Marzo 22, 2010 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: backpackers in buenos aires, circuitos turísticos, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Buenos Aires | # Enlace permanente
When you’re a tourist and you’re visiting a city for the first time, where to stay is the greatest dilemma. Every person who has visited the place will have its say; every hostel web site will extol its location. But those virtues might not be the most cherished by tourism. In Buenos Aires, the three most frequent areas to stay are: Downtown (the first and most traditional), San Telmo and Palermo. Hostel Colonial -located in Downtown- gives you three good reasons (the proximity to sightsees, transportation and security) to choose the area.
The proximity to sightsees: the first thing a traveler seeks, the reason why tourism exists, is to visit and get to know the most particular and traditional of each city. Hardly, somebody would visit Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower, or skips the Empire State in NYC. In Buenos Aires, the logic indicates you must see the Obelisco, visit Plaza de Mayo, the Casa Rosada, the Congress and Puerto Madero. All this places that open tourist guides, are located on Downtown Buenos Aires or just 10 blocks away from it. Here is Hostel Colonial too.
Transportation: probably the second thing that facilitates to get to know and move round the city is transportation. Those who have traveled a lot thank the presence of a subway and a good coverage of the urban transportation. As Downtown is the financial, historic and cultural center of our city, all the transportation departs or arrives here. In a simple way, you can reach any destination. This is something you won’t find in remote neighborhoods as San Telmo and Palermo, where walking to the transportation is inevitable.
Security: it’s perhaps the most important factor for many travelers. Being Downtown the most traditional tourist area, where banks and financial entities have their headquarters, is the most secured zone in Buenos Aires. In fact, the first police station of our city is just around the corner of Hostel Colonial, and the Police Headquarters are just 15 block away.
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Octubre 7, 2009 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
A clear example of this dichotomy can be seen in two of the quintessential tourist district of Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero and San Telmo. San Telmo, which is one of the oldest in the city and takes its name from the church of San Pedro Gonzalez, preserved, as if it were an old postcard, many of the features of the city from XVlll and XlX century.
Contrary to what one may think, the preservation was not due to a public policy, but the total neglect suffered by the neighborhood for many years and which caused havocs in the cultural and architectural heritage.
The progress didn’t come to this district until the 1990’s when the nostalgy started to become fashionable and a few historical buildings restored by the hand of time and man, began to be exploited as bars and restaurants and others were recycled in a postmodern image. The streets maintained their cobblestone streets, old lanterns were settled and began to detect urban archeology architectural gems of great heritage value. Around the
Plaza Dorrego and its traditional antiques fair, every weekend brings thousands of visitors, he developed
hotels,
hostels, gift shops, tanguerias, clubs, museums and galleries. So this is how
San Telmo looks like today: as a neighborhood that appeals to families during the day and bohemian youth at night. Is also one of the favorites districts for tourists, both for walking and to stay or live, along with
Palermo and
Downtown, the
Hostel Colonial district, because his physiognomy characteristically from
Buenos Aires and local color can be seen in every corner.
Puerto Madero, however, is its antítesis. Nowadays, Puerto Madero (4 blocks walking from Hostel Colonial) is one of the most exclusive and modern neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and attracts visitors from all over the world who come to tour the docks and try the local gastronomy, adapted to international tastes.Both neighborhoods complement and justify each other. Arguably, San Telmo is undoubtedly the most local of the international destinations of Buenos Aires, while Puerto Madero has become the most international of their neighborhoods.
To be continued………
Mayo 23, 2009 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Buenos Aires Blog, Buenos Aires Neighborhoods, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
May in Buenos Aires. The weather is strange in this season. Autumn in South America. I went out to walk from Hostel Colonial and took #6 images that reflect what I write.
Rainy days, cloudy days, sunny days, tropical days, sometimes many people, sometimes few people, movie nights and more, more Buenos Aires.
This is Buenos Aires, and I like. This season is incredible to visit.
Enjoy these photos of Buenos Aires in this order: Retiro Railway Station, 9 de Julio Ave., La Plaza Shops, Downtown, Puerto Madero.
Diciembre 18, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
Buenos Aires es una ciudad de locos, lo he dicho en este blog y también a los viajeros que visitan Hostel Colonial, pero el lugar del que voy a escribir en este post es realmente insólito y quizás sea más apreciado por porteños que por turistas, básicamente por desconocimiento.
Llegás a la Galería Quemes, uno de esos lugares tan bellos que tiene Buenos Aires y que forma parte del patrimonio arquitectónico de la ciudad.
Entrás por la calle Florida o por la calle San Martín, ambas en el número 170 ( lo ideal es hacerlo por la entrada de San Martín, en donde están los accesos San Martín propiamente dicho o Supervielle, a 4 cuadras del hostel hacia el sur) y no pierdas demasiado tiempo en preguntar por La Terracita (así lo conocen los habitués) ni la gente de de la galería sabe orientarte bien.
