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3.5 out of 5
Babel Palermo
Bonpland 1549, Palermo, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 145 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 145 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
For the price you can’t beat it.
Hotel was perfect for the price. Certainly no frills but in a great neighborhood and all you really need. Staff was helpful and attentive. Again don’t expect the Taj Majal but for the price I think it’s hard to beat.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean bring room. Friendly staff who speaks English. Even the cleaning crew is friendly, bringing me extra towels when asked. Great value.
Stayed 27 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Sanna Y.

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
location is good, need to take bus to get to the subway. lots of restaurants, pubs around. house keeping is minimal, we stayed 8 nites, they didn't change sheets, didn't sweep the floor, only gave us a roll of toilet paper, one day to have to wait for the cleaning lady to come to work to give us toilet paper so we can do our business! only gave us 2 bath towels and 1 hand towel. Kitchen is a joke, a rusty tea kettle, burnt pot, no bowls, no can opener, no kitchen towel/paper, stove top takes long time to heat up... Good thing is the staff speak English and are quite helpful! Wi-Fi is weak..
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Roxana, pembroke Pines, Fl

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only good think: THE LOCATION
DIRTY, REALLY DIRTY WITHOUT MAINTENANCE. SERIOUS: ONLY ONE KEY PER ROOM. THE WORST: THE LADY AT THE FRONT DESK SHE DOESN'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MANNERS. SHE NEGLKEE TO PROVIDE ME HER NAME. SHE WAS A REALLY ROUGH PERSON. I WILL NEVER CAMEBACK AGAIN. AT LAST ONE SHE PUT A LOT EXCUSE TO GIVE ME THE RECEIVE. SHE NEVER DID IT. SECOND TIME HERE AND NO LIGTHS. WHEN YOU CALL EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER NOBODY PICK UP THE PHONE. THE AC DOESN'T WORK, JUST THE FAN. POOL DIRTY. CUSTOMER SERVICE REALLY BAD. GO FOR ANOTHER HOTEL CLKSE TO THERE.
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not very good
The room itself was okay, but the place is really not anywhere near as good as the pictures make it look. Finishing are falling apart. At least the bed was fairly comfortable. The worst part was the staff, who were extremely rude and unhelpful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Shakira, San Francisco, CA.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was comfortable and the staff was very friendly and accommodating. I accidentally made the reservation for 2 people when there was actually 3 of us, and they were able to give us a room with 3 beds at no extra charge. On top of that, we were able to check-in a little early. Setting up a car to pick us up and take us to the airport was done through them, which I found to be convenient since we needed to be picked up quite early in the morning. One down side is that the front desk is only open from 9am-6pm, which is quite limited, but it wasn't an inconvenience for us as we didn't need anything outside of those hours, but I imagine if we did, it definitely would have been difficult. Also, this hotel is more apartment style. Because of that, there is no resraurant or food on-site. However, there are many markets, resraurants, bars, and cafes nearby. We enjoyed this apartment style hotel. You kind of feel more like a resident rather than a hotel guest.

8/10 Good

David, MELBOURNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice little hotel in a great neighbourhood. Staff very nice and very helpful. would stay here again for sure.
Response from General Manager on Sep 20, 2016
Dear Mr David good afternoon, We would like to say thank you for your review , waiting for you soon !! Very respectfully Liliana Cortes

8/10 Good

David, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool trendy area without the price. Yes from me.
It was great, As the previous reviews state it is not really your typical hotel, It's more serviced appartments but I think was better. A whole appaertment for much less than a hotel. The bed was a hotel king (2 singles joined with a pillow top).but was super comfy. The neibourhood is in trendy bustling area of Palermo but tucked just away in a leafy street. There are loads of cool trendy bars and restaurants close by. The only thing is and lucky I read rhe previous reviews. Make sure you reply to the email about your arrival time after hours. Because they have to meet you with the keys. I was a bit early because it didn't take long from the airport but was met at the time I said. When I was greated with the keys I had a guided tour of the place, given a map of the city and tourist tips. Overall was really good and a lot chepaer than a hotel. Loved it.

8/10 Good

Katherine, Colombia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Confortable/location
Location was exceptional. Close to food, bars and shopping. Easy to move around the city.

