Telmho Hotel
Positives
1. Staff were all very nice and helpful. Francisco helped us bring in our luggage from the car.
2. The location is mostly a negative. But the area is nice especially if you enjoy shopping for antiquities, jewelry, and handmade goods.
3. The AC worked and kept the room cool.
4. Iceland's ice cream, Cafe del Árbol, the little bakery down the street (both bakeries we're awesome), and Starbucks was not bad.
Negatives
1. Noise: the hotel is directly in front of Plaza Dorrego. Every night something was happening and our room faced the plaza. We literally had the worst room. We did not sleep most of the three nights. We started with drunk guys partying to all hours or drumming.
2. It's a small hotel with so-so amenities. The shower leaked everywhere and didn't drain properly.
3. The toilet paper is thin, single ply.
4. The breakfast left a lot to be desired. You're better off going to Starbucks or better yet, pick up a pastry from the bakery down the street on south defensa and a cafe at Cafe del Árbol. Avoid Birra Bar (expensive and food is awful). The pizza place downstairs is overpriced and not very good.
5. There are so many mosquitoes!
6. There is mold in the shower and most likely the room.
7. It's a budget hotel, so buyer beware.