Anyone know anything about Rojo Tango? The concierge at the BA hotel we're staying at recommended this tango show venue. He also recommended the dinner show. Comments, please.

Rojo Tango is, IMO, the best Tango show in Buenos Aires. Its not for purists, but it is the best all around Tango experience with a mix of modern style Tango, some classic pieces, and a very nice production/setup etc. The dinner is optional.... if you ask me I would just go for the show and do dinner elsewhere, but if you want to eat there then its also good to know that the F&B part of Rojo Tango is also the best of any Tango show that Ive been to.

I heard there are outlets to buy tickets to Tango Shows
 

Going to Buenos Aires soon.

I heard there are outlets where you can buy discount tickets for Tango Shows?

Are there any websites online that sell cheaper tickets in advance?

Thanks

I dont know of any outlets selling discounted tickets... but perhaps someone else can elaborate on the subject?

I saw something about discounted tickets earlier in this thread; however, where it is, I can't tell you.

I'm leaving for Argentina next week. How accepted are travelers checks?

I don't believe that they are widely accepted.

What worked really well for us was having a Citibank account with an atm card. There are a good number of Citibank ATMs around BsAs and since it is the same bank there is no ATM fee and the exchange rate was reasonable without a conversion surcharge (IIRC Citi may be adding a surcharge in February).

Estancias and soccer
 

New here and a brief search came up empty.

Going to BA for the 2nd time in January, staying at a sort of timeshare near Plaza San Martin.

Can you provide some information on, or links to, a good estancia near BA for an overnight stay?

And, how to get schedules and tickets for a soccer game in BA the week we are there?

Thanks

Travelers checks are just about useless.

RE Citibank,,,, Citibank Argentina is not the same bank. You can not transfer money between U.S Citibank and Citibank argentina. Nor can you walk into a citibank in Buenos Aires and exchange U.S. dollars to Pesos unless you have a Citibank argentina account.

You may not have been charged an atm fee but I am not positive about that. If you werent charged it is not because they are the same bank.

Also many banks such as Wamu will reimburse you for fees outside of their network...

Citibank Argentina is of course the same bank as Citibank in the USA.... Citibank Argentina is a 100% owned subsidiary of Citibank NA. You cant walk into a Buenos Aires branch of Citibank and expect the teller to give you cash from your US account, but you can use your ATM card to draw cash. Im not sure this is any different from you trying to go to the teller of a Citibank in Germany and demanding to draw funds from a US based account, unless FX regulations in Germany have changed drastically in these past few years.

To transfer funds from Citibank USA and Citibank Argentina you will need to comply with local regulations on opening a bank account (there is paperwork that needs to be done and it takes time & effort), but once you do this, you can certainly wire your money over to an Argentina based account.

I agree with VPescado... travelers checks are not very popular here, some hotels and some exchange bureaus will accept them but its not that straightforward. If your checks are issued by Amex, then you should be able to get these cashed at the local Amex Office, but I dont know the details (limits, etc.) involved.

I do think that they are the same company (but will defer to Gaucho's expertise above for details).

Quite sure that we weren't charged a fee and were given a favorable exchange rate.

I could withdraw up to 2500 pesos at a time (at least that was the maximum of the choices, I might have been able to get more by choosing "Other amount", but never needed more than 2500 (and that was the day that I was paying for our larger purchases). I had heard that other banks imposed limits of 300 pesos per day but had no such problem.

One interesting thing is that the ATM made me agree that I was not violating some specific section of Argentine law (that I presume is related to money laundering or currency speculating) including certain limits on transfers (without disclosing what those limits were). I bravely agreed having no clue as to whether I was in violation.

The fees on foreign (or non native, ie. not in your own banks ATM network) ATM transactions issue is completely independent to the issue of who owns the banks.... it depends on the agreement that you have with your native/home bank. Some accounts will absorb all out of network ATM fees (domestic, foreign, etc.) while others will absorb some and not others... its all in the small print that governs your agreement with the issuer of your ATM card.

The message that VPescado refers to on the issue of money laundering & FX regulations is the same statement that you must sign when you exchange USDs at any bank or Exchange Bureau, and is part of the domestic regulations on monetary transactions.

I'm curious - what is the limit on exchange that I bravely assured the bank that I was not exceeding?

This place got rave reviews from a group of FlyerTalkers:

http://www.estancialosdoshermanos.com/index2.html