Tribeca Buenos Aires Apt is a wonderful property located in Centro BA. My room was relatively quiet and very large with what must have been 15ft ceilings and equipped with a new LCD TV. My bed was king size and quite comfortable. The bath was equipped with toilet, bath/shower and bidet. I was delighted to see that the electrical outlets could accommodate both local standard 220v plugs AND US standard 110v which was super convenient. My room also had a microwave oven and small refrigerator. Another great thing was that the maids did not come to clean up and make the bed until the afternoon, so I was never annoyed by them knocking on my door in the morning like maids do here in the US. I booked the room through Skoosh.com a UK-based online booking site and I paid about US$65/night total, incl taxes.
The hotel staff was very accommodating, but, be advised that only the desk clerks speak English, so if you are like me and don’t speak any Spanish, you’ll have to get creative by using your hands and facial expressions to be understood. My stay included a self serve free breakfast, 6:00am – 10:00 am, of pastries, ham (cold cut), cheese, strong coffee and tea. The restaurant is open until late in the evening, but I didn’t have any other meals besides breakfast, so, I really can’t comment on the food. There is a computer in one section of the restaurant where you can check your email or surf the web for free.
The front desk will exchange $US100 dollar bills for pesos at current bank rates which was awesome. There are many good restaurants within a few blocks of the Tribeca where you can have breakfast, lunch or dinner. Overall, restaurant prices make dining a steal in BA. There are also several good grocery stores within walking distance from the hotel and the desk clerks will tell you where they are.
The neighborhood is fine…very busy….lots of cars and pedestrians during the daylight hours and safe at night for walking to restaurants for dinner. There are also several other hotels right around the Tribeca which look to be OK. Keep in mind that people in BA begin dining at around 10:00 pm.
It seems that each neighborhood specializes in certain types of businesses. For example, in San Telmo, it was Antiques Stores, in another area, it was textiles and fabrics. In the neighborhood where the Tribeca is located, there are many musical instrument stores which, to me, was cool.
I highly recommend this hotel, but you must be careful when booking it because there are two Tribeca hotels owned by the same company, one 4-star and the other 2-star and both are on the same street, Bartolomo Mitre, but at different addresses and several miles apart. My cab driver brought me to the 2-Starr hotel by mistake and what was amazing to me was that the Desk Clerk didn’t catch it. She actually checked me in. After traveling for 14 hrs, I just wanted to sleep, so I did not question her. I figured that this was a classic ‘bait and switch’ and had planned to start screaming after a good rest and shower. Fortunately I did not have to- they called me later that afternoon and said that a terrible mistake had been made. They even paid for my taxi to the 4-star. Don't worry, you will know that you are at the wrong hotel if it does not look like the pictures in this Trip Advisor listing.
OVERALL, A GREAT STAY IN A GREAT CITY.
