Argentina's capital city, Buenos Aires offers a wealth of sights and activities. Visitors can watch live tango in the city's cafes and San Telmo district, watch an opera at the Teatro Colon, view colonial architecture throughout the city and see the government's official seat, La Casa Rosada, on the Avenida de Mayo. Visitors can also enjoy the city's vibrant nightlife and restaurant scene. By staying at a downtown hotel such as the Gran Hotel Hispano, visitors have easy access to Buenos Aires' many attractions.
The Gran Hotel Hispano has been in business since the 1950s, run by a family of Spanish heritage. Since its opening, the hotel has been completely refurbished.
The Gran Hotel Hispano is located in Buenos Aires' commercial downtown district. The hotel is situated on one of the city's most famous streets, Avenida de Mayo. This wide avenue is a mile long and connects two major squares, the Plaza de Mayo---home of La Casa Rosada and Metropolitan Cathedral---and the Congressional Plaza, which faces the Argentine Congress. Avenida de Mayo is lined with trees and features fine examples of neoclassical and art nouveau architecture. The hotel is opposite the Piedras subway station.
The hotel features colonial-style architecture. Hotel facilities include a fitness center, complimentary use of the computer, in-house laundry service, free luggage storage, free bottled water, parking, transfer service to the airport, a bar/coffee shop, indoor patio and garden courtyard. The hotel provides guests with a breakfast of tea, coffee, mate (traditional South American beverage) and croissants.
The Gran Hotel Hispano offers 60 guest rooms in a three-story building. All rooms are carpeted, en-suite and feature complimentary wireless Internet access, cable television, hairdryers, toiletries, telephones and safety deposit boxes. The hotel can also provide refrigerators, if requested.
Lonely Planet advises that the rooms at the front of the building are the biggest, and that those on the top floor receive the most light. Most rooms, the guide says, have double doors that open onto the patio's imitation-brick walls; only rooms at either end of the hotel have outside windows. Lonely Planet also advises that Gran Hotel Hispano is a popular hotel and recommends booking in advance.
