Buenos Aires, Argentina

Places to visit
What to do with Children in Tow

Although it may not seem that way at first, Buenos Aires is an extremely safe and child friendly city. There are many child-friendly eateries and lots of parks to explore. Porteños adore children; you are bound to get into some interesting conversations with the locals that never would have happened if not for your little ones. Keeping the kids busy for hours will not be difficult in Buenos Aires. A few suggestions for what you can do when travelling with the family:

Palermo gardens are perfect places for the kids, especially on weekends. Take a picnic, rent a ...

Boedo
La Boca
Microcentro
Other Places
Planetario de Galileo Galilei
Puerto Madero
Recoleta
The Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art
The Buenos Aires Zoo
The Cabildo
The famous Recoleta Cemetery
The majestic Teatro Colòn
The Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA)
The Palermo Gardens (Bosques de Palermo)
The Plaza Italia
The Plaza San Martín
The Reserva Ecológica Costanera
The Retiro barrio
The San Telmo district
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Hotels
Alvear Palace Hotel

Alvear Palace Hotel, Avenida Alvear 1891, 1129 Ciudad De Buenos Aires Telephone: 4808 2100 Website: www.alvearpalace.com This hotel is an exquisite combination of European Elegance and mod...

Arahaus hostel

Location: Calle Mexico 1482 (second floor), Congreso. Telephone: 4382 8375 This warm hostel is actually a converted apartment with nice comfortable rooms. It is centrally located in San Telmo...

Atlas Tower Hotel

Location: Av. Corrientes 1778, Buenos Aires. Telephone/Fax: 5217 9371 This hotel is excellently located on the famous Corrientes Avenue, in the heart of the commercial and cultural area of Bu...

BA City Residencial Hotel

BA City Residencial Hotel, Besares 1840, Nuñez Telephone: 4702 5823.      This unique Bed and Breakfast hotel is perfectly located close to the commercialized avenues...

Gecko Hostel

Location: Bonpland 2233, Buenos Aires. Telephone: 4771 0910 Website: http://geckohostel.minihostels.com/ This hostel is perfect for young travelers, students, backpackers, and those seeking t...

Hilton Buenos Aires

Location: Hilton Buenos Aires, Avenida Macacha Güemes 351, Buenos Aires, Telephone: 4891 0000 Fax: 4891 0001 Website: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/BUEHIHH-Hilton-Buenos-Aires/inde...

Hotel Bel Air

Hotel Bel Air, Arenales 1462 Telephone: 4021 4000 Fax: 54 11 4021-4070 Website: http://www.hotelbelair.com.ar/ There are 77 rooms in this hotel, eighteen of which are suites. Smoking a...

Hotel de Diseño

Hotel de Diseño, Marcelo T. de Alvear 1695, Tel: 5237 3100 Fax:  5237 3137 Website: http://www.designce.com. This new hotel is designed by the world renowned architect Ernesto Goransk...

Hotel Goya

Hotel Goya, Suipacha 748, Capital Federal Telephone: 4322 9269 Fax 4322 9311 Website: http://www.goyahotel.com.ar/ This three star family run hotel is an extremely comfortable, friendly pl...

Hotel NH Jousten

Location: Hotel NH Jousten, Avda. Corrientes, 280. Buenos Aires, Telephone: 43216750 Fax: 43216775 Website: www.nh-hotels.com This four star hotel is located in the heart of Buenos Aire...

Hotel Ñiken

Location: C/ 87 No 335 (entre 6 y 8), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Telephone: 2262 43 23 23 Fax: 2262 43 29 29 Website: http://www.hotelniken.com.ar/ This hotel is located in the heart of the be...

Kapaké

Location:  Paraguay 5570, Buenos Aires. Telephone: 4773 1150 Website: http://kapakepalermo.minihostels.com/ This brand-new hostel is located in the heart of the Palermo Hollywood neighbor...

Teresita B&B

This bed and breakfast offers guests comfortable and private cottages, each featuring their own bathrooms. Each cottage is fully air-conditioned, and offers two single beds. Included in the room rate ...

The Cocker

Location: Av Juan de Garay 458, San Telmo, Buenos Aires Telephone: 43628451 Website: http://www.thecocker.com This innovative guesthouse offers just four suites, and is perfect for guests wan...

Venite a Casa

Location: Venite a Casa!, Costa Rica 5791 Telephone: 4776 2380 Website: http://www.veniteacasahostel.com.ar This hostel has been open for over 25 years, but only recently started catering ...

