Before leaving the States, we booked three days at the Best Western Embassy on
Avenida Cordoba in central Buenos Aires. Best Western's on-line booking was absolutely painless, and their site provided useful maps, so we
knew exactly where we would be staying. We found three centrally-located
Best Western properties, and this one satisfied our needs best with respect
to price and location.
We deposited our rental car back at Ezeiza Airport after driving up from the central Argentinian coast, and we took the shuttle bus to the hotel. First impressions were encouraging.
We were not wrong about the location. Avenida Cordoba is a main street in
the central city, and the hotel is only a block or so from Calle Florida, with nightlife, shopping, and dining. No need to a rent car here.
The hotel lobby is very modern with more than a touch of swank, and the
hotel reception was quick, efficient, and helpful. It was all we could ask for.
The room was, expressed in the best way, a bit odd. It was
comfortable, with everything we needed, and everything was in
good order, but it was rather large and mostly empty. It was as though they had finished up the hotel and made a room out of some of space they had left over.
They seemed to have also furnished the room with stuff they had left over, because everything in it was at least 20 years behind the lobby furnishings.
The hotel was kind enough to hold our bags on the last day, since we had an evening flight out. They also arranged a private car to take us to the airport
for about the same price as the shuttle bus, so we were able to escape some last minute hassel. In the end, it was quite an enjoyable stay.