Catalinas Suites

from EZE you may take "Manuel Tienda Leon" shuttle @55 peso to Sheraton hotel and then walk to this Catalina Suites nearby, much cheaper than taxi @160 peso. But no one knew that when I was at the airport. I was directed to the Bus#8, which took me to a spot dozens of blocks away after 2 hours zigzag way throughout the city. worse than that, when i walked to the hotel via the street where the hotel is located, i was attacked by a couple of aggressive thieves who approached me pretending to clean the dirt they threw upon me from behind, i knew this old trick so that just tried to walk away from them but still too late. my money was all gone after i struggled out of them and found it later. bad to have such an experience, isn't it! the street where the hotel is located is a bit desolated and dirty. I don't recommend to walk over there. the hotel staff is nice and helpful. they helped me exchange some bucks after i discovered the situation otherwise i didn't know how to deal with it in the later afternoon at that time.

from EZE you may take "Manuel Tienda Leon" shuttle @55 peso to Sheraton hotel and then walk to this Catalina Suites nearby, much cheaper than taxi @160 peso. But no one knew that when I was at the airport. I was directed to the Bus#8, which took me to a spot dozens of blocks away after 2 hours zigzag way throughout the city. worse than that, when i walked to the hotel via the street where the hotel is located, i was attacked by a couple of aggressive thieves who approached me pretending to clean the dirt they threw upon me from behind, i knew this old trick so that just tried to walk away from them but still too late. my money was all gone after i struggled out of them and found it later. bad to have such an experience, isn't it! the street where the hotel is located is a bit desolated and dirty. I don't recommend to walk over there. the hotel staff is nice and helpful. they helped me exchange some bucks after i discovered the situation otherwise i didn't know how to deal with it in the later afternoon at that time.

Pretty good overall experience. The hotel is old and requires renovation - it felt like I was staying in the a 1960s hotel. But rooms were clean, internet was fast, and location was excellent.

I booked on the internet not knowing what to expect. When I arrived the reception was very efficient friendly and organised. The room was simple and straightforward but I was not looking for anything else.It was located at the front overlooking the street and I thought it might be noisy. It was not. I was not disturbed during the night. The same with the bathroom, perhaps a little tired in appearance but there was a good supply of hot water and a good shower. Breakfast was a buffet well presented and plenty to eat. Location is subjective. It suited me as i was visiting the city and happy to walk round. taxis too are very cheap to get you to other areas. To me it was excellent value for money. My son who I was meeting up with in B A thought the room was good for the money. He was backpackig and staying in a hostel elsewhere in the city.checkout again was efficient and friendly. I would stay there again.

This is an old hotel in a very central area. The road outside has a lot of rubbish, but the lobby is clean and the staff welcoming and helpful. The rooms are old-fashioned and worn, but reasonably clean, and one of the ancient lifts didn't work. The breakfast was OK, although when we came down there were plenty of empty tables, but not one with a clean table-cloth; staff were almost invisible during breakfast, and when we found someone to point out that the coffee urn was empty, it was taken away and never returned. So far, so acceptable (just) for a budget hotel. But the big problem was the noise. On the far end of the hotel, away from the entrance, the rooms overlook a roof-top night club. Very loud music started at midnight on Friday night, and got steadily louder until 6.00 am. The staff refused to find another room, so we checked out and found somewhere else for our last night in BA. Definitely to be avoided at weekends, unless you are planning to be up all night or go to the night club.

This hotel is reasonably near the heart of El Centro in Buenos Aires, just a couple blocks from the Florida (several blocks of pedestrian-only street with lots of shops) and 2 blocks from the Subte (subway system). Plaza del Mayo and Retiro are within easy walking range. So the location works well. My room was equipped with a kitchenette, which included a small stove, refrigerator, and some plates and utensils. Very workable. There is a small balcony (at least for those rooms facing the street -- I'm not sure about the rest). Now the downside: I didn't think it was possible for a place to be noisier than my first apartment. This place puts my first apartment to shame. The diesel engines of the buses going up and down the street resonate in the room, as does the loud music from the neighbors. Granted, this is a very urban area, so it is not unexpected. But if you're after peace and quiet in a hotel, this is not your place. The staff was very courteous and helpful (albeit you will need to know at least some Spanish).

The hotel was very well situated and was within walking distance of everything I wanted to see. However, the hotel is a bit older and the rooms are in need of some renovation. The carpets, beds, bathroom fixtures were all showing some wear. For the most part, it was well cared for even if everything was new. I do have two criticisms. First, the carpets were dirty and were in need of being cleaned. Second off, they have old, rickety "cage style" elevators and quite often other guests would forget to close the door all the way when they got out. When this happened, I had to climb the stairs to wherever the elevator was stuck. All in all, I might stay again as long as I wasn't traveling with my family.

This older hotel is located on Tucuman, in El Centro, the main business district. The room was larger than most similar hotels as it had a kitchen/dining area, and it was rented as a suite. If you like older, Buenos Aires charm, this place has it. The breakfast was fairly good. The lobby is inviting. Antique elevators that actually worked fine, but small. It is close to the Reconquista Ave restaurant, pub district. Staff pretty helpful. For value, this is a good hotel to stay it if you are on a budget.

The location was superb! Also, the front desk was very helpful in terms of arranging things for us.

Catalina suites is more like an apartel but does not have the amenities that they say they do, like a mini-refrigerator, ice maker or indoor pool. They gave us a choice between 2 full size beds or a queen size bed and I chose a queen size bed. When I got to my room, I didn't realize the queen size bed was two full size bed put together. If your in the middle, you feel like falling in the gap. The place was also noisy inside and outside. Although they say breakfast included, it was always the same thing day in/day out. Overall, we were not satisfied.