8/10 Good

Keith, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good option for the area
This is a nice little hotel in Palermo Hollywood. Friendly staff and nice spacious rooms. There are a couple of minor fixes that they should attend to (window hinges broken, rust in bathroom), but it's a great hotel for the price and this shouldn't stop you checking it out.

10/10 Excellent

Claire, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing, highly recommend!
I had a amazing time in Buenos Aires. I highly recommend this hotel. I booked a single room and on arrival, the gave me a free upgrade to a large 2 floor apartment with a balcony, kitchen area and shower room. The hotel staff were so helpful and Liliana gave me her personal phone number and helped me with my lost baggage at the airport. They all helped so much. The hotel was immaculate and safe. The area was so easy to get around and radio taxis pass every couple of minutes. Will miss staying here, was a really positive experience, thank you!

6/10 Okay

Gerry , Ipswich, Qld, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not What We Expected
This is not a hotel. It is a secured locked apartment complex which rents out a suite or two, and does not have a manned reception as per a hotel. Although breakfast is included in the price, you get a voucher to a restaurant just down the road, and if you do not speak Spanish that can be a real ordeal. We were in Antarctica for 12 days prior to arrival with no access to internet and did not get the last minute email stating that checkin was 3pm to 6pm. We arrived at 7pm and spent 20 minutes on the street trying to get into the locked complex. The reception buzzer did not work because reception was not manned. Eventually a guest phoned someone and we were promised a key within 5 minutes, they also let us into the courtyard to wait. After waiting another 20 minutes I knocked on the door of one of the suites and the occupants phone again and again we were promised a key soon. After waiting a total of 75 minutes we got the key to our suite. The suite was pleasant, large and airy with a small outdoor area and access to the pool. Had a small kitchen & fridge (no tea towel) and nice bathroom (no bathmat). We had a late flight the next day and we were pleased to get a late checkout.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better not to stay here
Not in a nice neighborhood. it's not in good condition. Check out a better one. The room is not clean. The bathroom is too small. The front office closes at 6 pm.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Judson, Dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Babel
Best deal ever for hotel. Service was amazing, great place great location

10/10 Excellent

Ariane, Montreal, QC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing 2 stories open loft in Palermo Hollywood!
Great location, we were pleasantly surprised of the size of the room, on two floors. With a small useful kitchenette. We loved the atmosphere and the lady at reception was lovely and helpful! Would go back in a heartbeat! We love Buenos Aires, and Palermo!

8/10 Good

KK, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Overall great value hotel
Good location. Excellent staff. Very friendly and helpful. Great price. Rooms could do with a bit of an upgrade and some new linen but for the price a great overall stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cool part of town
Unusual hotel in a cool part of town. Spacious rooms in minimalist style with really helpful and friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best place Ive stayed in!
Best bang for my buck at a hotel I've ever stayed in. Amazing location in the middle of Palermo - great restaurants all over the area, friendly and helpful staff with good local tips for food, metro etc. The hotel is ca 10 min walk to the metro passing through the hottest streets in Palermo, the hotel room was spacey and very modern. No complaints at all!

4/10 Poor

Lola, San Francisco

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge+Dirty = Weird
I stayed in this hotel for one night. I got a loft for a very reasonable price. The loft was HUGE (!!!) and had 1.5 bathrooms. The style of the hotel is wanna-be-modern, but in reality it is cheap and dirty... The walls were dirty, the bathrooms smelled like bleach. The shower tile was of dirty dark color, had a small hole for a drain (and it did not drain well at all, so I stood ankle deep in water). The furniture was cheap and dirty. The toilet paper in my friend's bathroom was soaked wet and dried, and had yellow stains on it. How expensive can toilet paper be?! The neighborhood is nice. But I really did not like the hotel, it was not cozy by any means, and I was glad I did not have to stay there long. And I would never stay there again just because it felt weird and uncomfortable (and bleachy and dirty)... I would be more comfortable in a private room in a hostel I think. The staff was friendly though, and there was wifi.

