Hotel Chipre

Location: 1053 Perú, Buenos Aires, ar

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Check-out: 10:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Non-smoking rooms
• Air conditioning
• Room service
• Terrace
• Family rooms
• Tour desk
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Concierge service
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Guest rooms disinfected between stays
• Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
• Physical distancing rules followed
• Cashless payment available
• Fire extinguishers
• First aid kit available
• Contactless check-in/check-out
• Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
• Guest room sealed after cleaning
• Key access
• Food delivered to guest room
• Access to health care professionals
• Key card access
• Television in common areas
• Free wired internet
• Internet access
• Japanese garden

Rooms Available

• Triple Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit offers 5 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

• Double Room with Private Bathroom

  The unit has 4 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

• Triple Room with Shared Bathroom

  The unit has 5 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

• Quadruple Room, Private Bathroom

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited)

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Comfort - Ceiling fan

  Need to Know - Bed sheets not available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bed sheets not available

• Quadruple Room, Shared Bathroom

  1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 4 Twin Beds

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Food & Drink - Room service (limited)

  Bathroom - Shared bathroom, free toiletries, and towels

  Comfort - Ceiling fan

  Need to Know - Bed sheets not available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Room service (limited hours)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Free WiFi
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Bed sheets not available

• Standard Double Room with Shared Bathroom

  This air-conditioned double room has a wardrobe and heating.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Linen
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper

