http://www.trivago.com/buenos-aires-93144/hotel/emperador-buenos-aires-186206 http://www.trivago.com/buenos-aires-93144/hotel/emperador-buenos-aires-186206 http://ie2.trivago.com/images/layoutimages/logos/default.png http://www.trivago.com/buenos-aires-93144/hotel/emperador-buenos-aires-186206/review-o881301 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:37:00 +0200
On the first night we arrived at about 10pm and decided we would have a drink in the bar before going to bed. I ordered a gin and tonic and my husband had a 33Occ of beer and this came to a total of £11. Needless to say despite the fact we got a bowl of peanuts with our drinks, we did not frequent this bar again. Another couple had two drinks and a round of sandwiches each and said it came to £30. We chose not to eat in the hotel apart from our breakfasts which were included in our nightly rate.

Our room was lovely, really large with a big double bed, a desk, smaller round table and chair, a mini bar cabinet on top of which was the TV. There was a wardrobe and a few small drawers. This was a major defect as we came to unpack, there was no where to put anything, 6 hangers and 4 tiny drawers is not enough storage space for people on holiday. It might be enough for business men staying only a couple of nights but not for people travelling for longer times. There was a coffee machine and then tea bags and sugar, we couldn’t work out how you would use a coffee filter machine to make tea and there was no coffee provided!! There was internet access in the room but the price was 60 Argentinean pesos for 24hours about £10 but I didn’t want to be on for 24 hours so I didn’t bother going on the internet at this hotel. There was also wireless access in the lobby at the same price.

The bathroom in our room was huge with a bidet and toilet, bath and shower plus a huge area, almost enough to hold a party in. There were toiletries, conditioner, shampoo, tissues, shower cap and the first time ever I found bath crystals which smelled a bit like rose. The hair ddryer was fixed to the wall and was quite efficient.

Breakfast was not as good as some of the hotels we stayed at but was not bad. The juices were only a strange tasting orange or grapefruit, the water in the jug labelled mineral water was warm, and not just room temperature it was actually warm and tasted odd. There was champagne in a bucket which was empty on the first day and not open on the second so I wasn’t able to enjoy a bucks fizz which would have been nice but hey.. The fruit was fresh and included a fruit salad, melon, watermelon,slices of oranges and peaches ( not sure the peaches were fresh as I didn’t have them. There were tubs and jugs of yogurt as well as variety of cereals. There was a good selection of cakes, breads and pastries as well as cheese and cold meats. My husband sampled the scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes and mushrooms. There were not hotcakes or pancakes and the fruit juice selection was not good. There was a hostess who escorted you to your table and on the first day we had to go and collect or coffee from an urn in the middle, on the second day we were given an insulated jug on our table. The coffee was quite nice, very strong so you couldn’t drink many cupfuls.

The staff were not especially helpful at the reception desk as they refused to accept a travellers cheque accidently signed in the wrong place even though the person concerned said she would countersign it and it was all done in front of them. The concierge was very pleasant and pointed us in the right direction for our places we wanted to visit. The waiting on staff were okay but they would not make an early breakfast for our group on the day of departure coffee and cakes left over from the previous days afternoon tea was all they would off and considering we had paid for bed and breakfast and there were 20 of us I felt they could have made a bit more effort.

An okay hotel but considering the cost I think they could have made more of an effort with breakfast service.
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