teemuflyer

Jealous I love Buenos Aires and the Hilton is great too. Is your Exec Suite on the top floor or the EL level? I was lucky enough to get a upgrade to the top level, center, facing downtown, while the Olympic Committee was holding their meeting there last time- couldn't believe it! Haven't gotten a Suite upgrade, but only stayed there 2 times so far..

kirkwoodj

8th floor/EL level. Very handy! City view.

Xelint

Looking at potentially staying her in Sept. and wondering if this is a better deal to use points or book and pay in local currency due to the "blue dollar" exchange rate?

kirkwoodj

Rates have been in $US for as long as I can remember, in order to avoid squirrelly exchanges for the collapsing, propped-up currency. Wonder if they'd even accept ARG peso cash?!

SerocoOl

hy, i will be in BA on Oct. 25-27. As Diamond i will stay at the Hilton. is there a way from EZE to Hilton with train, subway, bus or only with taxi/limo ? What is the actual cost of a taxi (or Train, subway,bus)?

kirkwoodj

Could do bus, but I wouldn't. No trains. Take a licensed taxi. Hotel can arrange a driver to meet you as well, but it's pricey (~US$80 if I recall).

ILuvParis

One of the few unpleasant things about going to Buenos Aires is the issue of getting back and forth from the airport. Viator.com (they're a Priceline company) is something you might try - much cheaper than a taxi or something arranged through a hotel. They are efficient and uncomplicated. You'll get into town without being stressed to start your trip.

http://www.viator.com/tours/Buenos-A...-5239EZEAPTHTL

teemuflyer

Has anyone tried this service, which is very close to the Hilton, to go to Colonia for a day trip?

Sea Cat - http://www.seacatcolonia.com/terminal-salida-arribo.php

I don't remember it being around the last time I was BA..

GUWonder

TiendaLeon http://www.tiendaleon.com/home/ has -- amongst other fairly-priced transport options -- a relatively cheap shared bus service. You can get the shared bus service to include the transfer to the hotel from a city center distribution point. Another option is to take the shared bus into the city and then catch a taxi to the hotel. It's a pretty cheap taxi ride from the TiendaLeon station. The joint-shared vehicles method using TiendaLeon will see a travel time of around 20 to 45 minutes more than if you took a taxi.

TiendaLeon has a hired car transfer service too that is well priced relative to taxis too: approximately $55 (US) at official exchange rate. The shared bus service will cost about a third of that, but your travel time will be somewhere around 30-70% more time than a taxi or a hired ("remis") car from TiendaLeon. Tiendaleon's hired car is cheaper by around a third than what Hilton provides -- both are very reliable IME.

I've had many stays at this hotel and taken various options, but the government-operated public buses and other public transport options are not a good option from EZE into town.

chalten

The last forex laws only require payment in foreign currency/international wire transfer/international credit or debit card, applying to foreign individuals, when buying airline/cruises tickets with a foreign to/from destination, land services provided in off-borders, and of course the ferry boat to Uruguay. If being a national, an income tax of 35% applies but can be applied to annual income tax filling.

Any other requesting payment in foreign currency is just taking advantage. So you can pay your hotel bill, taxi rides, restaurants and whatever shopping you do in pesos cash.

chalten

This is another option to Buquebus. The port is about the same distance as Buquebus. If thinking of going to Colonia which is just 45 minutes away, either will do. Price difference is not huge, but Buquebus has more options.

If Montevideo is the choice, then only Buquebus.

noubliepas

Very good stay here, upgraded the Exec level. Exec lounge breakfast was excellent, although the service/availability at other terms was hit and miss. 2 hours before closing there was only water or coffee available.

One slight annoyance was the organisation of getting a car to the airport, even asking the night before, the hotel had no cars available and were unwilling to book any kind of taxi. It's either their own (expensive) service or nothing...

Firewind

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One slight annoyance was the organisation of getting a car to the airport, even asking the night before, the hotel had no cars available and were unwilling to book any kind of taxi. It's either their own (expensive) service or nothing...[/QUOTE]

Not sure about "...or nothing..." I take one of the black and yellow taxis (in the rank out front) to the downtown terminal - a short ride - and the bus on to the airport. The reverse of my m.o. getting into town. All clean, efficient, and likely the cheapest.

noubliepas

I get your point, but I don't expect any hotel at this level to refuse to call a cab other than their own executive service.

chalten

not sure why you would take the shuttle bus when a private car, not the one from the hotels, would cost about 40/50usd...

the hotel has "an agreement" with the car company they use...