10/10 Excellent

Jacky, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we wanted to be in Palermo
very comfortable, and the manager was extremely helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Jacky, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we wanted to be in Palermo
it was very comfortable, especially when we were getting over our journey and jetlag. Mariana was extremely helpful and thoughtful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Acceptable, but not a place I would stay again
Mariana was very customer-friendly and helpful, but Javier was not friendly or helpful when we needed help with taxis. The rooms (we rented two) were clean and the AC was Okay in the heat wave of December, but took a while to cool down. One room had pillows on only two of the three beds, so our daughter slept without a pillow! The pool closed at 6:00 pm, much to our disappointment, and when we checked in a little before 6 and asked about towels for the pool the fact that it closed at 6 was not mentioned. The breakfast consisted of several slices of white bread a few slices of anemic 'wheat' bread and some jelly. No fruit, no meat, no cheese. It was safe and a place to sleep, but I cannot refer it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Tasha and Dani, Canada

It does the trick
Over all, we were pleased with our stay here. We stayed for 8 days. They served breakfast to us every morning (bread, jam, butter, coffee, juice), which was a nice surprise. There was little space to put our clothes or anything. The kitchen had hardly anything to cook with, and hardly any dishware. The bed was extremely comfortable, so that was nice. The bathroom was not the greatest. The shower didn't work that well, so it made it a bit difficult to get nice and clean when the water changed from hot to cold every other minute. The location is pretty amazing. You are one street away from Fitz Roy, which has endless options for meals and nightlife. You are a five minute walk away from the subway. For the price you pay and the location you are in, it's not so bad and it does the trick. There are no set staff hours, so it makes it a pain in the butt. When we wanted to check out one day (and wanted to leave our bags there for a few hours), there was no one there to help us. It made things really inconvenient for us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cool space. The area is very much a neighborhood, with lots of restaurants and bars around, but it's a 10-15 minute walk to the Subte. One thing to know, there is no staff available on site in the evenings or early morning, which was a chalenge in our stay with early/late flight arrivals and check out.

8/10 Good

corie, us

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
lofty charms.
The staff at Noa Noa called me in the US to confirm our arrival time, and were able to accomodate our early arrival and late departures. They assisted in us finding and pricing different opportunities in the city, and were very helpful in general. The loft rooms have great light, and a nice fridge-burner-microwave with a light in room breakfast. We wanted to stay in palermo, and are steps aways from other bars-restaurants-etc., but are a bit further from the major attractions, but still a long walk or quick walk to the subte. I am happy that we will be returning for a second visit.

10/10 Excellent

Ida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable hotel in a quieter area of Palermo
This hotel is very arty in nature with massive open plan concrete rooms. It was reasonably close to palermo soho (~8 blocks) which is a fantastic area of BA. Whilst the rooms were spacious, it tended to be quite noisy particularly with passing traffic (we were on the ground floor). The staff were very helpful in terms of other bookings, etc however the breakfast was quite basic - we ended up going to cafe's. Given the number of very nice hotels in BA, I would choose something closer to the heart of palermo soho to take better advantage of the night life.

10/10 Excellent

HealthyBear123

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable location and great for group traveling
The loft is located in Palermo Hollywood which I would describe as Buenos Aires' equivalent of NYC's Soho district. There is a small grocery store next store (they do not accept euros or dollars) and plenty of restaurants and stores walking distance. The one-half story loft has it own kitchen, 1.5 bathrooms, and a balcony. The front desk people are friendly and the business center is located behind. Also ... there is a dance floor in the basement area. Highly recommend. Great value for a group traveling on a budget.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Olivier, Alicante

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place in Palermo
Noa noa hotel is a great place to stay in buenos aires. It's located in the best area of the city, very close to restaurants and pubs. The staff are very friendly sharing excellent informations and advices. The loft was very spacious and quite, very well equipped. If I come back to argentine, I would definitely stay there again .

8/10 Good

Joe, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Noa Noa lofts
I really liked this place right away. The room was huge, and seemed more like a nice art deco apt then a hotel. Beds were comfortable, and the room and the hotel all together has a good feel about it. I do however have some complaints, as I expect certain things out of a place like this. The shower was falling apart, both the shower head was on its last leg and the floor was coming up. There is a huge hot tub in the corner of the room. I would not use it because the water that came out looked like something they found in a lake, and it didn't get hot. Another strange thing, and I think it is just common to most places down here, but they only have one room key. They ask that you leave the room key with the front desk when your not there. Also you dont get a key for the building. Whenever you want entry, you must buzz the front desk and someone will come get you.

