We read in a previous review that the Four Seasons aims to treat celebrities like ordinary people and ordinary people like celebrities - and they certainly made my wife and I feel very special indeed, so I guess we must be ordinary people.

We travel extensively on business staying in 4/5 start standard hotels and have become somewhat critical, to the extend that our (grown up) children grown as we complain yet again about the short comings of one luxury hotel or another.

The care, attention and service we received at this hotel during a four night stay was quite exceptional. How do all the concierge and reception staff know our names?

The junior suite we had was exactly as pictured on their website. All the fixtures and fittings were pristine and worked - except for the WiFi internet access.

This was a complete pain and they told me that they were in the process of changing their supplier again, so maybe it is fixed by now.

My wife was not feeling well when we checked in and we later found a teddy bear with a nurses hat in our room (for us to take away) with a note wishing her a speedy recovery.

We arrived well before check-in time and they were full so we were offered a complementary breakfast while we waited for the room.

It's not cheap but, in my view, excellent value and we'll go again.

My husband and I stayed here in Sept. for 6 nights- there was a package where we got 2 free nights, breakfast included- directly through Four Seasons. It was a great deal. The hotel is absolutely beautiful and in a great area of Buenos Aires. It is a quick and very cheap taxi ride away from the main spots. My husband and I have stayed at very nice hotels before but have never been made to feel so pampered, in a subtle way. The service was really outstanding. The rooms and bathrooms are very large. I would recommend this hotel to anyone and definitely hope to return.

This lovely property is in a wonderful, quiet, and excellent location within 1 block of many well-known restaurants and exclusive shops. (Much like upper Madison Avenue in NYC) Although it is not near a train, cabs are always available and very cheap. Our average taxi ride, lasting 10-15 minutes, was less than $3.00. Everyone who works at the Four Seasons treats you like you are their only guest. The conceirge began working with us via e-mail before we left on our holiday, suggesting tours and making arrangments. All of her suggestions where perfect. The rooms are large and nicely furnished and the bathrooms are soothing and have every amenity you need including plush robes and comfy slippers. The business office has 4 working computers with flexible hours and there are helpful assistants at all times. The restaurant was delicious and so reasonable. A complete dinner with wine for 4 adults was under $80 and I highly recommend it. Be sure to take the breakfast package...it is worth the extra dollars and everything is yummy.

One word of caution.... since almost everything is in local currency, we assumed the valet/laundry service was, as well. I believe it does state "American dollars," but we must have missed it. We sent a lot of clothes to the valet/laundry service because the prices looked so inexpensive. To our great surprise, instead of a $33.00 bill, our final valet bill was almost $100.00! That was a shocker. There are local cleaners that are much more reasonable, I am sure!

The spa was a real treat, but book WAY in advance...it was pricey (also in American $$) but wonderful.

Don't miss a chance to stay here...it is so worth the extra money you will spend verses somewhere like the Sheraton or Marriott.

Have fun!! :)

I've waited over a year after my stay to write a more objective review. The hotel is well situated at the edge of the Recoleta District near highway. There was construction under way during our stay. We reserved and paid for a deluxe room, but were assigned a standard un-renovated room eye and ear level with the nearby highway. When I complained about the room assigned, they agreed to move my wife and me to a deluxe room on a higher floor on the second day. Suprisingly, when I showed manager my written reservation and rate for the deluxe room, he stated that most rooms are the same configuration. Then why pay more for a deluxe room, I asked. No reply.

The climate system was not great. Rooms, even in April, got stuffy. You can't really sleep with window open since you'll hear the highway noise. Room size avarage FS. Bathroom very clean, but slightly dated, even with renovation. Bed was comfortable with nice sheets and pillows.

Front desk staff very proper but stiff. On the other hand, the maintanance man and housekeeping staff were incredibly attentive and nice. Housekeepers always kept rooms in perfect order with all amenities replenished.

Room service [the one time we used it] was prompt and person cordial.

Suggetion, tip the housekeeping staff for a more pleasant stay. The made absolutely sure that my wife had everything she needed [and she does not speak spanish].

The hotel has new and old wings. The older wing provides a nice seating area. But it appears to be used more for parties and to facilitate the suites therein. The breakfast served in hotel was extremely avarage, certainly not FS quality. The restaurant however, had a very nice club feel.

During our stay, the hotel was occupied primarily by Americans and other business persons. Which may explain why they penny pinch you to death. Everything costs exorbinant amounts by BA standards [and USA standards].

Again, location is okay at best. The new Park Hyatt is certainly in a better location off of Posadas. The Alvear Palace is in even a better location, but it looked tired and old [and is sometime way too expensive]. We visited someon in the Ceasar Park, and it seemed nice. May try CP or Park Hyatt next time.

If you're in BA, try food at Cafe Munich near the Recoleta Cemetery. Good food, and great crowd [mostly older BA residents].

Catastrophe upon check out. We had a 10pm flight back to USA. We checked out at 5pm and went to gather our passports and valuables from hotel safety deposit box. Key was nowhere to be found. Was informed that it would cost US$100 to drill open. Under the circumstances, and with no options, I said fine I'll pay, even though to this day, I do not think I was provided with a key to the the box [stupid of me I know, but its the truth]. Front office person said that they had to drill a box open at least once a week and they would have the box open in 5 minutes.

The same maintanance man that fixed our first room went into the office and for the next two & half hours sweated away trying to open box. When I say he sweated, I mean real sweat. He must have broken 5 drill bits and wore no gloves or eyewear to protect himself from the metal shards. Finally, at almost 8 pm he got box open with the help of one of the front door men. The front desk staff was sweating bullets throughout. I tipped the maintanance man and front door man $50 each and left for airport to make flight. We luckily made the flight, and got through a horrendous security line, with minutes to spare.

In all, I do not think that the the FS BA is worth the money. There are better choices in and out of the Recoleta District.