The Libertador was my hotel of choice for my first-ever stay in Buenos Aires; at the time of booking they had a special on for $150 USD/night, including free buffet breakfast and in-room internet.

As it was my first visit to Argentina I also booked a driver to meet me at the airport and take me to the hotel, for $170 ARP -- it wasn't really necessary as you can easily book a Remis in the arrivals hall, but it's always nice to arrive in an exotic destination and have someone holding up a sign with your name on it!

The best thing the Libertador has got going for is the location. The Florida Street promenade is literally a block away from the hotel's front door. Oddly, the newer Sheraton Convention Centre is pretty close by as well -- I'd probably stay there if I'm lucky enough to visit BA again, but for first-timers the Libertador is right in the heart of the city's "Microcentro".

I'm happy to report that the elevator renovations I've read about elsewhere on TripAdvisor are now complete; wait times to get up to your room are negligible. The rooms themselves are another story, though -- I was originally booked in a refurbished room that wasn't yet ready upon my arrival. The one they gave me instead was a pretty run-down double, with a ratty carpet, ancient TV set and paper-thin door to the next room. I was able to change rooms later that evening, and got a bigger king bed with a newer TV. I never ending up seeing one of the newer rooms, but was happy with what I got.

The hotel internet is okay but not great. I certainly wouldn't call it high-speed -- I tried a video chat using Skype to someone back in Canada and the slow throughput crashed my laptop. For anything other than video it should be fine. Visitors to BA should note that there are lots of places to get free WiFi including many restaurants and even on the platform of every subway station!

The Libertador's other big letdown was it's breakfast. The hot food was so bad that I quickly gave up on it and concentrated on the excellent pastries instead. And the coffee was the kind of tasteless sludge you'd get at a bad truck stop.

To be fair, breakfast as we know it in North America isn't really part of the local culture -- many folks eat as late as midnight, especially on weekends, so starting the day off with a big hot meal isn't very common here. But the fact that there are so many excellent cafés literally on the hotel's doorstep should give you enough reason to skip the Libertador's breakfast and find a much better cup of morning coffee (and equally good pastries) elsewhere.

I had been trying to get to sleep in another hotel around the corner which was proving impossible due to busses going past and general traffic noise. I walked a few blocks and found this hotel which was on an even busier road but the rooms were well sound proofed and I slept like a king! Very nice room & concierge and guest services excelent pool! well worth the price paid.

I was inadvertantly booked into this hotel by my office (it was meant to be the other Sheraton). This property is fairly old and they were doing renovations at the time of my stay which involved shutting down 2 of the three lifts. Waiting for the lift to arrive was time consuming. I found all of the staff to be extremely helpful as I do not speak Spanish. The room was one of the unrenovated ones but nonetheless good; it was serviced daily and had a view over the back streets of Buenos Aires. The hotel provided a complementary bottle of wine, chocolates, a few nibbles and shoe shine service which was good. Internet access was in the room for laptops using an ethernet cable but this was expensive at 50 pesos per day. There was also a business centre on the ground floor which had cheaper internet. The gym and swimming pool on the top floor appeared to be unused and much of the equipment was dated.

A hotel buffet breakfast available at 40 pesos was adequate, but there are many good coffee shops open early nearby which have more atmosphere. There did not appear to be a restaurant in the hotel for evening meals which was not really a disadvantage as there are many options available outside the hotel. There is very good security with guards/police stationed permanently outside the lobby in addition to the doorman. The location of this hotel is outstanding being adjacent to Florida Ave (pedestrian shopping street), Gallerias Pacifica (shopping center), bureau de change and a pharmacy. All of the sights of Buenos Aries central city are within easy walking distance.

The Sheraton Libertador Hotel is a 3-4 star hotel located in downtown Buenos Aires, it is located in the Microcentro part of town, on Avenida Cordoba, exactly 1 block away from the Galleria Pacifico (one of B.A's most prestigious upscale malls) - also literally next door to the pedistrianized streets near the galleria.

Transportation options were good near the hotel. Taxis were readily available, and a subte station (San Martin) was about 4 blocks away about 5 minute walk toward the San Martin plaza. As many of the sites were not accessible by Subte, taxis and buses were the only other options, there were plenty of bus stations nearby to the hotel.

The rooms were standard Sheraton fare with well appointed rooms, flat panel TVs, in-room safes, high speed internet access (for a fee), and nice sized bathrooms. There was a refrigerator where you could store water, across the street was a 24 hour farmacity where you could get bottled water and snacks at any time of the day. As argentina runs on a mediterranean schedule, restaurants are open till 2-3 am frequently.

We had some check-in issues with the receptionist in the front, but the manager quickly addressed these issues, some of the staff in the front are not entirely customer service oriented while others were fabulous with one particular helping us book reservations to tango spots, etc.

While in B.A. be sure to check out the vibrant dining scene - there is a nice restaurant (esplendor) which is near the hotel with a great set lunch menu, very good high end modern argentinian cuisine, tons of great parilla places nearby as well, a wonderful authentic italian place was also nearby (though name is slipping).

we would stay again at this hotel if we were coming back.
rates are competitive, check the website frequently as rates will change constantly, we went in may which was fall and weather was great, people were friendly, and with the peso being weaker than the dollar the cost was very reasonable.