Buenos Aires hotels · head to head
Two Buenos Aires hotels from the same review snapshot — 3-star Up América Plaza against 3-star Gran Hotel Argentino — compared on dated guest scores, not inventing rates or walks.
By Kaiser Khan · last reviewed
Rates for both move constantly, so nothing here quotes a price. Each full review carries the rate comparison for that property.
Both appear in the same Buenos Aires shortlist with enough review volume to compare headlines, cleanliness and location categories honestly.
We publish a handful of comparisons per city, chosen by an editor. We do not generate a page for every possible pairing: at thirty hotels that would be 435 near-identical pages per city, and at five hundred it would be 124,750 for one city alone — which is a doorway-page pattern, not a service to anybody trying to pick a hotel.
Should you book this hotel?
Take Up América Plaza if the higher headline (8.4 from 7,868) is the decision; take Gran Hotel Argentino only if its pin, star band or amenity list fits a different itinerary — both still need the named cons read aloud.
Up América Plaza posts 8.4 from 7,868 as of 16 January 2026; Gran Hotel Argentino posts 7.7 from 13,909 as of 27 January 2026. Larger samples are more trustworthy when headlines are close.
Cleanliness: Up América Plaza 7.79; Gran Hotel Argentino 6.85. Location: Up América Plaza 9.3; Gran Hotel Argentino 9.35.
Neither page quotes a nightly rate — check partner links for your dates and compare the final total, taxes included.
Verdict last reviewed . Rates, refurbishments and management change — re-check anything time-sensitive before booking.
3-star hotelMicrocentro & PellegriniUp Hoteles
A 3-star Up América Plaza at Bartolome Mitre, 1744 — no published landmark distances, with an 8.4 headline from 7,868 reviews and cleanliness issues named in the cons.
Third-party guest reviews: 8.4/10 from 7,868 reviews — as of
3-star hotelMicrocentro & PellegriniUp Hoteles
A 3-star Gran Hotel Argentino at Carlos Pellegrini, 37 — no published landmark distances, with a 7.7 headline from 13,909 reviews and room quality issues named in the cons.
Third-party guest reviews: 7.7/10 from 13,909 reviews — as of
Every row is checkable against the supplier data on the two property pages. “Level” is a real answer and is used — a comparison where one side wins every row is usually a comparison somebody wrote backwards from the conclusion.
| What is being compared | Up América Plaza | Gran Hotel Argentino | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official classification | 3-star | 3-star | Level |
| Supplier guest headline | 8.4 /10 from 7,868 | 7.7 /10 from 13,909 | Up América Plaza |
| Cleanliness category | 7.79/10 | 6.85/10 | Up América Plaza |
| Location category | 9.3/10 | 9.35/10 | Gran Hotel Argentino |
| Published landmark distances | none | none | Level |
Rows taken: Up América Plaza 2, Gran Hotel Argentino 1, level 2. Counting rows is not how you pick a hotel — one row usually decides it, and the verdict above says which.
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