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The hotel's address, Avenida Alvear 1891, places it among the broad avenues and French-influenced buildings that define Recoleta. The district's cultural stops include La Recoleta Cemetery, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes and the Recoleta Cultural Centre. Plaza Francia has a weekend craft fair, while galleries, shops and cafés line the surrounding streets. These neighborhood visits can form an afternoon on foot, with time between the museums for coffee or a look through the antique shops.

L'Orangerie serves breakfast and a cold buffet lunch in a room filled with natural light. Afternoon tea brings warm scones, miniature pastries, fresh fruit tarts and cakes prepared by the pastry team. The tea list includes green and black teas, limited-harvest selections and flavored blends. Its signature Alvear Blend combines black tea with almonds, Mediterranean citrus and rose petals. On Sundays, brunch extends the selection to cheese and charcuterie, sushi, hot and cold dishes, and a dessert buffet.

The Lobby Bar retains its original French-style wood paneling and has been part of the hotel's social life since 1932. Appetizers accompany international cocktails in this formal room.

Café Alvear serves breakfast, light lunches and snacks in a white-and-red room with ash shelves displaying the day's products. The seasonal menu includes pastries, sweet tarts, salads and hot and cold dishes. A takeaway service is available for pastries or a meal away from the hotel.

At Alvear Grill, selected cuts of meat cook over embers of quebracho and espinillo wood. The grill is visible behind glass, bringing the preparation into the dining room. The restaurant takes a contemporary approach to the Argentine steakhouse, with pairings that extend beyond the meat itself. Its cocktail bar serves classics and signature drinks before dinner. The cooking method gives this restaurant a distinctly local foundation within the hotel's French-influenced surroundings.

Alvear Roof Bar serves cocktails on an 11th-floor terrace above the city, with classic drinks and the bartenders' own creations. The rooftop's Alvear Sushi Bar pairs sushi and light dishes with views over Recoleta, in an open-air setting.

The hotel has 207 rooms and suites in total. Palace Classic Rooms measure 30 square meters, Palace Premier Rooms 37, and Junior Suites 48. Modern French styling runs through the main collection, while the Lounge Suites on the 10th and 11th floors introduce more contemporary furniture and fabrics. These upper-floor rooms have several layouts and outlooks, including inward-facing accommodation as well as suites overlooking the parks.

A Deluxe Suite has 60 square meters, with a bedroom and a separate living room in the interior wing. The Botticino marble bathroom contains a whirlpool and a separate shower. A third guest can be accommodated. Connecting rooms are available in selected arrangements, and the hotel lists adapted room categories. Families or guests with access needs should confirm the layout when reserving.

Studio Lounge Suites occupy 37 to 44 square meters in the upper interior wing. Silk, velvet and pure wool carpets accompany contemporary furniture, and most have a dressing room. Their bathrooms combine white Carrara and black Marquina marble, with a bathtub and separate shower. L'Occitane toiletries are provided. There is also a work desk, with Egyptian cotton bed linen and Chromecast on the television. The mix of soft fabrics and contrasting marble carries the hotel's formal style into these newer interiors.

The 95-square-meter Roof Garden Suite has both a terrace and a balcony, with views toward Recoleta's parks. Inside are a bedroom, a spacious living room and a separate guest toilet. The master bathroom uses Carrara and black Marquina marble, with a whirlpool bath and separate shower. Butler service is available with this category.

The Royal Suite has a more extensive residential layout within 176 square meters. A reception hall leads to a living room, a study and a dining room seating eight. There is one bedroom and a small kitchen with a separate service entrance. Two bathrooms are clad in Botticino marble, with a whirlpool and sauna among the facilities. French fabrics, glass-and-bronze chandeliers, Slavonian oak floors and Argentine artworks furnish the suite, which faces the parks of Recoleta.

The heated indoor pool is on the 11th floor and operates year-round, with a separate space for whirlpool bathing. Its Pool Bar serves juices, smoothies and sandwiches. Two terraces on the upper levels provide outdoor solariums with deck chairs and vertical gardens; a solar-heated shower is on the 10th floor. Swimming and sunbathing therefore have their own spaces at the top of the building, apart from the evening rooftop dining.

The Wellness Area has steam baths, saunas, pressure showers, a Jacuzzi and relaxation rooms. A pebble-lined sensations path varies the temperature and pressure of the water as you move through it. These bathing facilities form the spa circuit, with places to sit between sessions.

For couples, the four-hour Moment for Two starts with a salt polish and a side-by-side aromatherapy massage, followed by a bath and a body moisturizing treatment. The Alvear Experience uses a milk and rose-petal bath, a four-hand massage with two therapists, and facial and body care. A 60-minute Shiatsu massage is also available. These are separately arranged spa appointments.

The fitness center separates cardio training from strength work and uses Technogym equipment, with TV screens and staff assistance. Kinesis training uses a cable system for movement in different directions.

Ezeiza Airport is an arrival point for Buenos Aires, followed by a road journey to Recoleta. Allow time for city traffic when planning the transfer. The hotel's address is on Avenida Alvear, with the neighborhood's cafés, parks and cultural buildings close at hand.