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