Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires is a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] It opened in 1909. It is owned by Ernesto Tornquist. The building has 10 floors. It stands about 0.8 km from the centre of Buenos Aires.[3]

Overview

The Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires is a historic hotel in the Retiro district of Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the northern end of Florida Street and overlooking Plaza San Martín. Commissioned by the banker Ernesto Tornquist and designed by the German-born architect Alfred Zucker, it opened on 15 July 1909, ahead of the centennial celebrations of 1910, and was then the tallest building in Buenos Aires. It has been described as the first five-star hotel in Argentina.

From “Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1909. It was designed by Alfred Zucker. The building has 10 floors. [1]

Location

2 km4 km

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.8 km from the centre of Buenos Aires. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP), about 5 km from the centre of Buenos Aires.[4]

It is one of 12 hotels in and around Buenos Aires recorded in Wikidata, 8 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 5 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Buenos Aires.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires (Q6772993). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-08-24.
  3. ^ Buenos Aires (Q1486). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Buenos Aires. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

Categories: