Alvear Palace Buenos Aires

We fly from Spain to the UK to see family, then on to Buenos Aires, staying at the Alvear Palace, dining one evening at La Cabana Restaurant, We then fly on to Santiago, Chile and stay at the Ritz-Carlton for a few days before transfering to Valparaiso ...

... was in our faces, we did the new years press. So, we hit the streets hoping for the best. We made our way to the Alvear Palace which is now converted into a hotel. We sat in the bar lobby and dined on delicious food and yummy wine while laughing at the ...

... . It made quite a sight coming up the street.  Recoleta has beautiful stores. We were also impressed with the Alvear Palace Hotel, one of the city's top hotels with elegant staircases, great shops and beautiful restaurants. We walked from ...

... Eva Peron (the Duarte Family).  However, it is a fascinating place to wander around.  On my way back I had a peek into the Alvear Palace Hotel - "the B&B" in BA!!  I am going to try their Sunday brunch which is a steal at $AR190 - about ...

... , like youīd find in central Paris. A trip around the market, a wander through the cemetery, and then it was off to the Alvear Palace hotel for afternoon tea - BsAsīs answer to Londonīs Ritz. Very very smart...   Day 5, and the icing on the ...

Tuesday 28th I rolled back into Buenos Aires ready for a week of sights and celebrations with a big crew of fellow travellers. I checked into an apartment that Ellie and I had booked for 3 days of R&R. Ellie arrived from New Zealand and we promptly ...

... back to our hotel and shower and get changed for lunch; posh frocks duly donned we walk through Recoleta to the Alvear Palace Hotel. I have had a recomednation to take lunch in La Borgogne restaurant which is part of the hotel. Unfortunately La Bourgogne ...

... , which boasts shopping that could rival 5th Avenue or Michigan Avenue. The hotels in this area - one of which is the Alvear Palace hotel - are REALLY ritzy. We walked around the Recoleta neighborhood, gearing our walk towards the Museo Nacional de Bellas ...

... del Pilar a Spanish style church was consecrated in 1732: baroque altar and wrought silver frontal. Plaza Intendente Alvear. University of Buenos Aires Law School is next door to the stainless steel and aluminium Floralis Generica or what is locally know ...

... guests about their quirky child Kate. I had a splendid 10 days with my parents. It all kicked off when I met them in the Alvear Palace Hotel and saw my roll away bed being rolled right into the space where my dad would normally do his work. Here is a ...

... Carrara marblemade. Felicitas Guerrero was a young and wealthy widow, considered by that time the most beautiful woman in Buenos Aires". (Story 9) In 1872, she was murdered by a cheated solicitor, Enrique Ocampo (uncle to writers Victoria and Silvina ...

... ! After we left the cemetery, I asked a girl (who I thought was a local) and her friend for directions to Alvear Palace Hotel, which is a very famous and prestigious hotel in the city. She, Jamie, turned out to be American--even funnier, from ...

... civil and calm. Anyways, I continued walking as I was on a mission.  I passed the Ralph Lauren store. Then the Alvear Palace Hotel, which is one of the city's most luxurious hotel.  Apparently its suites boast antique art, Egyptian linen, and ...

... city of Buenos Aires...3)the commemoration of the formation of the Republic of Argentina and..4)the commemoration of the federalisation of Buenos Aires, when the city formally separated from the Province of Buenos Aires. The beautiful Teatro Colon has the ...