Would not choose to stay in future.

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