SLS Buenos Aires Puerto Madero

We recommend the SLS to travellers seeking a design pied-à-terre in the most contemporary district of Buenos Aires, between meetings in Puerto Madero and dinners in Palermo. It is a hotel for thirty- and forty-somethings who favour Instagram aesthetics and the social scene of the rooftop, less so for those wanting the historic charm of Recoleta. Couples on a city break find their account here, as does business clientele thanks to the proximity of the office towers.

The SLS Buenos Aires occupies a contemporary tower of glass and steel in dock 3 of Puerto Madero, a district rehabilitated in the 1990s. Interiors signed by Philippe Starck in 2018, pushing the cursor of modern baroque with its mirror games, exaggerated proportions and surreal winks. Generous ceiling heights, floor-to-ceiling bay windows in the superior rooms. The ensemble counts 123 rooms spread over 12 floors, the rooftop capping the building with its suspended pool.

The restaurant Alma proposes a Mediterranean-Argentine fusion menu, beef carpaccios with capers, risottos with seafood from the Río, charcoal grillades. The rooftop bar serves signature cocktails and tapas until midnight, DJ set atmosphere at weekends. Continental buffet breakfast with made-to-order egg station, pressed juices, Argentine facturas. 24-hour room service, reduced but efficient menu for late returns from Palermo.

The SLS stands on Juana Manso, main artery of Puerto Madero, the district of docks converted into restaurants, offices and high-end residences. Reserva ecológica Costanera Sur fifteen minutes on foot, Casa Rosada and Plaza de Mayo twenty minutes by taxi. Leandro N. Alem metro station (line B) ten minutes' walk, Ezeiza airport 45 minutes depending on traffic. The district is calm by day, comes alive in the evening with terraces and emptying office towers, very secure yet a little removed from the historic quarters.