Guest Reviews

• Maria (3/5): - Todo muy antiguo
• Fernandez (7/5): -
• Brian (1/5): - Nada Nada había ratas
• Ruiz (5/5): -
• Facundo César (2/5): -
• Flavio (1/5): Decepcionante. - Hotel para mensuales y gente muy ruidosa. No es apto para turistas. Lo peor son las cucarachas: por todas partes circulan, aún sobre la cama.
• Maria Agustina (10/5): -
• Rodolfo (2/5): Pasable - Que consegui lugar! El baño ...muy precario. El colchón me preparo para el ingreso a la facultad de Faquires!
• Mikhail (10/5): - Todo bien
• Cañizares (5/5): -
• Micaela (1/5): - Nada Todo es como las fotos, tenían ratas y cucarachas
• Maximiliano esteban (4/5): - La terraza está lindo para poder tomar unos mates acompañado, el AA, el wifi y la ubicación del hotel está bueno también La cama matrimonial juntaron dos camas de 1 plaza así q para estar con mi pareja muy incómodo, la ubicación de la cama rompí mi cargador, se supone que tenía TV no se encontraba, baño privado no tenía, el baño es unisex..
• LEOPOLDO ANGEL (1/5): - No nos hospedamos. Nos querían cobrar un valor mayor y el.lugar era muy malo
• Daiana (8/5): -
• Estefany (7/5): -
• Luna (8/5): -
• Hugo André Flores Fernandes (5/5): -
• Rodríguez (9/5): -
• Carolina (10/5): -
• sabesinsky (3/5): Me morí de frío. La instalación eléctrica muy precaria - La ubicación No me gustó nada Rescato el señor que me recibió que fue muy amable
• Martìnez (5/5): -
• Guest (7/5): - No ofrecen desayuno
• Rodríguez (10/5): -
• Rodríguez (10/5): -
• Torres (10/5): -
• Vaccaro (4/5): Decepcionante - La ubicación No es un hotel. La habitación no tiene baño privado y nada que ver a la foto. Me pareció caro para lo que ofrecen
• Carlos Eduardo de (6/5): Boa localização. Bom para quem não é exigente - Acho que o ponto alto é a localização, próximo de tudo e em frente a polícia da cidade. Os banheiros são compartilhados e não está nas melhores condições. A cozinha compartilhada não oferece quase nenhum utensílio e é bastante concorrida pois parece que tem famílias morando no hotel (acredito que devido a situação do país). O quarto que fiquei tinha ar condicionado mas não funcionava muito bem e estava fazendo barulho, então era melhor desligar para conseguir dormir direito. Fiquei durante 3 diárias e realmente não teve serviço de quarto e não foi trocado nenhuma toalha.
• Julieta Eliza (6/5): - Si no eres demasiado exigente y buscas dónde dormir tranqui sin lujos, es excelente
• Carolina (10/5): Exceptional -
• Mariano (4/5): Todo mal - Realmente no es lo que aclara en la publicacion. Si quieren ir en pareja a recorrer los barrios de san telmo, sinceramente no lo recomiendo. Es horrible y sucio
• Luján (8/5): - Hotel acorde a categoría y precio. Buena higiene, incluso en los baños compartidos. Tranquilo; seguro ya que está frente a una comisaría. En general no se ve a nadie en recepción, por lo que si necesitas algo , ignoro si hay respuesta. Nosotros solo ibamos a la noche a descansar. Es bueno si uno ajusta su expectativa a hoteles de ese nivel.
• Simon (2/5): - Very noisy, hot water takes three minutes to arrive in the shower, and they don't clean the room everyday.
• Frederick (4/5): - Location great but none of staff spoke English. Mattress torn and stained. Much dust under bed.
• Susan (2/5): No lo recomiendo - Pésima experiencia, hostel antiguo, sin televisor, los baños son compartidos y sucios y no entregan boleta. Pésima estadía
• Verified traveler (4/5): - El aseo dejaba mucho que desear, habia insectos en la regadera y tampoco funcionaba. No me dieron mas que una sola toalla para los 3 dias y el cable de la tv solo agarraba 4 canales
• Jair (10/5): - I was attending the IPSA World Congress held at the Catholic University of Argentina. Hotel Chipre is about a 15 minute walk from campus as well as other points of interest such as the Plaza de Mayo, the Cathedral, and Casa Rosada. It is also right by plenty of markets for food and toiletries. The famous, historical Bar El Federal is down the block of the hotel for a nice night out. Other bars, restaurants, and cafe's are close as well. Mercado San Telmo is also a nice place to go shopping. Overall excellent location and though my Spanish is not the best, the staff was extremely helpful and accommodating. Would definitely stay here again.
• Fabrizio (2/5): No volvería - - El check-in era a las 12, esperé hasta las 14. - La limpieza muy mala, tuve que comprar trapos, lavandina, raid, lisoform y dejar yo todo limpio. - La primera noche me salió un sarpullido en las piernas, tuve que fumigar toda la cama. - Baño con cucarachas. - No tienen tv. - No volvería ni recomendaría. - Lo único bueno, el aire acondicionado.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Buena atención - El personal es amable. El hotel cumple con lo que ofrece en relación al precio.
