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double room per
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if included), taxes,
and extra charges.
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Budget Hotels & Hostels
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Goya Hotel
airy Spanish patio.
Rooms are tasteful and
clean. There is a garden
terrace.
d
Map E2
• Avda.
de Mayo 861, Monserrat
• 4345-2020 • www.hhis
pano.com.ar • $$
%
Hostel Inn
rooms - within an
elegant 1930s home.
There is a roof terrace,
with living, kitchen, and
dining spaces. d
Map K3
• Charcas 4422, Palermo
Viejo • 4774-8783 • www.
casajardinba.com.ar • $
The pick of down-
town budget hotels, the
Goya's best feature is its
top floor featuring a
terrace with city views,
breakfast bar, and three
suites. Lower floors have
comfortable rooms with
hydromassage baths. All
have cable TV and are
Wi-Fi or broadband
enabled. d
Map Q5
• Suipacha 748, Microcentro
• 4322-9269 • www.
goyahotel.com.ar • $
Tango City
Set in an old San Telmo
townhouse, this lively
hostel has mixed and
single-sex dorms, dou-
bles, quadruples, plus
book-exchange, laundry,
and in-house travel
agency. Best of all is a
grungy basement bar
with pool table, Internet,
and very long happy
hours.
d
Map
E3
• Piedras
680, San Telmo • 4300-5776
• www.hostel-inn.com • $
*
Palermo Soho
Hostel
Located in Palermo's
trendy shopping zone,
this hostel has more
doubles than dorms,
making it ideal for the
backpacking couple.
Chill-out spaces include
a terrace, a lounge, and a
pleasant balcony.
d
Map
J2
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Hostel Carlos de
Gardel
This lively, friendly hostel,
located in a historic house
in San Telmo, has two air-
conditioned dorms and
eleven private rooms.
Fully-equipped apart-
ments are also available
for rent. d
Map F3
• Carlos Calvo 579, San
Telmo • 4307-2606 • www.
hostelcarlosgardel.com • $
• Nicaragua 4728
• 4833-0151 • www.paler
mosohohostel.com.ar • $
(
Milhouse
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Ostinatto Buenos
This is the city's party
hostel. Activities include
nightly drinking games,
pool tournaments, and
nightclub visits. It has a
patio and roof-terrace. d
Map E2
Aires Hostel
Ostinatto features a
resto-bar, bijou wine
cellar with own label, and
free yoga and tango
classes. The building's
hamster-cage design
links dorms, doubles with
private bathroom, loft
apartment, and
communal roof-terrace
with criss-crossing
walkways. Lockers and
laundry service are
provided. d
Map F3
• Chile 680, San Telmo
• 4362-9639 • www.
ostinatto.com.ar • $
£
Hotel del Prado
• Hipólito Yrigoyen
959, Monserrat • 4345-
9604 • www.milhouse
hostel.com • $
)
V&S Hostel
A 1930s building
entered via a marble
stairway, the Prado is a
good choice. Inviting,
clean rooms have cable
TV, ceiling fans, and are
Wi-Fi-enabled; back
rooms are quieter. Close
to the subway and main
bus routes.
d
Map M5
• Paraguay 2385, Barrio
Norte • 4961-1192 • www.
hotedelprado-ba.com.ar • $
$
Gran Hotel
Occupying a beautiful
1910 building with wind-
ing stairway and an
antique elevator, V&S is a
calm oasis amidst the
madness of downtown.
There are dorms, dou-
bles, quadruples, a patio
a lounge, and a small
library. Spanish and tango
classes are available.
d
Map Q5
• Viamonte 887,
Microcentro • 4322-0994
• www.hostelclub.com • $
&
Casa Jardín
This quiet Palermo
hostel has five rooms -
two single-sex dorms
with 4-5 beds, plus
single, double, and triple
Hispano
This gem of a hotel is a
Belle Époque building
with two floors and an
11 7
Most of the budget hotels and hostels do not have air-
conditioning, disabled access, or accept credit cards.
