Originally Posted by
Panam Clipper
On your next trip try to book a room or condo without prepaying it. You will save substantially by paying in pesos. For example the rate at the Etoile is about $119 with a 24 hr cancellation policy. Changing your dollars in the blue market and paying in pesos it would end up costing about $85/night.
Originally Posted by
kirker
I'd strongly recommend going the apartment route. Even before the peso went into freefall, rental prices were pretty much absurdly cheap, at least if you used a local, "non-gringo" agency and paid in cash. Last time I did that, I rented a pad in Recoleta for US$350. Per week. For a penthouse with a jaw-dropping view!
I'll be visiting Buenos Aires from the US this November, and would like to learn more.
- From the US, I only find online sites ask for payment in USD, and not in pesos. Is there a way around this to pay in pesos?
- I would love to rent from "a local, "non-gringo" agency and paid in cash", either online or when I am in Buenos Aires. What are some agencies I can contact?