• Thom (2/5): - It smells of piss and the beds are not cleaned
• José (6/5): - El lugar aceptable, lo único que no me gustó es que los baños sean mixtos además de compartidos.
• Noelia (6/5): BIEN - BUENA RELACION PRECIO CALIDAD. EXCELENTE UBICACION
• Verified traveler (2/5): - Me gusto la comodidad de la habitación privada y el ambiente cómodo de los patios no me gustó que el desayuno venga incluído en el paquete de la estadía y que lo cobren aparte tampoco me gustó la actitud del encargado que estuvo en recepción el fin de semana que tubo una actitud discriminatoria hacia mi por tener dificultades motrices y tener una silla de ruedas dijo que no era estético hacia los demás y que la silla de ruedas molestaba la circulación cuando en ningún momento estuvo en un lugar de tránsito porque cuando no estaba siendo usada por mi estaba plegada y no molestaba en lo más mínimo Otra cosa también que no me gustó fue el día sábado por la noche se escuchaban gritos y golpes y fuerte olor a cigarrillo cuando en el estacionamiento está prohibido fumar los baños compartidos el día domingo estaban sucios con vomitos y uno de los hinodoros estaba tapado La señal de telefonía móvil era inexistente en las habitaciones y la señal wi-fi prácticamente inexistente porque funcionaba por .momentos nada más En resumen no recomiendo este hotel porque en este año 2020 no creo muy justo un acto de discriminación por una situación de discapacidad cuando al ser un hotel debería ser más ético y cordial en el trato ya que tratan con personas que dejan dinero y mucho en el establecimiento
• Gabriel (8/5): - Buena ubicacion pero seberian poner un dispenser para calentar el agua para tomar algo
• Aleksi (2/5): Vältä paikkaa jos mahdollista - Hotellin henkilökunta oli melko tylyä kun emme puhuneet espanjaa(kuvauksessa oli maininta kielitaitoisesta henkilökunnasta). Eivät puhuneet meille sanaakaan englantia. Lisäksi jouduimme itse käydä tulostuttamassa kopiot passeistamme tai muuten olisivat perineet 21% lisäveron huoneen hinnasta. Aamupalan piti kuulua hintaan mutta sitä ei ollut tarjolla lainkaan. Huoneissa oli tunkkainen haju ja useita huoneita remontoitiin äänekkäästi vielä myöhään perjantai iltana.
• Verified traveler (2/5): - No destaco nada es sucio y con olor a humedad. No es lo que muestran en las fotos que publican. Lo que lamento es haber reservado 3 noches sin conocer el lugar.
• Victoria (8/5): - Bien...tranquilo ..accesible
• Verified traveler (2/5): - El sitio es asqueroso. Su hubiera sabido que era tan sucio, feo y pequeño, hubiera dormido en la calle mejor. Una habitación de 3x3m para tres personas? Por favor. Todo olía a cucaracha. Baños olían a orina. Las duchas tenían hongo. Las sábanas estaban sucias y rotas. Cuando pedí que las cambiaran, me respondieron feo diciendo "no se que va a inventar o para qué pero yo las veo bien". Me dieron unas toallas rotas, cuando pedí cambio ya enojado, me dijeron que solo había unas sucias, que ni había más. La cobija estaba manchada con sangre y olía a mugre. Tuve que dormir con mi saco. Cuando pedí algo más decente, limpio y amplio para tres, me cobraron 1000 pesos más. No me quisieron devolver la plata si cancelaba la reserva, no tuve más opción que quedarme ahí. El desayuno horrible, un café y encima de todo, fui a pedir el café a La 10.02am y no me lo quisieron dar porque era solo hasta las 10.00am. Si alguien pretende reservar ahí, considere primero dormir en la calle con las ratas, quizá la calle esté más limpia y más cómoda.
• andrea (6/5): Good area, accetable place - The hotel is not a five stars, but if you want have some rest before leaving it’s ok. The area super cool. The stuff will try to cover you all rate taxes included because “they don’t have fotocopy”. Just in case there is a fotocopy shoop 200 metres far.
• Diego Adrián (2/5): Un desastre totalmente estafado - La verdad un desastre, me sentí totalmente estafado y perjudicado en todo sentido, sin wifi, sin un buen servicio, pésima limpieza colchones de basurero, peor que si hubiera pedido limosna, encima le tuve que agradecer que aceptarán a una niña, siendo que mi reservación fue muy clara, ah eso sí para cobrar un poco más no me corretean por todos lados ahí si fueron eficientes y eficaz
• Francisco (4/5): - Lo único q puedo rescatar del hotel es su ubicación, hay unos chinos al lado y muchos lugares para comer muy cerca. La limpieza horrible, había mugre dentro de los cajones y ni me imagino hace cuánto q estaba ahí, los baños horribles, muy sucios, las toallas q nos dieron estaba todas rotas, nunca nos cambiaron las sábanas que encima estabas sucias, y el desayuno son dos media lunas y un café, no pidas más, ni variedad. No anda bien el wifi y tampoco hay buena señal
