Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
was featured in the award-winning movie
El hombre de al lado
(The Man Next Door;
2009). Reserve in advance for tours.
To catch La Plata's main sights, hop on the
Bus Turístico
( 429-5711;
www.buenosaires.tur.ar/busturistico
)
, a free open-roofed tourist bus that runs on
Saturday and Sunday afternoons, four times daily. Loops start and end in Plaza Moreno
and take one hour.
Sleeping
Hostel del Bosque
HOSTEL $
( 489-0236;
www.hosteldelbosque.com.ar
; Calle 54, No 460; dm AR$85-105, r AR$260; )
Superbly located within easy walking distance of all downtown attractions, this hostel in
a modern building block has tight four- to eight-bed dorms, friendly staff, a rooftop ter-
race and a great back patio garden with
parrilla
. Book ahead for the one en suite private
room.
Único Ecohostel
HOSTEL $
OFFLINE MAP
( 423-2626;
www.hostelunico.com
; Calle 4, No 565; dm AR$100-160, d AR$400-480; )
This gleaming modern hostel is conveniently located only a block from the bus station,
with air-con, bedside reading lamps and en suite bathrooms in all dorms, and ecofriendly
amenities including solar hot water. The downside? It's a bit sterile and institutional feel-
ing, the neighborhood isn't the greatest and the doubles are overpriced.
Catedral Hotel
HOTEL $
OFFLINE MAP
(
483-0091;
www.hcatedral.com.ar
;
Calle 49, No 965; s/d AR$250/380;
)
A simple but
well-run budget hotel, just two blocks west of the cathedral plaza.
Benevento Hotel
HOTEL $$$
( 423-7721;
www.hotelbenevento.com.ar
; Calle 2, No 645; s AR$384-500, d AR$500-630;
)
This charmingly renovated hotel just a few blocks from the bus station offers beauti-
ful rooms with high ceilings and cable TV. Most have wood floors, plus balconies over-
looking the busy street; top-floor rooms are the most modern and sport views.