A tu derecha o izquierda, según el acceso elegido encontrarás los ascensores, vas hasta el piso 6 y a la izquierda te recibe
Momentos en el Infinito, restaurante, música y arte, un lugar con una impronta especial, similar a esos
paladares que abundan en La Habana, Cuba, fruto de la onda que le pone Daniel y su gente, con muchos salones bien ambientados, uno de ellos remata en una barra y un piano, no casualmente son todas mesas para parejas, el lugar da para aquellos que por trabajo no pueden blanquear sus relaciones sentimentales (de trampa estamos), otros son para grupos y el más elegido sobre todo en estos días es la terraza, un lugar en el punto más agitado de la
city porteña y a su vez fuera del mundo.
La cocina es sencilla y abundante, el cubierto promedio es de $ 38, un poco elevado para un restaurante de mediodía, pero que definitivamente, boca a boca durante 30 años, se ha convertido en un elegido del Downtown. Vale la pena que se den una vuelta y que compartan este secreto.
Septiembre 30, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
Near the Hostel Colonial, you will find one of the most important symbols of Buenos Aires, the Avenida de Mayo (May Avenue). In 1884, the Congress decided to open an avenue from the Plaza de Mayo, where is the Casa Rosada (the Pink House) until the National Congress. An avenue with large sidewalks bordered by trees, with cafe tables and fine architeture buildings, that would be a proud to the great city that was being developed and would also work as a conexion between the two powers of the Republic: The executive and legislative.
In that time, the porteño elite dreamed about a Buenos Aires like Paris. The Avenida de Mayo was built in a art-noveau style, that is depicted in the ornamented facades, the balconies, the angel images, and in the magnificent domes. Its most important building was the Barolo Palace, the tallest of the city in that times. In the historic avenue they also installed the first elevator (lift) of Buenos Aires and the first subway line, the A.
Since its release, the Avenida de Mayo has always been the centre of the cultural life of the city. Lots of intelectual people walked trough its blocks, like Federico García Lorca, Carlos Gardel, Nijinsky, Jorge Luis Borges, José Ortega y Gasset, the Infanta Isabel de España, George Clemenceau, Albert Einstein, Arthur Rubenstein, Josephine Baker, Claudio Sánchez Albornoz and other images of the art, culture and politics. Nowadays, crowded by the urban life and more calm by the weekends, the beauty of one of the most elegant avenues of the city is aprecciated by thousands of tourists every day.
A walk that allows you to know from the Cabildo and the Catedral to the Barolo Palace and the Congress, the Culture House, historic restaurants and hotels, like the old Majestic and the Castelar, the mythic Tortoni Cafe, the Avenida theatre. A trip that shows us more than one centure of history in the porteño downtown.
Cerca del Hostel Colonial, encontrás uno de los símbolos más importantes de Buenos Aires, la Avenida de Mayo. En 1884, el Congreso decidió abrir una avenida desde la Plaza de Mayo, donde está la Casa Rosada hasta el Congreso Nacional. Una avenida de anchas veredas bordeadas de árboles, con mesitas de café y edificios de fina arquitetura que seria un orgullo para la gran ciudad que se estaba desarrollando y que también serviria como conexión entre dos de los poderes de la República: el Ejecutivo y el Legislativo.
En esa época, la elite porteña soñaba una Buenos Aires parecida a París. La Avenida de Mayo fue construida con un estilo art-noveau, que se aprecia en las fachadas ornamentadas de los edificios, los balcones, las figuras de ángeles, guirnaldas, las cúpulas suntuosas. Su construccion más importante fue el Palacio Barolo, el edificio más alto de la ciudad en la época, y en la histórica avenida también se instaló el primer ascensor de la capital y la primer línea del subte, la A.
Desde su inauguración, la Avenida de Mayo siempre fue centro de la vida cultural de la ciudad. Por ahí caminaron Federico García Lorca, Carlos Gardel, Nijinsky, Jorge Luis Borges, José Ortega y Gasset, la Infanta Isabel de España, George Clemenceau, Albert Einstein, Arthur Rubenstein, Josephine Baker, Claudio Sánchez Albornoz y otros personajes del arte, la cultura y la política. Hoy en día, agitada por el ritmo urbano y más tranquila los fines de semana, la belleza de una de las más elegantes avenidas de la ciudad es apreciada por miles de turistas todos los días.
Un recorrido que te permite conocer desde el Cabildo y la Catedral hasta el Palácio Barolo y el Congreso, pasando por la Casa de la Cultura (edifício del diário La Prensa), restaurantes y hoteles históricos como el antiguo Majestic y el Castelar, el mítico Café Tortoni, el Teatro Avenida. Un recorrido que cuenta más de un siglo de história en el centro porteño.
