Vain Boutique Hotel

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Superior Room | Premium bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds, minibar
Terrace/patio
Terrace/patio
Reception

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Thames 2226, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, 1425
  • Palermo Soho
    1 min walk
  • Distrito Arcos
    5 min walk
  • Plaza Italia
    6 min walk
  • Buenos Aires (AEP-Aeroparque Jorge Newbery)
    9 min drive

Room options

Senior Room

  • 215 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Premium Room, City View

  • 248 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Superior Room

  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Buenos Aires

With a stay at Vain Boutique Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Buenos Aires, within a 10-minute walk of Distrito Arcos and Cultural Center of Science. .This boutique hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Serrano Square and 1 mi (1.6 km) from La Rural Convention Center.

What's nearby

  • Palermo Soho - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Serrano Square - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • La Rural Convention Center - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Embassy of the United States - 17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Recoleta Cemetery - 5 min drive - 2.4 miles

Getting around

  • Plaza Italia Station - 5 min walk
  • Buenos Aires Palermo Station - 11 min walk
  • Ministro Pistarini Intl. Airport (EZE) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪El Preferido de Palermo - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪La Carnicería - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tres Monos Bar - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Tonno Soho - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Washoku - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Vain Boutique Hotel

Boutique hotel connected to the convention center in Palermo with free breakfast
Vain Boutique Hotel offers 34 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. 50-inch Smart televisions come with premium cable channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access (speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)). Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. In-room massages, hypo-allergenic bedding, and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 34 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms feature bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a communal living room.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 11:00 AM.

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (USD 20 per day)
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Coworking space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 8 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Built in 1900
  • Communal living room
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Local artist showcase
  • Rooftop garden
  • Smoke-free property
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV with premium cable channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay movies
  • Streaming services

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Electrical adapters
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 2 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 1.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
  • You may be asked to pay the following charges at the property: Argentina value-added tax (21%). Nonresident travelers who pay using a foreign card or bank transfer and who present a valid passport and tourist visa may be exempt from value-added tax (21%).

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 30 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 25 (one-way), (up to 12 years old)
  • Nearby parking fee: USD 20 per day (164 ft away)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Vain Boutique
Vain Boutique Buenos Aires
Vain Boutique Hotel
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Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 392 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 152 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 587 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 587 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente zona y excelente hotel ! Un gusto quedarnos ahi ! El precio y calidad lo valen
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hubert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Marvin, North Vancouver

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in the vibrant Palermo. It has outstanding architecture and interior design. A great balance between French inspired old and modern touches.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jesse

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly and helpful front desk workers. They all spoke English (which was good, because my Spanish isn't great). They helped me out with questions about the surrounding area.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable, clean and staff very friendly. Close to domestic airport
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Located in a century old building with only 15 rooms, the Vain Boutique Hotel played a significant role in the success of my Buenos Aires trip. I'm so glad that I stayed at the Vain Hotel rather than at any of the big chains. The location was great, the service was fantastic, and the value was unmatched. I particularly liked the amenities such as the daily afternoon social, the hot tub on the roof, and the fantastic (and complimentary) made-to-order breakfast. The glass water bottles in each room, cleaned and refilled daily, were a particularly nice touch. The location of this hotels, 3 blocks form the Subte and within walking distance of Palermo's many restaurants, was ideal. We ate in Palermo every night, not out any desire not to travel, but because the best restaurants were there. We got daily activity and restaurant recommendations from the front desk staff. Manque was awesome! Every need was catered to and no request was too small. I find it hard to imagine getting better and more personalized treatment anywhere else.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will return!
A great hotel with amazing service !!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at the Vain Boutique Hotel! Thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun, comfy, spacious rooms. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. The service was excellent. Manque was particularly helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sue, Stamford, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness
This is a great hotel. V clean, well appointed, comfortable beds, Good sized rooms for a city centre location and really friendly helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Cathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service at Vain Boutique!
The hotel had a lot of character and was well run. The people working seemed to care you received great service and were very accommodating when we had to hang out for an evening flight. The location is good and safe. Breakfast was great. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel but perhaps our balcony needed tidying
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Came there and left after about one hour to different hotel even Vain was already paid for. Room was cold and moist (the reason I think is that room on the first floor doesn't have windows and only has small window in the door that goes to backyard with no sunlight). Tried to set thermostat to higher temperature. Didn't work. Went to the front desk and asked how we can turn heat on. The guy said just press up . Ok went to the room and tried that. Didn't work, went back to the front desk, asked again to fix it; guy (Martin) was too busy casually talking to other customers about his trip to London. Said he will reset the system from his desk (reseting his thermostat on the wall). Obviously didn't work. He never even went to check our thermostat (must be long walk of 10 feet from the front desk to our room). Disappointing. We booked different hotel and left Thanks for nothing
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Gigi, Sydney

Disliked: Staff & service
The property wasn’t as charming as it seemed online. The room only had an internal window, so there was very limited light, it felt like it could benefit from some refurbishment, the shower was tiny, the pillows were hard... All in all, disappointing given the reviews. Also, I arrived in the evening after a very long flight. The reception staff knew I was going upstairs to sleep and would likely not go out until the morning. They still send a staff member to come into my room without knocking, with the door locked, to put some chocolates on the table. I was almost asleep and I heard someone enter the room, which was quite a shock. I got up and saw it was a staff member, who said she was just there for some chocolates. I then called reception to ask them to make sure no one else came in while I was in there. They didn’t seem to really understand how problematic it was. I am a single female traveller, and after that I didn’t feel safe in the room so I put a chair behind the door to go to sleep. It completely violated a sense of privacy and safety. I’ve never stayed anywhere in my life where staff haven’t knocked first. Other than that, the staff were generally friendly and helpful, and the breakfast was good. I’m glad I only stayed a night, I wouldn’t choose it again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

F

Room was dark and no window. Also not super clean. Otherwise it was nice
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was awesome. Area was great. Room was cute, very parisian. My wife and I loved this hotel, would highly recommend and cannot wait to stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service. Superb breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
Room, service and breakfast were great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Arjun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unreachable and not accommodating
Hotels.com and the hotel couldn’t accommodate an emergency request I made to cancel the booking a few days in advance. Apparently hotels.com tried multiple times to contact the hotel but never got through to them. Very sad customer experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019