Because I arrived before a check-in time, I had to wait for an hour and a half having lunch till the room is ready. The English-speaking staff were very nice; the doormen even remembered my name. Although the location is a bit inconvenient, taxis are cheap so consequently it wasn't a problem. There's a shopping mall called 'Bull Rich' nearby, it's not as crowded as others so you might want to go. I stayed in the Mansion and the room wasn't with an excessive decor which I liked a lot. Amenities were excellent as well. I have to stay here again!

Recently stayed at the hotel. Booked the hotel directly by calling Buenos Aires since I had a problem booking on line for the week I was arriving (Yes, I speak Spanish). The staff at the hotel is amazing (they speak English and Spanish). I think I asked the concierge a million different things and they were polite and efficient each time. The breakfast was great and I always have breakfast at the hotels since I do not want to search for a place to have breakfast. They booked my side trips to Iguazu Falls and Uruguay plus arranged for transportation when I arrived. My daughter lives in the City and she came to visit us daily and she was extremely impressed with everyone at the hotel. We ate dinner at the restaurant a few nights (excellent) and enjoyed the bar and the pool during our stay. I always read trip advisor prior to booking hotels and this time I had my daughter search out some of the hotels since she lives in Buenos Aires. She advised us to book the Four Seasons based on their reputation. I realize they are not inexpensive but I did like the location and the hotel and all the amenities. I think this hotel would even be more important to non Spanish speakers since I did notice that they had many more questions regarding tours etc. that the hotel was able to answer. We stayed in two different types of rooms. One was standard and one was an upgrade with a living room etc. The upgraded room was much nicer but $200 more per night. I don't know if it was worth it but at the time I thought it was a much nicer room and my daughter was staying late that night so she had a place to rest. I will return to this hotel again.

We stayed here for three nights in late March, 2008. This is a truly five star hotel, fully up to Four Seasons standards, maybe even above some of them. Space and marble everywhere, along with totally attentive service from everyone. most especially at the front desk.

We had booked a "Premier" room and had asked for the top floor for that particular class. Upon checkin, these were taken so they upgraded us to a fantastic suite in the adjoining Mansion Albeniz. This suite was huge! The sitting room had 18 pieces of furniture, not counting lamps. Unfortunately, it had been recently redecorated by someone with a very different idea of taste from us. Huge, comfortable bed which only occupied perhaps one-fifth of the floor space in the bvedroom. Large, wonderfuil bathroom. What a great place to end a long vacation.

Food in the bar was excellent. We didn't eat dinner at the hotel restaurant but the breakfast buffet was also excellent. There are about eight really good restaurants across the street from the hotel.

Our plane left in the evening on check-out day, so we took advantage of the hotel's offer to shower and change in their spa/pool rooms, a very welcome and nice touch in the late afternoon.

We just finished an 8 night stay at the FS BA.I will start off by saying we have a strong preference for the FS chain. The main building of this property is not gorgeous by FS standards but the rooms are quite luxurious with nice details. We had a one bedroom suite which also had a large jacuzzi. It is important in this hotel to request a view of the mansion or you are facing a freeway. There did not seem to be any noice in the building. Service was great, especiallly housekeeping, but the concierges were either a little weak on their knowledge or just didn't take much ownership in terms of making sure that what they planned worked out. (i.e. arranging an excursion and then not telling the person who they planned to pick you up the correct train station, or sending you to a part of the city for shopping on a federal holiday when the shopping was closed. On one excursion we paid for lunch for four people and the restaurant was closed so they gave us one cheese and cracker plate and when we told the concierge they agreed that was not right but did not do anything such as call the company.) The overall location within the city is very good in what is considered the best neighborhood ( Recoleta). That said, my husband and I were both warned on several occasions by both concierges and hotel managers to take off our name brand stainless steel watches b/c they were definitely a target for thieves. One of the largest "villas", Villa 31, which are slums or shantytowns, 4 blocks from the hotel. Oddly enough, despite this, when you are walking around you feel completely safe, so it is a bit deceptive. We visited both the Alvear Palace and Palacio Dahau Hyatt. The Alvear was not fresh enough for us and we would not stay there. The Hyatt is definitely the most beautiful of the three. I cannot speak for their service, but at meals we had there it was excellent. The food at the FS was excellent but the restaurant feels like a coffee shop in terms of ambiance b/c it is the same for dinner as it is for breakfast. All of the restaurants we were sent to by the hotel were great. The gym/ spa in the hotel were small but certainly adequate. It was perfect weather when we were there to go to the pool, but we just found the city a bit more interesting. There were always a few people at the pool and it's nice to have the option. One thing we ended up doing worked out beautifully for us. We kept trying to go to an estancia and the concierges just couldn't quite make that happen. We were losing days and not planning other things b/c of their futile attempts. Primarily we wanted to relax on a ranch in the country and go horseback riding. We decided to go to the FS property in Carmelo, Uruguay which was a treat and perfect after a long stay in the city...easy to get to, relaxing, amazing rooms, great spa and service. It's in the middle of nowhere but very luxurious and a great place to unwind. we definitely enjoyed our stay here but if we go to BA again we would try the Hyatt for at least part of the triip.