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Hi all,
We're planning a trip to BA in April, and were wondering if things are generally open on Easter sunday, or if the city more or less shuts down. If they're closed we may delay the trip by a few days. Thanks for your help. |
Originally Posted by senor hamachi
Hi all,
We're planning a trip to BA in April, and were wondering if things are generally open on Easter sunday, or if the city more or less shuts down. If they're closed we may delay the trip by a few days. Thanks for your help. May calender says: Easter Sunday 2005 is on March 27th :) |
Originally Posted by USAFAN
senor:
May calender says: Easter Sunday 2005 is on March 27th :) |
Originally Posted by ALadyNCal
....Any other good suggestions in the Recoleta area?...
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thanks to all of you
Originally Posted by WindFlyer
Thank you to all the posters for all the info. Great tips I'll be putting to use next week...
... and to Gaucho100K: Muchisimas gracias por empezar este "thread" y compartir tu perspectiva local. Sos de lo mejor. Thanks again to everybody for their patience... :D ^ Cheers and greetings from Buenos Aires!!! Gaucho100K |
OK Gaucho- Here's one for you.
I have a company that has been growing very nicely dealing with servicing the US Hispanic market through Argentina (vague, I know). As we've grown, we have more and more folks traveling between the US and Argentina. A few months ago, we negotiated a pretty good rate (US$170 or so) with the Park Tower. But, when you factor in the 25% tax and all of the other additions, it's adding up as we have more people going down there more often. I'm looking for a 4 or 5* hotel, in central BA that is a cheaper alternative - but it must have broadband internet. Someone suggested the Nogaro, which is right on Plaza de Mayo, which has wireless high-speed and is around $80/night in the volume we're discussing (around 15-20 room nights/month). Anything else come to mind? Thanks. |
Hello Billy. With that negotiated rate at the Park Tower, I would suggest speaking to the folks at the Hilton Puerto Madero. If Im not mistaken, they have wireless LAN services at least on the executive floor level. Another property that comes to mind is the Crown Plaza Panamericano, although again Im not sure what the internet situation looks like.
Sorry I cannot be of more assistance. |
Plaza Serrano
I've been doing some last minute updating for my trip to BA in late Feb/early March. Bidding on apartments in Plaza Serrrano, which according to Moon Handbooks, is now an epicenter of trendy, fusion oriented dining and nightlife options. True?
It was interesting to see someone mention parts of BA being like NYC before the Rudy era emerged. Should be no problem, just have to turn up the safety radar. |
Originally Posted by FTFNYC
It was interesting to see someone mention parts of BA being like NYC before the Rudy era emerged. Should be no problem, just have to turn up the safety radar.
FWIW, I didn't see anything that actually looked "violent." I think the major risk for tourists is having a bag or wallet stolen, and I think that's unlikely to happen if you exercise reasonable precautions. |
Originally Posted by FTFNYC
I've been doing some last minute updating for my trip to BA in late Feb/early March. Bidding on apartments in Plaza Serrrano, which according to Moon Handbooks, is now an epicenter of trendy, fusion oriented dining and nightlife options. True?
It was interesting to see someone mention parts of BA being like NYC before the Rudy era emerged. Should be no problem, just have to turn up the safety radar. |
Originally Posted by iahphx
I said it, and I think it's true. I just wouldn't send a "backpacking" college kid to BA for his first int'l trip. Nor would a send any other travel novice -- at least without a structured tour to get their feet wet. You will see examples of extreme poverty -- contrasted by a European-like cafe society among the better off. It is quite a contrast these days...
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I second what KurtD and Viajero posted above... ^
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Originally Posted by iahphx
I said it, and I think it's true. I just wouldn't send a "backpacking" college kid to BA for his first int'l trip. Nor would a send any other travel novice -- at least without a structured tour to get their feet wet. You will see examples of extreme poverty -- contrasted by a European-like cafe society among the better off. It is quite a contrast these days.
FWIW, I didn't see anything that actually looked "violent." I think the major risk for tourists is having a bag or wallet stolen, and I think that's unlikely to happen if you exercise reasonable precautions. |
Originally Posted by Viajero
the very same activity that takes place all over elegant Europe too, by the way, only that in Paris, or Madrid, it is done at 3 or 4 am, not at 8pm like in Buenos Aires, so the the 'scare' factor is less likely to affect the average tourist.
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Originally Posted by iahphx
While I do not want to discourage folks from visiting BA, it is important to have realistic expectations. The level of poverty and "homelessness" in BA is simply not comparable to Western Europe or any other "first world" destination. There is significant and very visible poverty on the streets of BA. It is the reality, whether we like it or not.
Of course, I know there must be some extremely impoverished neighborhoods in BA that would contrast starkly with Recoleta, etc. |
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