• Verified traveler (2/5): - Schmutzig, heruntergekommene Möbel (Dusch"tür" fiel beim ersten Anfassen mir entgegen), schlechtes, immer wieder ausfallendes Internet, keine Standard-TV-Programme.
• Rafael (10/5): - Hotel bem localizado em San Telmo. Hotel simples, não espere muito. Ótimo custo/benefício. Café simples, cortesia. (Media lunas e café). Quarto limpo, utilizamos o banheiro coletivo, estava sempre limpo. Recomendo para aqueles que estão procurando hotel simples e bem localizado. Mercado e padaria na mesma quadra.
• Ana Elisa (6/5): Dormi nicho - No era lo que esperaba. Para salir del apuro vale. Buena ubicación. Desayuno pobre, poco horario.
• Erica (8/5): - Buena experiencia, faltaría teléfono en las habitaciones y un conserje en el lugar, se hacía incómodo encontrar a alguien para realizar consultas
• Alexandra (6/5): - My room was very humid with mold
• Ana (6/5): - No me gusto! La habitacion es chica, tiene puertas donde entra toda la luz sin cortinas que lo impidan. El baño con la llave de agua rota puerta del baño rota el aire no andaba. Sin pila el control de tv. En 3 dias no se limpio la habitacion y tiene una bacha de agua junto a la cama. El precio caro para lo que es el hotel.
• Dino (2/5): Neglected and dodgy - They try to take advantage of the tourists. A waste of time and money. You don’t get what you’re paying for.
• Rosana (2/5): Horrible hotel. Feo sucio y viejo - La experiencia fue horrible. Hay humedad. No limpian no cambian sábanas. Te dan un té miserable de desayuno. Esta todo sucio. Hay movimientos y ruidos toda la noche. Olor a frito y comida. Desagradable todo.
• Thales (2/5): Very unsatisfied with my stay - When I booked the room, I emailed the staff asking for a late check-in, once my flight would arrive by midnight, and I would get to the hotel by 2 am. They emailed me back and we agreed that someone would wait for us (my gf and I). When we got there, I rang the bell 3 times or so to get an angry guy telling us that they were closed and I couldn't ring the bell because there were people sleeping. I asked him if he could speak in English and he said "no". I tried to explain him that we had a room booked, but he wouldn't listen to me; He just closed the door in our faces, turned his back and left. Luckily for us, there is a Police Station in front of the hotel and there was a kind police officer watching everything. We spoke to her and she intervened and helped us talk to the guy. After he called someone (the manager, I guess), he told us that we were right and that he was sorry for the inconvenience, and placed us on a room (which had no jacks, so we couldn't charge our phones). By the time we woke up, I asked about the breakfast to discover that it was only a croissant and a "café au lait". I am definitely unsatisfied with the overall quality of the services and amenities provided. The room and the bathroom were not good and they looked kind of dirty. Also, we were treated very badly, as if we had randomly choose there to stay. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of the place nor the breakfast, but I did take a picture of the "Closed" sign he put at the door.
• 143filipea (2/5): The worst - Worst hotel of my life. DON’T STAY HERE!!! It is really a nightmare. Rats, bugs, rude staff, dark, dirty, and you feel like you can’t trust them. PAY MORE AND STAY SAFE! I guarantee you it is the best thing to do.
• Kazuto (6/5): ダブルルーム宿泊 - タンゴショーの手配、空港へのタクシー手配など、良いサービスでした。 ホテル周辺環境は両隣がスーパーで、レストランも多くおしゃれで良い地区です。 部屋の清掃が行き届いていない感じはありました。
• Verified traveler (2/5): Experiência terrível - Um trauma. Nível Cortiço sujo. Já na chegada me foi cobrado uma taxa de 200 pesos, ou teria que dar uma cópia do meu passaporte (xerox) tive que sair para tirar a cópia... o gerente um grosso. Quando entro no quarto que era diferente do que havia reservado e já pago adiantado (paguei um com cama de casal e me puseram em um com cama de solteiro) tinha tanta poeira que era insuportável (dava pra escrever meu nome na poeira da cabeceira da cama /vide foto) e não dava nem pra abrir a janela, pois nela havia mais poeira ainda. (foto).. Seria um filtro ao contrário. .. Arrastei a cama pro meio do quarto. Do ralo do banheiro saia um cheiro de esgoto q empestiava todo o quarto... De longe o pior lugar em que já me hospedei ...
• Horacio (8/5): - Muy bien
