HTL 9 de Julio
A terrace named after the city's grandest avenue
About this hotel
The name places the hotel's world: Avenida 9 de Julio, the multi-lane spine that carries the Obelisco and cuts the center of Buenos Aires north to south. A rooftop terrace in that orbit is a lesson in scale, because the avenue's canyon of traffic and theatres reads entirely differently from above, reduced to moving light between the rooftops of the Microcentro. The hotel runs a modern four-star operation beneath the roof and runs it well, with an 8.8 average over four thousand reviews putting it near the top of the center's mid-range. The terrace hours to protect are the porteno classics, the golden stretch before sunset and the after-theatre hour when Corrientes empties. It ends each day with the simplest of tricks: the loudest part of the city, watched from a place where it makes no sound at all.
- Rooftop terrace
- Central location
- Highly rated four-star rooms
Our take
A strong default for the center: the 8.8 score across a large review base signals a mid-range hotel performing above its class, and the terrace adds the open-air hour that downtown stays usually lack. Sightseers who want the theatres and the Microcentro on foot will get the most from it. Light sleepers wary of the center's around-the-clock pulse, or travelers wanting resort-style facilities, should consider quieter districts.
- ✓Go up just before sunset, when the west-facing light crosses the center and the Microcentro rooftops turn amber.
- ✓Save the terrace for a nightcap after a Corrientes show; the theatre streets below empty fast and the roof stays calm.
- ✓Ask for a higher floor away from the street side if you are sensitive to city noise at night.
Why we love it
- A namesake tie to the city's grandest avenue
- An 8.8 average across four thousand reviews
- Theatres and the Microcentro within easy reach
- The center's light show without its noise
Why guests love itTheatre tickets three nights in a row shaped one couple's stay at HTL 9 de Julio, and the central position put every show within walking distance. Before curtain, they took an early drink on the rooftop terrace; afterwards, they came back for a nightcap above the lights of the center. The rooms were comfortable and well kept. Light sleepers should know the center keeps moving at all hours, and street noise can rise late at night.