Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is a former palace with architecture based on based on Château du Marais just outside Paris. It's very grand in style with colonades, chandeliers and orginal marble floors. 

Check In

After an overnight flight from London we arrived at the Park Hyatt Buenos Aires at around 11am. Our room wasn't ready so we coffee in garden terrace. It took about an hour for the room but it was ready long before the 3pm check in so that was fine. The only thing was I was a little surprised no one came to find us to tell us the room was ready, I had to go and ask myself. 

Room

We booked a one bedroom Park Suite and we received an upgrade to a deluxe suite I believe. The hotel is in two parts, the historical mansion / palace and a newer tower block. 

The rooms are modern and spacious. There are some small signs of wear and tear. I think a few Argentine decorations would have added more character. We had a huge lounge / dining area which had a balcony over looking the roof tops. 

The public areas are well maintained and full of original artwork. There's even a art gallery. The garden is particularly beautiful and a great place for an evening drink.

Service

Apart from not letting us know our room was ready, we found the service immaculate. The concierge in particular was great at making last minute changes to our itinerary and booked our restaurants and tango show for us. For the tango I'd highly recommend the Faena Hotel. 

Dining

There's a few dining options in the hotel but we didn't have time to try them properly. Duhau Restaurante offers Argentine cuisine and wine. Gioda is the Italian restaurant, with an al fresco section. We enjoyed the piano room for breakfast which was a high quality buffet. 

There is also the Oak Bar which boasts original oak panelling.

Location

It's on  Avenida Alvear in Recoleta, one of the best neighbourhood in Buenos Aires and a short walk to beautiful boutiques, restaurants and hotels and the mention the famous cemetery.

Overall

The Park Hyatt Buenos Aires is bigger than the hotels I'd usually stay in but we really loved the location, style, service and laid back vibe. We went to Four Seasons down the road for lunch (recommended!) and that was a little buzzier but Park Hyatt is better for those wanting a more quite environment. 

It is rightly positioned as one of the leading hotels in the city. 

Spa

We didn't use the spa but it was lovely with the largest pool in Buenos Aries. Four Seasons has an outdoor pool. 

Amenities

Other amentities to note are a luxury flower shops and a patisseries with dessert made by in house chefs.