8/10 Good

Ana, Sydney Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noa Noa Lofts
We changed hotels from the San Telmo district to Be in Palermo. Paulo, who worked the front desk was so helpful. He made our stay at the lofts. He helped me book tickets and translated them. Was honest when I asked him about laundry washing and sent me across the road telling me it was cheaper. The hotel was set in a great area in Palermo Hollywood, walking distance to so many restaurants and bars. It was a really great rate as well. My only criticism was the breakfast included was pretty average to say the least, otherwise it was an awesome place to say.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Amazing Hotel - Fabulous Location!
Funky, modern and fun hotel. Location is amazing. Fabulous restaurants on every surrounding block. Amazing staff. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Amit, Castro Valley, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noa Noa - Soho
in the heart of the SOHO district, the best part having the breakfast brought up to the room at 10:00, normally we miss the breakfast in the lobby. The room was more that what I thought i was getting, minimalistic, but had everything i needed and very reasonalbe in price

4/10 Poor

JOHNNY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No me gusto , llegue pasada las 6pm , alrededor de las 11 pm y la instruccion es pasar por otra localidad 11 cuadras mas lejos del hotel a retirar las llaves. Al llegar a la entrada del Hotel Babel Palermo cansados hay 2 contenedores de basura grandes con muy mal olor . Realmente muy desagradable. No habia nadie en la administracion.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nos sentimos desamparados.
No hay portero nocturno y tuvimos un problema con la cerradura. El numero de emergencia que te dejan es de una persona que no es del alojamiento y no sabe resolver. Tuvimos que abonarle a un cerrajero nosotros y luego reclamar el pago al hotel. Tampoco te limpian la habitacion durante la estadia. Pagamos para 4 y dos tuvieron qye dormir en un sillon cama muy duro! Lo bueno fue la calefaccion.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wagner A .

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Um hotel bom
Local muito tranquilo
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Fabio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
buena experiencia
todo bien solo el baño chico incómodo.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

4/10 Poor

Norma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
NO ME LIMPIARON NUNCA EL CUARTO. EN TRES DIAS DE ESTADIA. NO HAY LUGAR PARA ESTACIONAR, AUNQUE SEA PARA LA CARGA Y DESCARGA DEL EQUIPAJE.NO TE SIRVEN EL DESAYUNO.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Marcos

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

a, montreuil france

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hôtel très bien situé avec très grande chambre
Hôtel très bien situé avec très grande chambre avec terrasse donnant sur la piscine Cuisine permettant la préparation du petit déjeuner Personnel chaleureux
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Maria Ines

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No lo recomiendo
Malo, el baño no se puede usar no sale agua caliente no hubo forma que alguien nos atendiera el telefono Buena ubicacion
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Liliana Cortes on Jul 17, 2017
Estimada Maria Ines buen dia , Gracias por sus comentarios , haremos el seguimiento a su informacion del agua con el fin de mejorar !!! Tambien queremos informar que contamos con habitaciones mas grandes , las puede encontrar como duplex o suite , la habitacion estandar cuenta con un baño en proporcion al tamaño de la habitacion reservada 40mts ,Tambien es importante informar que nuestro horario de recepcion esta notificado en su reserva , asi mismo confirmado por el contacto previo que tuvimos con usted . Por otro lado queremos compartir que contamos con hoteles con recepcion 24 hrs , mas ideales para clientes que requieran concergeria 24 hrs , por favor visite nuestra pagina web. Cordialmente

8/10 Good

marisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
TODO MUY BIEN
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Liliana Cortes on Jul 17, 2017
Estimada Marisa gracias por sus comentarios !!! Los esperamos pronto Cordialmente Babel Palermo

2/10 Terrible

Ana

Disliked: Staff & service
Mala experiencia
Llegue tarde y tuve que ir a buscar las llaves a otro lugar porque no tienen Recepcion después de las 18 ha A la mañana temprano no había luz y al reclamar me dijeron que ya lo solucionaran pero tuve que dejar las llaves e irme sin ni siquiera poder secarme el pelo.... Un desastre...
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gostei!
Fiquei somente um dia no hotel e gostei bastante! O quarto é grande e bem aquecido (estava bem frio em BA), chuveiro muito bom e otima localizaçao. Recomendo!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from Liliana Cortes on Jun 26, 2017
Muito Brigado pelos comentarios!!!