Julio 23, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Buenos Aires Famous Hostel, Buenos Aires Neighborhoods, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel in Argentina | # Enlace permanente
It´s always important to remember that this blog belongs to a
hostel, and even though our presence in the virtual world is becoming increasingly strong, our business is in the real world, in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
For those who read us every day and for those who are wondering: What’s Hostel Colonial, Where´s this hostel? What happens in this place? What I find in the surrounding area? This is the Post.
1) The Central Area (Downtown or Nuevo Bajo) is a Buenos Aires Highlight area, in this zone of the city one is located Hostel Colonial.
2) The famous “Obelisco”, the pedestrian streets recognized around the world “Florida St. and Lavalle St.”,
”Galerías Pacífico”(the most beautiful shopping of the city, by its history, its imposing architecture and its gorgeous murals), around 80
bars and
pubs, more than 100 restaurants (
Parrilla El Gaucho,
Almacén Suipacha), some of which have international fame, 20 cinema rooms and 5 of the most important
teathers, only 1 or 5 blocks around of
Hostel Colonial.
THEY DON´T EXIST ELSEWHERE OF THE CITY, THIS IS A HOT SPOT.
3) Puerto Madero, Retiro Railroads Central Station, Retiro Bus Station and the Historical Colonial Center, are in different directions , only 6 blocks around Hostel Colonial.
4) If we spoke of transports and proceedings of trip, all the lines of Buenos Aires Metro(A,B,C,D,E), more than 100 local bus lines, taxis, trains and buses approach to you nearly from Hostel Colonial. All the air lines, many Consulates and the main tourist operators are in the Downtown, our neighborhood.
5) If we spoke of security, in addition to watch the Hostel with our cameras, we are to 150 meters of the 1º Police Station and only 3 blocks to the Tourist Police Station, who extremely has specialized personnel and to the service for the travelers.
6) If we spoke of free spectacles or to very low cost, the 1100 meters of length of the Florida pedestrian street are INCREDIBLES, Tango shows (singers and dancers), Typical Country Music shows, humorists, painters, alive sculptures, and others. The best ones are in Florida to only 100 meters of Hostel Colonial Buenos Aires
YOU WERE NOT CONVINCED WITH THIS? Sight post previous in this blog, sign up in You Tube, tags florida+tango and enjoy. In addition, in Galerías Pacífico, around Hostel Colonial it ´s Jorge Luis Borges Cultural Center with very many activities and samples.
7) We followed with the art, to 3 blocks from Hostel Colonial are the most recognized in all the world Art Galleries (Klemm Foundation, Ruth Benzacar) and the MALBA, the Top Museum in the city to only 5´of taxi trip from Hostel Colonial. (a$14 the trip)
If you go to San Telmo (to 1700 meters of the Hostel Colonial) or to Palermo, the special deal is in the morning, when everybody comes to the other locations in the city, traveling comfortable and without disadvantages.
9) If you want to know on our facilities and services, see more in our website Hostel Colonial Official Website .
More info and contact: info@hostelcolonial.com.ar
Abril 26, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente
Buenos Aires Downtown is a true mix of history and modernity. Its first huge and old buildings that little by little were taking place since the beginning of the colonization still mesmerize tourists and native people due to the variety of styles of architecture (gothic, neoclassical, colonial, French style buildings, English style buildings and more).
Nowadays, dozens of new and modern buildings are sharing space with the marvellous old ones, and it gives the Downtown (Nuevo Bajo) an unique look: The beauty of the past of our historic city that is growing and improving with the new centuries. More than precious buildings, in the downtown you find all the places you are looking for. Want to turn back in time and have a coffee as a typical “porteño” in one of the oldest cafes of the city? You got the Tortoni´s Café.
Looking for shoppings, restaurants, stores of everything you can imagine, libraries, bars, discos, a nice place to rest and listen to good music, tango dancers, subway stations, museums, banks, post offices?
Everything and much more you find in here. Who said that every Downtown is caotic and crowded? Buenos Aires gives its Downtown a space to rest and hire yourself of the crazy rythim of nowadays. The San Martin park is a huge place to rest, read and have a nice time with friends, a great park in the middle of the Downtown. Wanna buy bus tickets to know other parts of Argentina? Near the park you find one of the biggest stations of South America, the Retiro Station. There’s always much more to discover in this amazing city…Enjoy the best that Buenos Aires has to offer, the Downtown and the
Hostel Colonial are waiting for you!
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When you’re a tourist and you’re visiting a city for the first time, where to stay is the greatest dilemma. Every person who has visited the place will have its say; every hostel web site will extol its location. But those virtues might not be the most cherished by tourism. In Buenos Aires, the three most frequent areas to stay are: Downtown (the first and most traditional), San Telmo and Palermo. Hostel Colonial -located in Downtown- gives you three good reasons (the proximity to sightsees, transportation and security) to choose the area.
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