Advantages: Friendly staff, clean rooms
Disadvantages: Small lift, awful scrambled eggs

The Kempinski Hotel is ideally located in the centre of Buenos Aires. You are within walking distance of numerous cafes, restaurants, shops, the metro, bus stops and many of the main attractions. It is a small boutique hotel with friendly, competent st ... Read review

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Good review, sounds like a nice place x by just.bcoz

great review by techno_man_37

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Advantages: close to center-like many other hotels
Disadvantages: many

We are from Barcelona,Spain so there is no confusion with languages or misinterpretations. We arrived night of Dec.31st. Because staff was celebrating they paid minimum attention to us. The room was tiny-hardly enough space for the double bed and suitc ... Read review

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Welcome to the site I hope to see more reviews from you soon. Nan by BIG_NANNA

welcome to ciao, more detail is needed to get you a better rating, i agree with dharma comment, just browse around and look and read at other peoples reviews to get a better idea, good luck and keep up the good work, Lisa by AngelEyes76

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Advantages: Cheap and plenty to see
Disadvantages: Taxi rides and can be dirty in some places

We spent 6 days in the city in September 2006. Our daughter had been there for 3 months, so it was a help having someone to speak Spanish. It is essential to learn some basic Spanish before you get to South America. She was staying in the San Telmo ar ... Read review

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Sorry but your review needs a lot more info for a higher rating. Let me know if you edit it and i will gladly re-read it. by Hollie25

Sorry but it needs a lot more info for a higher rating. by donf18

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Viva Evita
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Advantages: Must see site with great tour and super cafe, cheap performances
Disadvantages: You can't take photos inside, tours only run twice a day

In a five day visit to BsAs this was definitely the highlight. Location It is easy to get to, located just off the main street that runs through BsAs Tour I took the English language tour which costs the equivalent of about 2 pounds and lasts f ... Read review

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Hi and welcome to ciao.sorry for the low rateing but your review needs alot more added for a higher rate,if you add to your review and its improved i will gladly rerate it for you,check out some of the othere reviewers on the site and check out there reviews for a few ideas for your own reviews.phil by FUTURENOIR

Sounds pleasant, a little more detail would have been nice ; ) by darren1982

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Advantages: amazing old town feeling
Disadvantages: some areas not the best at night

Instead of doing the touristy San Telmo sunday fair, see this amazing neighborhood with someone who actually lives there!!! I had the great fortune of finding CICERONES, a non-profit organization that matches visitors with local residents who volunteer ... Read review

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Welcome to Ciao! A bit more info about the walk and the area would get higher rates. by Essexgirl2006

Welcome to Ciao, sorry about the low rate but a lot more information is required for the higher rates. If you edit it let me know and I'll re-rate for you. :-) by snake_plissken

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Advantages: a fabulous district to visit
Disadvantages: all tourists agree

Buenos Aires is a chic cosmopolitan city that bristles with sensual elegance - a place of smoke-filled tango halls, wide leafy boulevards and street art of a myriad of genres. The city is divided into districts, or barrios, each with an individual style ... Read review

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Absolutely fascinating! A great piece of writing. Fiona by fizzytom

I was in Buenos Aires quite a few years ago now and I never even thought of going to this place. I'll have to go back now! by Nazuku

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Advantages: Good food, lots of history, lovely setting, easy access
Disadvantages: Very touristy. Food quality a bit inconsistent for the price

This has to be one of the must-go places in Buenos Aires. I went to it on my last day and I have to say that it did not disappoint. There are lots of things that make this an easy, ideal and interesting restaurant/cafe to visit. GETTING THERE: Located ... Read review

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Liked your review and the subject... would like to go there Lois by Writing321

Well written review. by droniee

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Advantages: Colourful, full of souvenir shops, touristy
Disadvantages: Part worth seeing is v. small. Tourist trap

BACKGROUND:La Boca means 'the mouth' and that refers to the mouth of the Riachuelo River. This was BsAs first natural port. The dock facilities of Darsena Sur lie nearby. In the latter part of the 19th century, immigrants settled the area, especially Ital ... Read review

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A fair review. Chris by melodysparks

I would love to go x by kittyfluff

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Advantages: Beautiful cemetery. Key place to visit in Buenos Aires
Disadvantages: Not great if you do not like Cemeteries. Public transport access is not great

...a trip to the famous Cemetery of Recoleta. Background about the district ('barrio') of Recoleta In the 1870's, a yellow-fever epidemic sent many of the cities elite from their comfortable lodgings of ... Read review

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I love this type of thing - does that make me strange, good review - Belinda by belfin

Super review. I have seen pictures and clips of documentary film and the place looks interesting. Chris by melodysparks

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Advantages: Cheap, cheap, cheap
Disadvantages: Dirty and chaotic

I had high expectations of B.A. and I was a little disappointed. It is a very cheap place to stay (as is all of Argentina for the time being), but unfortunately it is cheap, dirty and chaotic rather than cheap and charming. There are many very good re ... Read review

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Not sure I'd like this! by j3ssica

A big disappointment. I will not plat a visit here. Welcome to Ciao. Maureen by MAFARRIMOND

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Advantages: The best meat in the world!
Disadvantages: You may need a laxative after all that red meat!

Restaurants in Buenos Aires. If you go to Argentina, you know that the word vegetarian is unknown in there. so lets face it, you must try meat, so taste, so mmmmm... so here are a few tips, if you are near Recoleta visiting Evita's (Eva Peron) grave ... Read review

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Brings back all the memories by bergmcberg

You seem to be well traveled.. I never been to Argentina, but does and Argentinian restauraunt count, lovely kangaroo meat.. Cheers Dave by fun2night4us

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Advantages: Classy, cultural and (at the moment) cheap.
Disadvantages: The current economic situation continues to plague the nations spirit.

Argentina's capital conjures up romantic notions borne out of its reputation as the 'Paris of the South'. Sultry evenings spent in a grand ballroom filled with the impeccably dressed engaged in intricate tango moves while champagne flows Amazon like. The ... Read review

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Great review. Off to BA next year, so trying to find out as much informationn as possible! by fryera2

Excellent review, thorough and full of detail. Vic by VC81

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Advantages: Lively city, Good restaurants and bars, plenty to see
Disadvantages: Hold onto your hats when taking a cab!

...Argentina, then a stop in Buenos Aires should definitely be on your itinerary. This vibrant city has the look and feel of a Spanish city though retains its sense of South American location. ... Read review

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Advantages: All the meat you can eat
Disadvantages: Cloting and electrical goods on the expensive side

Buenos Aires is a shoppers paradise, there are streets and streets full of shops with little of the repetitive chain store influences we are so used to at home. There's even a Harrods department store, even if it's not quite the same thing. Womens cloth ... Read review

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More general info about the city needed for a higher rating. by VC81

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Advantages: All the beef you can eat and no BSE
Disadvantages: Traffic, carefree disregard of road traffic laws by taxi drivers

Buenos Aires is a shoppers paradise, there are streets and streets full of shops with little of the repetitive chain store influences we are so used to at home. There's even a Harrods department store, even if it's not quite the same thing. Womens cloth ... Read review

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Very similar to your other review, including replicated sentences. by VC81

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