• Tiago (4/5): PEssima estadia - PEssimo, começo falando que cheguei ao hotel, me cobraram uma taxa de 465,00 Pesos, pois era imposto, mas quando procurei saber este imposto nao se deve cobrar de estrangeiros, e eles nao informaram isso, no primeiro cafe da manha, ja me disseram que minha reserva nao incluia cafe, sendo que mostrei que havia feito e informado que haveria, logo depois me deram um copo de cafe e Somente isso. minha cama tinha um buraco literalmente um buraco e o colchao estava afundando nele, Internet sem muita funcionalidade, mas normal para hotel. Achei muito ruim este atendimento, mas como estava sozinho nao quis sair, mas se fosse com familia ou acompanhado com certeza nao teria ficado. acredito que possa melhorar muito este atendimento.
• Sergio (4/5): hotel close to San Telmo - I had two bad experiences: at check in I was forced by the person who received me to go and take a fotocopy of my passport in order to avoid local taxes which is by law. I was tired and wanted to rest but I had to go right away for this document. My recommendation would be to ask visitors prior to their arrival to arrive with this documents. The day I was leaving the internet didnt work at all and I needed to ask for a Uber but as Internet didnt work I suffered a lot and there was no one to help me from the hotel. This means was a bad experience for me staying at this hotel as I almost lose my international flight
• Verified traveler (8/5): agradable,cerca del centro de la ciudad. - El hotel,tiene muy buena ubicación del centro,ademas es muy seguro,por otro lado te permite tener independencia,porque te entrega la llave de entrada principal,tuve muy buena atención de parte de los personales.
• Ale (2/5): Horrible lugar - El hotel es una mentira . le recomiendo a la gente que no caiga en este lugar q llaman Hotel es peor q una pension
• onedum (2/5): A Dump!!! - Don't let the low price fool you! It isn't worth that much! I made a non-deposit reservation to the Chipre only because I wanted to be in that neighborhood (San Telmo). We took a cab from the airport to check it out. After banging on the door for 5 minutes, someone let us in. There was no one there in charge. After about 15 minutes a young man showed up and showed us a room It smelled of all kinds of odors. We asked to see a different room. He told us he had to make breakfast (11am!!). We left to find another hotel using Fodors. We lucked into Mansion Vitraux, a great low cost place!
• ADRIAN (8/5): Hotel bueno - Fue placentera la estadia
• Verified traveler (8/5): Good location amd friendly staff in nice area - It was exactly what we wanted to start off our trip in Buenos Aires. The staff were friendly and spoke English. It's easy to walk to some of the recommended sites
• Verified traveler (4/5): Hotel accesible pero a mejorar - Al hotel le falta mantenimiento (limpieza) y el wifi era lento o no andaba por completo. Lo que si puedo destacar es que el chico que trabaja allí fue muy amable y atento.
• Yanina (8/5): Hotel cómodo y accesible - Todo muy bien muy amable los chicos siempre serviciales
• laura (2/5): A éviter - Deux matelats simple avec un énorme trou au milieux (en couple, on a dormi chacun de notre coter..). Petit déjeuner de 9h à 10h (du jamais vu pour moi..), et en plus il faut toquer à l'office! Autrement dit on vous donne un jeton et vous aller à la machine à café. La chambre sentait les égouts, il faut demander des serviettes et une couette car la préparation de la chambre n'est pas faite complêtement.. Enfin bref, très bien pour une personne seule, ou un couple de passage (et encore..).
• Natalie (4/5): Cheap and comfy - Room was clean. Bed was very comfortable. I had been told by taxis drivers the area was quite safe but further down the street you needed to be vigilant. Situated right in front of a police station. Free wifi but not very good in the end/corner rooms. On suite shower was more like a wet room as shower was not separate it had the nozzle coming from the walk almost over the toilet.
• Adam (4/5): Worth it for the money, don't expect much. - We stayed in a private double room with a private bathroom. It was in the back of the hotel and the WIFI did not reach our room. The bathroom did not have a ceiling so there was a lack of privacy.The TV had no reception and was all black and white fuzz. The floor was dirty as our feet were black when we exited the shower. The hotel seems to be managed and run by one employee 24/7. The guy
• 143filipea (2/5): TERRIBLE - Everything about this hotel sucks!! Starting for Alejandra, one of their employees. They were very rude and dirty with me and my friends. We didn't sleep good because the room were filled with cockroaches and rats. I wouldn't stay here even if the idea is to save money. Never again.
