I am staying at the Sheraton Mendoza in a week and was hoping to get some information about the hotel before my stay. If no one has stayed here I will be happy to be the first FTer to review it!

Looking forward to your review !!!

Aerolineas
 

Does anyone have info or experience with Aerolineas? I just reserved a flight from AEP to MDZ round trip and unfortunately heard afterwards that they have issues of cancellations and delays. Would anyone advise cancelling (pay the fees) and reserve with LAN instead?

Consider going by bus if you can't change your AR reservation - not such a crazy idea. See post #85 in this thread.

If you can arrange to use LAN, it would be much better... AR is indeed having various issues these days and if you get unlucky and catch an off day it can get messy.

Some things never change. :p

I'm fortunate to be flying LAN Argentina (for the first time) next week. That's likely to go OK, right? Any labor trouble forecast for the airports? That can shut down everyone.

Well, labor issues aside.... you will be OK with LAN.... but the trade unions is something that even LAN cannot control.... :p

It looks like I'll be staying at the new Sheraton, too. Which means I'll be looking for a place fairly nearby to have dinner. If I want a nice dinner -- and the feeling that I got good value for money -- where should I go in Mendoza?

Thanks.

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Ask the concierge... say you want to go to a place that will have no tourists. They should be able to point you in the right direction.

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Ask the concierge... say you want to go to a place that will have no tourists. They should be able to point you in the right direction.

If I'm willing to drive a bit in town, what are the best reasonable-value restaurants in Mendoza city?

Also, I'm thinking of having lunch at the Zuccardi winery. At US$40 a head, it seems a little pricey. Is it worth it, or am I better off dining elsewhere in the area? thanks.

US$40 per head for a meal at a winery, assuming that includes wine, is very reasonable. Even if it doesnt include wine, its still very much within reason - as dining at wineries always carries a price-premium. Hard to know if its worth it for you without knowing you and what your tastes are like, but leaving that aside, US$40 per head is most certainly a very fair price for a meal at a Winery.

Bus to Santiago
 

I had a random question about the bus to Santiago. Has anyone taken the overnight bus from Mendoza to Santiago?

While the view and ride are supposed to be fantastic (and would prefer to take the trip in the daytime,) the way my schedule is right now it involves taking the overnight bus to Mendoza.

With the stop at the border for customs, is it still okay to take the overnight?

I think that if you do a search you may come up with something.... I think another FTer has some experience with this. Also, i would suggest you cross post this question in a new thread over on the South America forum.

Finally, the place where you will for sure find more info. on this trip is Trip Advisor. Ive seen it come up many times on the discussion boards.

OK, thanks. My experience with fine dining in Argentina is that -- unlike in America -- it gets more expensive when you leave the "big city" (BA).

Has anyone had lunch at Zuccardi?