We booked the "Lino" room for three nights. It´s on the ground floor, next to the front desk and faced to the street - so yes, there is some noise in the morning, but it´s not that terrible and didn´t keep us from sleeping well. The room is nice, huge bed, old stylish furniture, wooden floor. The whole house is very charming. The bathroom, on the other hand, is old and tiny - two people can´t brush the teeth at the same time, for example.
I was very pleased in our first morning, when we went to the dining room to have breakfast. Juice, fruit salad, yogurt, cereal, different kinds of bread, dulce de leche, jellies... everything was delicious. And beautifully set on the table with antique white dishware, silverware and linen napkins! I´ve never seen this in a bed and breakfast.
Lucila, from the B&B staff, was very kind and helped us plan our short stay in Buenos Aires.
La otra orilla is a wonderful place to stay in Palermo.

I stayed at La Otra Orilla a couple of months ago when I went to BA for a friend's wedding. The place was somewhere between a bed & breakfast and boutique hotel: not ultra-cool like Faena, nor sterile and cramped like so many supposedly hip boutique hotels. It was well decorated in a comfortable way, a mix of period and modern, full of warm touches without a trace of the florally, frilly, flouncy details that I abhor about so many bed & breakfasts. The experience was like a stay at a stylish friend's townhouse.

I stayed in the Violeta room on the first floor (second for Americans), which overlooked the street. The room had tall ceilings, a comfortable double bed with crisp white linen, an armoir, a small desk and chair, as well as a wicker chair for reading. Certainly enough space for me to spread out with my suitcase and shopping bags. Even two people would not have felt cramped. My least favourite aspect was the ensuite bathroom, as it look sloppily installed, but it was clean, with fluffy white towels and small window to the sky.

Breakfast consisted of chopped fresh fruit, yoghurt, toast, ham, cheese, jam, juices, tea & coffee, which was laid out on a side table in the period dining room with a large table. The perfect setting for guests to meet and chat. Given the beautiful weather, I could also have chosen to take my breakfast in the open-air courtyard connected to the dining room, where there was a wrought-iron table covered with a white linen table cloth.

Staff were warm and helpful, and there was someone available at the front desk around the clock. One definite plus was the computer room with internet access. Overall, the stay was fantastic. The only downsides were that you could hear a lot through the walls (not an ideal place for light sleepers) and the rooms did not have telephones (you could buy calling cards at the front desk).

La Otra Orilla is situated in a safe neighborhood just a few blocks from Av. Honduras, El Salvador, etc. in Palermo Soho, where you find numerous boutiques selling hip clothing by local designers along with cool cafes and restaurants full of 20 & 30 something year olds, both locals and tourists. I highly recommend this place and plan to stay there the next time I visit BA.

We spent 5 nights at Otra Orilla in late April and found it average and want you would expect from a traditional B&B. It was definitely not as we expected from reading user reviews. Initially we booked a mid-level room but found it too noisy facing the street and not as goood as the web pictures portrayed it. We then upgraded to the suite and found it excellent. The front desk was super in helping with taxis and dinner reservationns. We were a little disappointed with the breakfast. Some food was put out but if you came late you ended up withh whatever was left oover and no staff available to replenish foods or ask us what we needed. The locationn just a few blocks from Palermo restauranty and shopping was quite nice.

ditto the praise already up... just wanted to add that when meeting others who we met travelling in b.a., most were not so pleased with their accomodation (at some fancy popular boutique hotels which were also more expensive). finally, the people who work here are also extremely helpful with everything and also add to this place feeling so welcoming! stay here!