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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina · November 2024

Stayed: Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires, six nights in a Park Suite
Paid with: Hyatt points and a Suite Upgrade Award
Flying in: LATAM business class, Boston to São Paulo nonstop, on Alaska miles
Where: 34.59° S · 58.39° W

Part one · Getting there on LATAM

LATAM business class from Boston to São Paulo, booked with Alaska Mileage Plan: 100,000 miles plus $36.20 for two. It was great getting a direct flight to South America out of Boston.

Boston to São Paulo

Where I stayed · Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires

Six nights on Hyatt points with a Suite Upgrade Award to a Park Suite. It was very nice.

The suite

Lenny Kravitz

It turned out Lenny Kravitz was staying there for his two concerts in Buenos Aires, so that was cool. I just happened to be coming back to the hotel while people were waiting for him to arrive from his concert, so I went to the other side of the gate and watched him come back. This is a screenshot from a video, so it’s pixelated.

Part two · Around Recoleta and Palermo

MALBA

Brendan in front of a black and white mural

The streets

An old house on a corner under the trees

The flower sculpture

Recoleta Cemetery

The botanical garden

Part three · Downtown and La Boca

Plaza de Mayo

The white colonial building with the clock tower

Around town

Home on LATAM

Business class again, São Paulo to Boston overnight, booked with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club: 95,000 points each, 190,000 plus $55.40 for two. I’d usually rather spend around 60,000 for a business class flight that long, but I had a bunch of points and there are always transfer bonuses, so it didn’t feel so bad.