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[Dbros9]

1st time in BA coming up in April. Does anyone have an info on these hotels.
Sherton at the convention center and the CROWNE PLAZA PANAMERICANO.
Are they near each other? Are they in the party sections of the city? and finally are they Chica friendly.

Any help would be appeciated.

Thanks

[Barney Lobo]

Anyone have any experience with the Kempinski's. I'm considering not using Mayra as a hotel agent.

[Macgoo]

Maloso1,

Also planning on being in town during that time-frame. Pehaps we can compare notes.

Jackson,

This great resource is certain to loose its base. Maybe you can provide some commentary on the problems "we" experience getting logged in. It's like setting around the death bed of a beloved parent!!!!

[Maloso1]

Gents,

Anyone with a list of chica freindly hotels would greatly be appreciated...looking into the possibility of going down for some mongering this Feb/Mar.

If you have prices in U.S. dollars it would help out as well.

Thanks,

Malosos

[Beleriand]

Just my .02

Cheers!

B.

Hello all,

Happy holidays!

Would anyone be able to tell me if the Hilton @ Macacha Guemes is chica friendly? If she shows up around midnight? or with me around the same time?

Thanks!

B.

[JustGotBack]

Is this hotel guest friendly? I remember that someone posted about it last year, but I can't get the search to find it. I try scrolling through all the old messages, but the site gives me the too busy message before too long.

[Young & Restless]

Hi to all,

I'm not far from pushing the button and finalizing my first trip to Bs As. I've been looking at a few package deals and I came across one that includes airfaire and a seven night stay at the Claridge Hotel for a very good price.

I'm used to how the hotels operate in Rio where the majority of them are not chica friendly. I called the Claridge Hotel yesterday and asked a guy if bringing girls back was a problem and he assured me that it was not. I had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming, because the seems like a really nice hotel to still be chica friendly.

Has anyone else stayed at the Claridge Hotel? If so, was it easy bringing girls back to your room and is there anything else that I should be aware of before I make the move?

Thanks in advance!!

Y & R

[Alliwantislove]

I can't remember what I am paying for my room here. I got the reservation through Mayra and prepaid her. I think around $87US per night, breakfast included. The ROOM, IMO, is a decent value for the price. Maybe even a good value. My room faces Florida, so there is no traffic noise at all. I don't know about the other rooms of course. Remember that since Florida is a mall cabs cannot drive right up to the front door. But it's very close to the Plaza Liberador General San Martin end of Florida, so the cabs can get very close. Also, if you are concerned about luggage, the bell hops are willing to take their carts down to the point where cabs drop you off.

Other observations, in no particular order ...

There was a problem with the lock on my door so that I couldn't use the deadbolt. That as fixed within about 6 hours after I reported it.

There was no price list for the mini-bar left in the room. Likewise, there was no info in the room re the cost of phone calls. Local land-line calls are free. But local cell phone calls are a little over a peso per minute.

Eggs are included in the breakfast buffet but you have to ask.

The elevators are terrible.

Speaking of the elevators, to get above the first floor you have to use your room key. So you have to meet chicas on the 1st floor or at street level.

The two Internet computers are heavily used. Often by kids playing games or IMing. Also, there is 0 privacy. Anyone walking through the lobby is able to see what is on your screen.

There are all kinds of customers here. Elderly couples, young families (one came in with 6 children this morning), middle age and older single women. I'm not sure if I've seen any other mongers.

Bob

[Stowe]

stayed at the howard johnson plaza on florida between xmas and new years and was greatly disappointed and will probably not stay again. would not recommend. while the rooms are pretty good, based on my experience it is nothing but a 2 star hotel due to the poor service.

in order of disappointments:

one elevator did not work at all and the only other one broke down more than a dozen times while there. staying on the 11th floor and having no other rooms available, this made the elevator thing a problem. had to use the stairwells numerous times and they are not air-conditioned.

reception desk staff never smiled, never appeared friendly (unlike another hotel i stayed at before). when i mentioned my issues, they failed to respond with even the slightest (even if insincere) hint of sympathy.

the last 3 days hundreds gnat-like insects decided to share my room with me. since i did not invite them and they refused to pay something, i decided to complain to the director of the hotel. while they died quickly for some reason, i have never had insects in any hotel i have anywhere stayed at so i expect none in any hotel, especially a 4 star. while the director was sympathetic, he did little but send a bottle of wine to my room. he promised to clean them off the ceiling and walls within 20 minutes. 2 days later their dead remains were still in place.

per the director, their internet access is 'high-speed'. first, it was unavailable more than 70% of the time. second, i guess a 14.4 modem is high speed to them because that is how it was responding when available.

if i stay there next time, i'm bringing my own can of raid along with a parachute, rope ladder and pc. what i won't bring so as to match the reception people, is my sunny, positive attitude.

stowe

[HappyGoLucky]

I unpacked, and tried to hide my large suitcase somewhere in the closet to no avail. Although the room was very nice, it was so tiny that it appeared I had to hide the room in the suitcase, not the other way around!

FYI,
I had a similar experience in the Hotel Prince in Barrio Norte (just a few blocks from the Recoleta). However, the rates at the Prince, 80 pesos per day, are much less than the Art Hotel and the Prince staff were chica friendly. It's a very nice area and convenient for short stays, IMHO. Mayra booked it for me on a relatively short notice, and got an even lower rate: Mayra Brill

Hope this helps.
-Happygotlucky

[Beleriand]

Hello all,

Happy holidays!

Would anyone be able to tell me if the Hilton @ Macacha Guemes is chica friendly? If she shows up around midnight? or with me around the same time?

Thanks!

B.

[Napalm]

Thanks HappyGoLucky!

[Daddy Rulz]

As the original reviewer of these hotels, please allow me to add my .02 centavos. I was going to get a fellow mongerer a room at the Loi Suites the last week of October past and the price was U$S 40.00. Then I was going to make a reservation in November, they only had a suite available and it was u$s 60.00. If you stay at the Victory, the night desk man Peter, will be glad to hook you up. The girls he gets range from 4's to 8's (ask for Bebe if she's available) and most of them are agency girls so service is completa. The last time he hooked me up it was around 80 peso's an hour. Look for that price to be higher but probably not more than 120 per hour. I would use him as a last resort. If I found no good valus in the clubs I would order room service, sort of assisted masturbation. Please slip him 5 or 10 pesos as a tip. he does make a commision on the deal but I'm of the opinion you can't be in too good with the night guys.

Oh yes, the rooms at the Victory are small, the beds are small but decent and the pillows suck. If you go out at night, slip the desk guy a couple pesos's and he will keep your electricity on. Otherwise they turn it off and it will be hot as hell when you get back. Most of the rooms have a dresser right next to the bed with a mirror over it. It's positioned well for watching.

[J Beckset]

Can I bring a gal back with me here as planning on staying here Jan 11 & 12th. Thanks.

Art

Emperador has no problems with you bringing girls back to the room. They do have to register in most instances.

Hope that helps.

Have fun!

Beckset