Alvear Palace Hotel

Alvear Palace Hotel, Avenida Alvear 1891, 1129 Ciudad De Buenos Aires Telephone: 4808 2100 Website: www.alvearpalace.com This hotel is an exquisite combination of European Elegance and mod...

Hilton Buenos Aires

Location: Hilton Buenos Aires, Avenida Macacha Güemes 351, Buenos Aires, Telephone: 4891 0000 Fax: 4891 0001 Website: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/BUEHIHH-Hilton-Buenos-Aires/inde...

Hotel Bel Air

Hotel Bel Air, Arenales 1462 Telephone: 4021 4000 Fax: 54 11 4021-4070 Website: http://www.hotelbelair.com.ar/ There are 77 rooms in this hotel, eighteen of which are suites. Smoking a...

Hotel de Diseño

Hotel de Diseño, Marcelo T. de Alvear 1695, Tel: 5237 3100 Fax:  5237 3137 Website: http://www.designce.com. This new hotel is designed by the world renowned architect Ernesto Goransk...

Hotel NH Jousten

Location: Hotel NH Jousten, Avda. Corrientes, 280. Buenos Aires, Telephone: 43216750 Fax: 43216775 Website: www.nh-hotels.com This four star hotel is located in the heart of Buenos Aire...

Atlas Tower Hotel

Location: Av. Corrientes 1778, Buenos Aires. Telephone/Fax: 5217 9371 This hotel is excellently located on the famous Corrientes Avenue, in the heart of the commercial and cultural area of Bu...

BA City Residencial Hotel

BA City Residencial Hotel, Besares 1840, Nuñez Telephone: 4702 5823.      This unique Bed and Breakfast hotel is perfectly located close to the commercialized avenues...

Hotel Goya

Hotel Goya, Suipacha 748, Capital Federal Telephone: 4322 9269 Fax 4322 9311 Website: http://www.goyahotel.com.ar/ This three star family run hotel is an extremely comfortable, friendly pl...

Hotel Ñiken

Location: C/ 87 No 335 (entre 6 y 8), Necochea, Buenos Aires, Telephone: 2262 43 23 23 Fax: 2262 43 29 29 Website: http://www.hotelniken.com.ar/ This hotel is located in the heart of the be...

The Cocker

Location: Av Juan de Garay 458, San Telmo, Buenos Aires Telephone: 43628451 Website: http://www.thecocker.com This innovative guesthouse offers just four suites, and is perfect for guests wan...

Arahaus hostel

Location: Calle Mexico 1482 (second floor), Congreso. Telephone: 4382 8375 This warm hostel is actually a converted apartment with nice comfortable rooms. It is centrally located in San Telmo...

Gecko Hostel

Location: Bonpland 2233, Buenos Aires. Telephone: 4771 0910 Website: http://geckohostel.minihostels.com/ This hostel is perfect for young travelers, students, backpackers, and those seeking t...

Kapaké

Location:  Paraguay 5570, Buenos Aires. Telephone: 4773 1150 Website: http://kapakepalermo.minihostels.com/ This brand-new hostel is located in the heart of the Palermo Hollywood neighbor...

Teresita B&B

This bed and breakfast offers guests comfortable and private cottages, each featuring their own bathrooms. Each cottage is fully air-conditioned, and offers two single beds. Included in the room rate ...

Venite a Casa

Location: Venite a Casa!, Costa Rica 5791 Telephone: 4776 2380 Website: http://www.veniteacasahostel.com.ar This hostel has been open for over 25 years, but only recently started catering ...

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Restaurants
Al paso Restaurants

When you are exploring the city, you’ll realize there are many al paso (walk through) restaurants where your meal is meant to be eaten quick, standing up or at a bar. This is good if you are travellin...

Artemisia

If you are getting tired of all the meat on offer, don’t fret as there are some carefully hidden vegetarian places in Buenos Aires too! In the Palermo Viejo district, this little haven of home-cooked ...

Bar 6

A complete restaurant offering the highest quality meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the late hours, it is also a cocktail bar. The atmosphere is comfortable and the wait staff is quiet and ef...

Bo Bo

This is part of the Bo Bo hotel and a warm, inviting place to go for a relaxed dinner or lunch. Some Argentinian dishes are on offer, as well as some middle-eastern delights. Food is well prepared and...

Cabaña Las Lilas

An extremely upscale but proportionately (if surprisingly) comfortable place to eat. The specialty here is the steak and it’s not without reason that it is reputedly the ‘best place in Buenos Aires to...

