Alvear Palace Hotel

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located on Avenida Alvear at the corner of Ayacucho Street, in the heart of the Recoleta district.

Alvear Palace HotelBuenos Aires, Argentina

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Practical information

Address: Alvear Palace Hotel
Avenida Alvear 1891
C1129AAA Buenos Aires
Argentina
Telephone: +54 11 4808 2100
Official website: www.alvearpalace.com
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207 rooms and suites, furnished in period styles from Louis XIV to First Empire.
L’Orangerie restaurant, the Alvear Grill, the Lobby Bar and the Alvear Roof Bar.
Spa and fitness centre with a heated pool on the 11th floor, and ten function rooms for 10 to 400 guests.
Located on Avenida Alvear at the corner of Ayacucho Street, in the heart of the Recoleta district.

10 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1920s
Physician Rafael de Miero, inspired by his travels in France, launches a French-style luxury hotel on the site of the first British consulate.
3 September 1932
After a decade of works led by architects Valentín Brodsky and Estanislao Pirovano, the hotel opens with 191 rooms, in the presence of President Agustín P. Justo.
1940s
The hotel expands onto the site of a neighbouring mansion on Avenida Alvear.
1970
Under new owner Baron Andreas von Wernitz Salm-Kyrburg, the hotel declines; most rooms are sold to private owners before insolvency.
1976
Tango lyricist Horacio Ferrer moves into an eighth-floor apartment, where he lives until his death in 2014.
1984
Businessman David Sutton Dabbah buys the hotel and his group restores it.
4 May 1992
Roxette record “Here Comes the Weekend” and “So Far Away” in room 603.
1997
For Emperor Akihito’s visit, his suite is decorated with marine motifs and fitted with aquariums.
2003
The facade’s original Paris-stone render is uncovered, and the city declares the building part of its historic heritage.
September 2021
The hotel reopens after a 17-month restoration, with 207 rooms.