Palacio Duhau stands on Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, the city's most elegant residential and shopping street. The hotel joins two buildings: a palace from the 1930s, restored with care, and a modern building, with gardens and terraces between them and an art gallery below ground. Guests choose between the classic rooms of the palace and the more contemporary rooms of the newer wing. There are 165 rooms and suites, generous in size, with walk-in wardrobes and bathrooms with both bath and shower. Duhau Restaurante and Vinoteca cooks Argentine food over wood fire and keeps a strong wine list, Gioia Cocina Botánica serves Italian cooking at tables inside or on the terraces over the gardens, and afternoon tea is taken in Los Salones del Piano Nobile. The Oak Bar, panelled in old wood, is one of the city's classic places for a drink. Ahín Wellness & Spa offers massages and treatments, and there is a long indoor pool and a gym. The galleries, cafés and cemetery of Recoleta are close by, and the gardens make a calm retreat from the city.
- Nearest airport
- Ezeiza International Airport (EZE), 18 Miles / 29 Kilometres
- Rooms
- 165 rooms and suites
Insider tip Take a glass of Malbec on the garden terrace or in the Oak Bar; both are among the city's classic places for a drink.
Why I choose it It gives Buenos Aires a grand, quiet base in Recoleta, with gardens, a pool and some of the city's finest food and wine under one roof.