• Verified traveler (2/5): False Advertising - I think the pictures and name misrepresent what this place actually is. It is a hostel. If you're a college student on a budget that just needs a place to sleep then you might be ok with staying here, but I found the quality way below what I was willing to accept. The sheets were dingy and stained and there was no heating. The entire hostel shared a bathroom, which lacked soap and toilet paper. The information says that this hotel offers continental breakfast, but what I received was 6 crackers (I counted) and a token to get a drink out of the vending machine. I didn't feel like the room was secure. The walls are also paper thin so you can hear everyone's conversation. I called in advance to ask for a remise to pick me up from the airport and was promised one, but when I arrived there wasn't one. When I asked the front desk about it, he said he hadn't been informed. The staff wasn't rude, but I also didn't talk with them much because I didn't want to offend. I left as soon as I found another hotel that was suitable.
• michellew638 (6/5): Too hot to sleep - We stayed here for 3 nights in the middle of December and the outside temperatures was 90 degrees. The rooms do not have Windows or even a fan and are built around the inside of the hotel so there is no air! The room was basic and relatively clean same for the showers and toilet. Breakfast too was poor consisting of a bag of crackers and biscuits along with a token for the drinks vending machine. The hotel is in a very good location and San Telmo is fantastic with many bars and restaurants. The lady who dealt with us was very nice and spoke very good English but overall the hostel didn't do it for me and I know you can stay in better and cheaper options very near by.
• Anon (6/5): Great location in San Telmo at great price - Staff were really nice. Place was a bit dirty and some of the doors on the toilets didn't have locks but it was a really good price in good location in San Telmo. Be careful about when you arrive as the sign on the door said that the reception was only open from 12 until 4 on Saturday and not at all on Sunday (other days until 8).
• Verified traveler (2/5): reception and dirtu bathroom - There is no reception at this hotel. I mean is exists, but it works only in the afternoon.In the night and early morning there is nobody, so if you need anything or any quiestion nobody will answer you.I think if yo uarea tourist and you dont know the city, reception is necessary,there you can be helped with all quiestions. In the afternoon sometimes there was a woman that didnt know anything!! she didnt know what bus goes to the center, or any other quiestion.How is it possible if she work at RECEPTION i still dont understand. The shower and restroom is shared( i knew about that), but its really dirty and there is a terrible smell....so...in my opinion the hotels is really leaves much to be desired
• Verified traveler (2/5): Hotel Chipre. - The beds stank. No one has cchanged the pillows or matrttesses here in years and they have accumulated perspiration, as of course there is no air in the rooms. Also no toilet paper, so bring your own! The provided breakfast was pitiful. The old lady whoi runs this place also found it necessary to charge an extrfa 25% TAX, even though the booking from hotle.com said the negotiated price included all taxes.
• lenong2015 (2/5): Badddddddddddddd !!!! - Hello, I make sure to comment on this little hotel in the fifth category Takeoff partners, first of all the information present in both the Hotel's website take off, as the hotel's own website are all fake ... EX: Wifi does not work, there is no maid, no reception, no change of towels and even less on the bed sheets, and when I realized I had roaches scattered everywhere ... Zero for that hotel
• casalsm (10/5): Excelent - The hotel isn't expensive, on the contrary, so you expect to find whatever service you would find elsewhere for 20 dollars a day. You can have your room with or without the shared bathroom. I chose the private bathroom because I traveled with a friend and we preferred so. The hotel is clean enough, no one will enter your room without asking you first, so it's very safe as well. The hotel is well located so me and my friend could go walking to most of the central places, as Florida, Plaza de Mayo, Cafe Tortoni, Av 9 de Julho, El Ateneo. The manager, Jose, is very friendly, so you can ask him how to get to places, maybe where to buy some stuff. He was really helpful, so that's a pro for the hotel, in my opinion. If you do decide on a cheap hotel to go alone or with 1 or 2 friends, that you'll have a good location and that is safe and clean, that hotel chipre is probably the right one.

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