Overall: Very comfortable and tasteful with great service; we used the Sofitel as our base to explore Buenos Aires on a recent one week vacation. Atmosphere was a nice mix of tourists and business people.
Room: We stayed in two different rooms over the course of a several night stay -- both were standard rooms. Of the hotel's standard rooms, the larger rooms with king beds are on lower floors and darker without views; smaller rooms with queen beds are on higher floors with much more light. We preferred the higher floor room even though it was smaller because of the views/light and the fact that we were one of only 4 rooms on the floor; it felt somewhat like a private apartment. The bathrooms were quite nice with separate bath and shower (although shower area was small by US standards). Roger & Gallet products were heavily scented (not our taste). Great beds, clean, quiet. Satellite TV (tube TV in our lower floor room and LCD in our higher floor room).
Service: Professional, very helpful, especially fantastic concierges who were well-informed and had good recommendations which seemed consistent with those of other travelers and friends. We talked to them for recommendations on restaurants and a tango show, as well as transportation options to different neighborhoods we planned on exploring.
Location: The hotel feels nicely tucked away on the small street, across from some small art galleries. Central location, close to subte (subway), walking distance from some nice restaurants, easy to get radio taxis called by the hotel. It had the feel of staying in an intimate, nice neighborhood rather than a tourist location.
Fitness center: Just one treadmill and one bike along with some weights and exercise mats. Not great but serviceable. TV in corner (no personal screens or headsets). Small pool. Overwhelming scented vanilla candle smell when you enter the floor.
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Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene