Casa Lucía, Buenos Aires
Expert reviews
“Beautifully preserved neoclassical buildings sit shoulder-to-shoulder along a sycamore-lined street where locals sip café con leches at sidewalk cafes. If the scene were a Woody Allen film set, the new Casa Lucia would be its star.”
“Marble and wood rule the design, while the lobby’s glass roof is striking. There is also an in-house restaurant serving Argentine classics; work off lunch at the indoor pool.”
“Casa Lucia is a boutique hotel nestled in Buenos Aires’s stylish Recoleta neighborhood. It blends Art Deco charm with modern luxury and locally sourced design touches, making it the ideal spot for those seeking a comfortable stay in a very safe and walkable part of the city.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Swimming pool
All you need to know
Casa Lucia is really a gem tucked into Buenos Aires’ chic Recoleta/Retiro area. It’s housed in the beautifully restored Mihanovich Building from 1929, giving the whole place this vintage-Paris-meets-Argentine–golden-age vibe.
The interiors are stunning: lots of marble, noble wood, and art by local talents like photographer Ricardo Piñeiro and textile artist Cristina Codern, making it feel like more than just a hotel, almost like a boutique gallery with bedrooms.
On top of the looks, the place has everything you need to unwind or splurge a little. There’s a spa with a heated, overflowing indoor pool, a dry sauna, treatment rooms, and a gym with solid gear.
The restaurant (Cantina) serves Argentine and Mediterranean-inspired dishes, and upstairs there’s Le Club Bacán, a lounge-y bar with craft cocktails, comfy nooks, and a relaxed but classy atmosphere.
Rooms are elegant and bright, with sound-proofing, a minibar, and lots of natural light.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
4 November 2025
Exceptional
19 October 2025
Exceptional
15 October 2025
Nice hotel in a great location
Beautiful property, good location, friendly staff. Delicious ala carte and buffet breakfast.
Showers are EXTREMELY small, can’t even move around in them.
8 October 2025
Exceptional
19 September 2025
Fabulous
15 September 2025
Exceptional
12 September 2025
Overall Conclusion: While the hotel may have some positive aspects, the combination of substandard transportation servic
Staff, food, location.
Transportation: I strongly advise against using the hotel’s airport transportation service. Despite premium pricing, the service quality is extremely poor. The vehicles are dirty and poorly maintained, drivers are unprofessional and frequently late. When the hotel offered complimentary return transportation as a courtesy, the experience was equally disappointing - the vehicle had a strong unpleasant odor and maintained the same low standards. This level of service is simply unacceptable. Accommodations: The rooms show signs of wear with carpets that appear used and sometimes unclean. Several areas feature lower-quality design elements and furnishings. Additionally, there are no in-room ironing facilities available. While the hotel offers complimentary ironing for one garment, they lack steam/vapor options that are essential for certain delicate fabrics - a standard amenity typically included at genuine 5-star establishments. Guests seeking immaculate conditions and authentic 5-star standards should consider other options in Buenos Aires. Fitness Facilities: The gym is adequate but has limitations - the lighting is insufficient and equipment options are limited
31 August 2025
Very good
29 July 2025
Very good
21 June 2025
Fabulous
21 June 2025
Fabulous
27 May 2025
Pleasant
The Staff was friendly and very informative with things to do in the areas! Location of the hotel is also great!
I was actually not very impressed by the property - I had originally reserved at the Alvear Palace Hotel but made a switch because of my past experience staying at the Melia group of hotels and was expecting the same! The breakfast buffet was disappointing - definitely not the same as the Melia hotel in Spain - the pics the hotel looks more modern and it is but carpets are older, toiletries are not high end. We also had to switch rooms which the staff was gracious about because our bathroom could barely fit one person!
20 March 2025
Exceptional
14 March 2025
Pleasant
Lovely lobby, bar, pool and spa. Rooms are well kept. Nice location.
Unfortunate experience with breakfast. There is a buffet set up in the lobby/lounge (common area), we had asked a staff member if it was included with our stay, they stated it was. We began eating and then were informed that it was not included. The buffet is subpar. We would not have eaten here if we were not told it was included. We were then charged 100,000 ARS (~$100 USD) for two people (for some yogurt, fruit, and pastries). We informed them that we were told it was included by staff, they said they didn’t. We ended up obviously paying the 100,000 ARS at check out. It was an unfortunate experience to be told it was included, and then after we start eating, be informed it isn’t. They offered us two beverages as compensation for the above issue.
9 March 2025
Fabulous
22 February 2025
Very good
10 February 2025
Exceptional
20 January 2025
Exceptional
31 December 2024
Exceptional
9 December 2024
Very good
4 December 2024
Very good
30 October 2024
Exceptional
Good design, excellent food, perfect service.
Not allowing kids at the pool after certain time is a bit upsetting, considering there was no prior warning.
21 October 2024
Exceptional
18 October 2024
Amazing building, with a stunning entrance and bar.
Beautiful building, with an attractive well designed basement pool.
Gluten free offering wasn't totally plentiful.
10 October 2024
Exceptional
28 September 2024
Beautiful stay in Buenos Aires
Amazing property and location
The bar and staff were excellent
9 September 2024
Frustrating and expensive
The location
Too expensive for what it offers Staff not prioritizing clients needs
19 August 2024
Very good
Lovely hote with great facilities
We had problems with temperature Regulation in the room
2 August 2024
perfect hotel, but we could not use the pool during our stay!
The hotel is beatiful, the room is very confortable. breakfast is excelent, with lot of options
we've chosen this especific hotel considering the inside pool. during our stay, it was closed. our dother was really disapointed. the hotel should have send a note before our stay. the bath area is really small, considering the bathroom size.
