2002-2004 WSG Reports

A few years ago I stayed at Hotel Cristoforo Colombo in Palermo. It's in a nice neighborhood and it's a 3 minute cab ride from Nuevo Estilo Boliche in Belgrano and a 10 minute cab ride to Recoleta and Madahos and all the other great mongering spots. I saw yesterday on travelocity.com that you can get a single for about U$30 and doubles for about U$100 and the doubles are suites with separate bedroom, living room, dining room and kitchen. The lobby is a huge, friendly type lobby with lots of places to lounge and the staff is very nice and friendly and English speaking. I remember that the rooms weren't huge but they were very comfortable and they have a huge, circular outdoor swimming pool. This place is around the corner from the American Embassador's house and is great if you're looking for someplace off the "beaten path". DownBA

my two-cents worth on hotels......Kempenski hotels are chica friendly, at least the Park Chateau. I don't remember a pool at any of these hotels...but I was not there during the summer so I was not looking. Cristoforo Columbo is a decent hotel in a very good location, near Plaza Italia....I have wondered if it is chica friendly? Stayed at the Claridge one time, but was not very happy...room needed updating and there were fleas in my sheets...Dazzler is the choice for bargain digs....and very chica friendly....

Down BA:

It is nice to see someone else mentioning outdoor pools. I would like to stay in a hotel with an outdoor pool. The one you mentioned, is it in the sun? Does anyone else know of good hotels where the pool is outdoor, in the sun, and open right now?

When in BA we stay at the Argenta Tower.

Long term the rate is about $35 US Breakfast included (but who is up that early)

Girl friendly and an outdoor pool on top.

Location is El Centro.

Juncal y Esmarelda

Mad Max out.

The Hilton in Puerto Madero has an excellent outdoor pool and a small cafe on the same floor. The pool is on one of the building's rooftops. A little breezy at times, but a nice view of many things in B.A.

Bunda, sorry, but I was there in very early Spring of 98, my first time in BA when I had the pleasure of going to my first "boliche", which was Monte Carlo when it was still on the service road just to the side of 9 de Julio, the year I did my first two Brazilian honeys and the year I realized how in love I was with BA and all the gorgeous chicas....BUT I can't honestly say the big, round outdoor pool was in the sun because it was closed for another month or so until summer started. But if you want a really nice apart hotel, they have both regular hotel rooms and aparthotel rooms with fully stocked kitchen, separate living room, dining room, bedroom, etc. It's a short walk from Santa Fe and a short walk from Libertador too in a very nice neighborhood close to some of the many, many parks you find in Palermo. It's also down the street from one of the many outdoor red light districts in BA where, if you're not careful, you'll find that the hottie sucking your dick in the alley has one himself even though he looks great in nylons and high-heel shoes. LOL DownBA

DownBA,

Do you know when the pool at the Hotel Cristoforo Colombo in Palermo opens? Is it open now? Is this Hotel friendly para las chicas?

DfB

DFBrains, sorry, never tried to bring a chica in but from what I know of this hobby in general, if you register and pay for a double occupancy room there's little chance they're going to tell you at the Cristoforo Colombus hotel that you can't have female company. And no, don't know if the pool is open now but I'll try to find out and post an answer. Will be in BA soon and will let you know. DownBA

DownBA: I am going to be in BA in a couple of days. How can I contact you for some mongering company?

Anyone else going to be in BA in 2 days for the week? Let me know where you want to meet and I will be there.

[blue]Hi Bunda Blast,

You can contact these guys by sending them a Private Message.

Thanks,

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Thanks to our favourite agent Ulises suites work out very well for me. In BA it pays to invest in space. Size isn´t everything but if you are not used to it you may get a depression in a long stay. Indeed after half a day and 1 chica, I decided to upgrade. Being in the better neighbour of Recoleta, size is not the strong point of Ulises, but you can always show off your balcony to the guys in Alvear. The neighbourhood at Etolia and Loisuites dosen´t look that good with all tree lining streets. And that corner is flood with tourists and locals in restaurants. It´s a short pleasant walk to Madaho and there are always taxi across the street at the door of Alvear. Lot's of bank there and in citibank you can get dollars.

As for chica friendly every hotel is the same but I would be very intimidated by the entrance in Loisuites when I´m bringing a chica home. The Ulises footprint is so tiny and if you pay off the only guy on duty, you can do what you want I guess. We can walk straight through without he looking up, or he opened the door for us. I heard they are good if you bring in two chicas but I doubt if they will complain with more. There´s only a very small number of rooms so you get very personal 1st class service.

The lifts and in suite stair case are works of art. Every room is unique though. You can´t do much in the kitchenlette unless you love Japanese style food.

APART RECOLETA HOTEL, 1948 GUIDO has gone through a change in policy: They do not permit guests in the rooms any longer! I am advised that there was a murder in one of the rooms recently. The story goes that a monger had drugs and a young chica in one of the rooms and the chica got a little too intoxicated and shot the mongerer with his own gun.

This hotel was my regular crib in ba. I pulled in the Wednesday before Thanksgiving after a nine hour flight from Miami and the consierge, who knows me, pulled me aside as I was checking in to exlpain the new NO GUESTS POLICY. The owners are upset and rude about the change in policy. I had reserved a suite for my brother and myself to have a bonding vacation months before at the super"naccional" rate. This hotel will give repeat north american guests the local argentine rate.

The owner would not help me make arrangements for another hotel. The maintence supervisor picked up the phone in defiance and called the E'toile to help me find a room. This was bizaar--the hotel staff had treated me like family in the past.

To Dick Johnson, when you find your Internet connection next time, that would be 3 month on average, please get off my back. In BA it would be 3 minutes on average.

This is the Screw, up to heaven, in my BA hotel. I do leave LA from time to time. Whenever I lie idle on the couch looking at this, I remember what I come to BA for.

MiamiBob,
I know the place your taking in Guido. That new policy sucks!
Did they try to charge some cancellation fee or something
like that?

It's has been a unique experience making food in this kitchenette. The green multifunction toaster is way better than microwave.

The Alvear (as seen from my balcony).