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(sun room lounge Hotel Savoy)
Highly Recommended:
Hotel Esplendor Savoy Rosario
Calle San Lorenzo 1022 & San Martin
Built in 1910, the Hotel Savoy has served guest for nearly 100 years - even when it became a lowly boarding house during Rosario’s post-war decline. Yet even as a boarding house, the original art nouveau marble staircase, silvered chandeliers, wall sconces, intricately carved moldings and domed roof top tower were preserved in their natural state. After a multi-year restoration by a private Argentine hotel group, the Hotel Esplendor Savoy reopened in 2009.
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The lobby and halls retain their art nouveau features yet the furnishings and original art are modern with both styles blending harmoniously to provide an elegant but relaxed atmosphere.
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On the fourth floor is the spacious breakfast room that opens onto the roof top garden. An excellent breakfast buffet is included in the room rate with eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, a variety of breads, jams, yogurt, fresh fruits and fruit salad, juices, coffee, tea and a large variety of pastries. Newspapers in both Spanish and English are available as well as kosher and gluten-free baked products! Breakfast comes from the kitchen of the Grand Café Savoy.
The rooms are modern. The old hard-wood floors have been refinished and are gleaming. Excellent mattresses and linen provide luxury sleeping. Ultra modern furniture, mini-bar, light fixtures and totally new bathrooms complete the high standards the hotel has set for itself. In the basement is a gym and a lap pool, complete with bottles of water and plush towels.
Service was impeccable. Since the renovations had been completed only a few months before, I discovered a couple minor problems in the room. A call to the front desk had the maintenance staff knocking almost before I could put the phone down.
The Hotel is centrally located just a short walk from the shopping district, museums and the Costenera.
Three weeks before our July 2009 stay, the
Grand Cafe Savoy
opened displaying culinary standards equal to the hotel.