Alvear Icon Hotel, Buenos Aires
Aime Paine 1130, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location
Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires
A 32-floor tower in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires' newest and most cosmopolitan district, on the Rio de la Plata and within a kilometre of Plaza de Mayo — the international-arrival base before the domestic hop to Ushuaia.
Transfer
The pre-cruise city night
The Buenos Aires gateway for South-America-routed Antarctic cruises, before the flight south to Ushuaia for embarkation.
Villas
159 rooms and suites
159 contemporary rooms and suites, bright and ample, with Carrara-marble baths and Jacuzzis and panoramic city and river views.
Best For
Who it suits
Cruise guests wanting a polished pre- or post-expedition city night, and travellers exploring Buenos Aires from its most modern waterfront district.
Board Basis
Bed and breakfast
Bed and breakfast, with multiple dining venues and the 32nd-floor Crystal Bar.
About the Resort
The Buenos Aires gateway to Antarctica
Alvear Icon Hotel is a contemporary five-star tower in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires' newest and most cosmopolitan district, on the Rio de la Plata — the Alvear group's modern sister to the Recoleta grande dame. Its 159 rooms and suites are bright and contemporary, with Carrara-marble baths and panoramic city-and-river views, and the hotel adds two heated pools (a 19th-floor indoor pool with a retractable roof and an outdoor pool and solarium), a full wellness spa, and the 32nd-floor Crystal Bar for skyline drinks. A polished gateway base for the city before flying south to Ushuaia to join an Antarctic expedition. Distinct from the group's Recoleta palace.
Accommodation
Rooms and suites
159 contemporary rooms and suites with Carrara-marble baths.
Entry
Superior or Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A contemporary room with a city or river view and a Carrara-marble bath with a Jacuzzi.
Carrara-marble bathCity or river view
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps two to three. A larger suite with a sitting area and a city or river view.
Sitting areaCity or river view
Top
Suite
Sleeps two to three. A premium top-floor suite with skyline and river views.
Top floorsSkyline and river views
Food & Drink
Dining
Multiple venues and a 32nd-floor bar.
Signature
Crystal Bar
On the 32nd floor, with skyline and river views.
Restaurant
All-day dining
Contemporary cuisine.
Lounge
Lobby lounge
Coffee and light bites.
Wellbeing
The wellness and beauty spa
A wellness and beauty spa with a sauna, steam room, hammam and a Scottish shower, two fitness suites and a hot tub, alongside the two heated pools.
A wellness and beauty spa
Sauna, steam and hammam.
Two heated pools
One with a retractable roof.
Two fitness suites
And a hot tub.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Buenos Aires from its modern waterfront, before sailing south.
Puerto Madero
The city's modern waterfront district.
Plaza de Mayo and Recoleta
Within reach of the historic centre.
The 32nd-floor Crystal Bar
Skyline and river views.
The pre-cruise night
Before flying south to Ushuaia.
Tango and steak
The flavours of Buenos Aires.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Ushuaia for embarkation
A domestic flight south to join the cruise.
In the city
Puerto Madero
On the Rio de la Plata.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Alvear Icon Hotel, Buenos Aires. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
A gateway hotel
- The pre-cruise Buenos Aires base, not an Antarctic property.
Distinct from the palace
- The group's modern Puerto Madero sister to the Recoleta grande dame.
Bed and breakfast
- With the 32nd-floor Crystal Bar.
Getting there
- In Puerto Madero, central Buenos Aires.
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