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Cheap hotels in Microcentro, Buenos Aires

Andres Molina

Andres Molina Latin America

Updated 1 August 2026 · 23 Buenos Aires hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Buenos Aires, out of the 23 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $34.

Che Juan Hostel BA

Highest rated of the five

Che Juan Hostel BA

★★★★★4.7 from 852 reviews

Che Juan Hostel BA comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 852 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is found under Microcentro and around $34 a night on the dates we checked.

23 hotels in Buenos Aires qualified for this list and five made it. Parla Hostel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Che Juan Hostel BA1

    Che Juan Hostel BA

    ★★★★★4.7 from 852 reviews

    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Parla Hostel2

    Parla Hostel

    ★★★★★4.4 from 614 reviews

    • Kitchen

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  3. Hostel Downtown Las Morenas3

    Hostel Downtown Las Morenas

    ★★★★★4.1 from 78 reviews

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    • Hotel Florentino4

      Hotel Florentino

      ★★★★★4.1 from 94 reviews

      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Air conditioning
      • Airport shuttle

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    • Conte Hotel5

      Conte Hotel

      ★★★★★4 from 2,662 reviews

      • Spa
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    How this list was put together

    23 Buenos Aires hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

    Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

    The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

    What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

    Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

    Andres Molina

    Andres Molina Latin America

    Field seasons take him to cloud forests, and he adds two weeks of his own on either end to see the country rather than just the research site. Nine countries in Latin America.

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