2 August 2024
If we return to Buenos Aires we will certainly stay in Casa Lucia again.
Beautiful decor extremely clean and exceptional customer service.
11 July 2024
Good choice of hotel
All round good experience
Rooms could have more lighting
10 July 2024
Stunning days at Santa Lucia
Room, breakfast and swimming pool
None
5 July 2024
.most enjoyable
all good, breakfast was excellent.
I had an issue with the hot water in my room, hopefully it has been resolved
26 June 2024
Great stay
Amazing
3 June 2024
Perfect hotel in snazzy part of Buenos Aires with friendly staff.
Very friendly staff. Fantastic location. Well appointed room. Helpful attitude. Great breakfast. Dining staff lovely. Kevin and Florencia very helpful at front desk. Agustina is a sweetheart in the Cantina restaurant.
While breakfasts are great, dining selections at lunch and dinner are limited. I would have liked just a sandwich for lunch but that’s not on the menu.
31 May 2024
Excellent!
A beautiful hotel with a wonderful and helpful staff.
30 May 2024
Great Hotel, not child friendly
The Hotel was great
Not children friendly. One of the things I was looking in the hotel was a pool , and they have a nice cozy one, but it was never mentioned anyware in the descriptions of amenities that the pool was only for adults, which rules should be clear . Eventhough my girls were able to use the pool the first 2 days , the third one , a not friendly staff member told them that the pool was for adults only and they have to leave…. ( so some days yes some days not) clear policies must be applied, or maybe the rude staff member was not her day and decided to make the rule that day….
30 May 2024
Horrible staff at the reception desk.
Clean, sleek design. Good breakfast.
The staff! The girls at the reception desk are very rude and inefficient. We asked to have our luggage taken from our room 45 minutes before our taxi would have come to pick us up to go to the airport and the luggage was never picked up. When we asked about it (the taxi WE booked had arrived in the meantime), the girl very rudely answered that she didn’t ask anyone to go to pick it up. My husband had to rush upstairs and ask a cleaning lady to open the room in order to get the luggage and hop onto the taxi and avoid getting too late to the airport. Very bad.
22 May 2024
New small luxury hotel
Located in a small and quiet street will lovely cafes and galeries bit easy access to the landmarks in Recoleta. Very good breakfast, options à la carte. The atmosphere is relaxed and all interiors are beautifully restored. They also have a cocktail bar open late.
17 May 2024
Great location , smart hotel
Lovely feel and clean. A very smart hotel.
Shower very slow to heat up!
27 April 2024
Casa Lucia Buenos Aires
Great location, friendly courteous staff, comfortable room, excellent massage at the spa
22 April 2024
Nice hotel with great staff
Great staff
20 April 2024
New and classy!
Hotel renewed, room is very comfortable! I loved the decoration and breakfast was also good!
8 April 2024
Exceptional stay due to the warm service of the staff, luxurious amenities, and prime location.
I was greeted by very kind front desk staff who upgraded me for free to a larger room. The room was very large with all amenities such as a mini bar (Even with a small gin bar including rosemary sprouts and a lime in case you felt like having a gin and tonic). The bathroom felt like a spa with a large and deep bathtub with bath salts for you to use to relax. The bathroom also had a shower. The hotel had a fantastic cocktail lounge that had a DJ at night playing music. The hotel is situated in one of the best neighborhoods close to some of the greatest cocktail bars and restaurants all walking distance. The breakfast buffet was very good as well.
My only concern arose when I requested room service in the morning, as I experienced being transferred to three different individuals before my order was taken, suggesting that the initial contact could have streamlined the process by directly connecting me to the appropriate service provider.
6 April 2024
Amazing stay with attentive staff surrounded by beautiful spaces!
The property is brand new! We arrived in January on the third day it opened. Everything was wonderful considering how new it was. Security is top notch and it’s well located on a nice quiet street. Rooms are spacious and beds are incredible. Looks like they took over another hotel that was there and remodeled it. Staff was great too.
Only one negative, but it had only been open three days. The knobs on the bathroom door were missing from the inside.
26 March 2024
Beautiful hotel and excellent service
Loved the ambience, the staff are truly wonderful and attentive, the hotel is in a great place and the breakfast every day was amazing. We were also given a 30 min courtesy massage as the spa and wellness centre were being renovated. The massages were fantastic.
The only small downside was that the pool was not available but it wasn't a major issue as they upgraded us to a suite!
21 March 2024
Fabulous
hotel new, bar, breakfast, lobby great great great location!
gym is small and very little equipment spa was closed (but they told us ahead of time and gave us a free massage)
13 March 2024
Loved the hotel and staff
Hotel was excellent, but the staff was superb.
30 January 2024
Exceptional new hotel in Buenos Aries!
The staff is exceptional, thank you to everyone from reception - Gimena and Javier were very welcoming and friendly!, bar (outstanding designed Bar at the Lobby, please ask to Ramiro for your preferred cocktail!), dinner in Cantina Restaurant (great Argentinian food! Martin, the chef, came out from the kitchen to greet us!), and housekeeping for a fantastic stay. The room was elegant and comfortable. Great location, with really nice restaurants and cocktail bars. Nearby Recoleta and La Recova. Only 15 minutes driving distance to Palermo (great restaurants there too!) We will definitely be back!
1 night is definitely too short...
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar (additional charge)
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service (additional charge)
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Indoor pool
- - Indoor pool (all year)
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers

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16 November 2025
Fabulous