Top 25 Hotels | T+L 500 2009
Photo: Courtesy of Alvear Palace Hotel
#11
Alvear Palace Hotel (92.44)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The grande dame of South American luxury hotels: a 1932 palace in the heart of the Recoleta, with an old-world feel and up-to-the-minute extras, like La Prairie spa treatments.
Stats: 200 rooms; 2 restaurants; 1 bar.
Rooms to Book: Palace Premier rooms 801, 802, 816, 817, 820, and 920, for the best views and hydromassage bathtubs.
Insider Tip: Avant-garde chocolates in such flavors as curry and cardamom at the new Art Deco Cigar Bar.
Cost: Doubles from $443.
For more details on this hotel, please visit T+L’s hotel guide
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