We stayed here on two occasions as it was the cheapest place I could find on the internet in Buenos Aires. The place is very run down with paint peeling off the walls and broken windows, except the ground floor which has been done up recently. It still manages to keep it's charm though, the building was very grand at one point. The young staff were great and the old guy with yellow hair chain smoking at night was hilarious. Theres a very basic kitchen you can use. Right in the middle of San Telmo near many good bars and parrillas and a supermarket round the corner. Do not stay in a room at the front as buses pull away from traffic lights making sleep impossible, ones to the rear are dead quiet though. Definitely for people who don't mind roughing it a bit. We liked it there as we didn't want to stay in a party hostel and this was cheaper! more