Club Eros

Only open for dinner Club Eros is the sparsest you can get in the area. The venue is a place for sports practices in the daytime but at around 8:00pm the tables are set out. There is little in terms o...

El Farol

Go here to get the flavor of what a typical porteño likes to eat. There are large portions, lots of meat and some Spanish and Italian influences thrown in. The taste and quality of the food in El Faro...

Galerías Pacífico

The food courts in shopping malls can also be a cheap place to eat. At the Galerías Pacífico, you can find your everyday fast food, burgers, chicken and Asian food, but also some parilla places. ...

La Bourgogne

This classy restaurant is part of the Alvear Palace hotel and is one of the best in Buenos Aires. A French chef presides over the kitchen with skill and aplomb and there is a wide selection of dishes ...

La Pharmacie

Renovated from an old pharmacy, this restaurant is just the right combination of perfect atmosphere and perfect food. They prepare an excellent pizza but the vibe is such that you feel able to drop in...

La Vieja Rotisería

La Vieja Rotisería is the best place for cheap authentic Argentinian meat. The parilla café is very popular so be prepared to wade between the ranks of hungry porteños at lunchtime. Cuisine: Argent...

Primafila

This is a nice place to take your partner for some good food and classy enjoyment. The thin crust pizzas are famously excellent since they are baked in a brick-oven. They also serve many other dishes ...

Bar 6

A complete restaurant offering the highest quality meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In the late hours, it is also a cocktail bar. The atmosphere is comfortable and the wait staff is quiet and ef...

Cabaña Las Lilas

An extremely upscale but proportionately (if surprisingly) comfortable place to eat. The specialty here is the steak and it’s not without reason that it is reputedly the ‘best place in Buenos Aires to...

La Bourgogne

This classy restaurant is part of the Alvear Palace hotel and is one of the best in Buenos Aires. A French chef presides over the kitchen with skill and aplomb and there is a wide selection of dishes ...

Primafila

This is a nice place to take your partner for some good food and classy enjoyment. The thin crust pizzas are famously excellent since they are baked in a brick-oven. They also serve many other dishes ...

Artemisia

If you are getting tired of all the meat on offer, don’t fret as there are some carefully hidden vegetarian places in Buenos Aires too! In the Palermo Viejo district, this little haven of home-cooked ...

Bo Bo

This is part of the Bo Bo hotel and a warm, inviting place to go for a relaxed dinner or lunch. Some Argentinian dishes are on offer, as well as some middle-eastern delights. Food is well prepared and...

El Farol

Go here to get the flavor of what a typical porteño likes to eat. There are large portions, lots of meat and some Spanish and Italian influences thrown in. The taste and quality of the food in El Faro...

La Pharmacie

Renovated from an old pharmacy, this restaurant is just the right combination of perfect atmosphere and perfect food. They prepare an excellent pizza but the vibe is such that you feel able to drop in...

Al paso Restaurants

When you are exploring the city, you’ll realize there are many al paso (walk through) restaurants where your meal is meant to be eaten quick, standing up or at a bar. This is good if you are travellin...

Club Eros

Only open for dinner Club Eros is the sparsest you can get in the area. The venue is a place for sports practices in the daytime but at around 8:00pm the tables are set out. There is little in terms o...

Galerías Pacífico

The food courts in shopping malls can also be a cheap place to eat. At the Galerías Pacífico, you can find your everyday fast food, burgers, chicken and Asian food, but also some parilla places. ...

La Vieja Rotisería

La Vieja Rotisería is the best place for cheap authentic Argentinian meat. The parilla café is very popular so be prepared to wade between the ranks of hungry porteños at lunchtime. Cuisine: Argent...

Baraka

Offers fresh ingredients, no alcohol, the best patisserie in Palermo, and home style cooking. Open Tuesday to Saturday 9:00am to 9:00pm; Sun 10:30am to 9:00pm Cuisine: All types of food Addres...

Delhi Darbar

An Indian restaurant with delicious food from all parts of India. Go here to get some spiciness into your Buenos Aires diet. Cuisine: Indian Address: Viamonte 359 Telephone: 4894 0778  ...

Maktub

This is a middle-eastern restaurant with a quiet and charming interior in the las Canitas barrio. It specializes in takeaway, mostly, kebabs, falafel etc. the food is good and the staff are polite and...

Nefertiti

A middle-eastern restaurant inspired by Ancient Egyptian art and décor. Located in the San Telmo barrio, it makes excellent lunch and dinners. Cuisine: Middle-east Address: Humberto Primo 420 ...

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