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Casa Lucia
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A design hotel in the landmark 1929 Mihanovich tower on Calle Arroyo, Buenos Aires, with a glass-roofed atrium lounge, a spa and an indoor pool, near Recoleta.
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- 142 rooms and suites, from Standard doubles to balcony and tower suites, many with city views
- Set in the landmark 1929 Mihanovich tower, restored and opened as Casa Lucia in 2024
- A glass-roofed atrium lounge, the Cantina restaurant and the Le Club Bacán bar
- A spa with three treatment rooms, a dry sauna and a heated indoor lap pool
- Created by Único Hotels, now part of the Meliá Collection; a design-led city hotel
- On Calle Arroyo, on the Retiro–Recoleta border; about 30–40 minutes from Ezeiza airport
Check in - Check out
Check in from 14:00; check out before 12:00.
We Love
- The building — the 1929 Mihanovich tower, once the tallest in Latin America, built by a shipping magnate to watch his steamers on the river; its lighthouse-topped silhouette is still a landmark.
- The atrium lounge — a glass-roofed bar set in what was once an open street between two buildings, with a checkerboard floor, bronze chandeliers and velvet chairs; the heart of the hotel.
- The design — interiors by Fernanda Schuch in warm wood, marble and Argentine art, all golden-age glamour reworked in a calm, contemporary palette of beige, stone and soft brown.
- The spa — a quiet wellness floor with three treatment rooms, a dry sauna and a heated indoor lap pool beneath an illuminated forest mural; eucalyptus-scented calm above the city.
- The location — on Calle Arroyo, the gallery-lined street on the Retiro and Recoleta border, walking distance to Plaza San Martín, the Teatro Colón and the boutiques of Recoleta.
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Location
Address
Arroyo 841, C1007AAB Cdad. Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Travel Info
Casa Lucia stands on Calle Arroyo, the gallery-lined street on the Retiro–Recoleta border in central Buenos Aires, a short walk from Plaza San Martín, the Teatro Colón and the museums of Recoleta. The regional Aeroparque (AEP) is about 15 minutes by car, Ezeiza international (EZE) roughly 30–40. The centre is walkable.
Last Updated: 2026-06-15
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Origins
Casa Lucia occupies one of the great landmarks of the Buenos Aires skyline: the Mihanovich tower, raised in 1929 on Calle Arroyo, on the border of Retiro and Recoleta. It was built by Nicolás Mihanovich, a Croatian-born shipping magnate, and its position was deliberate — from the top he could watch his steamers ply the Río de la Plata between Buenos Aires and Uruguay, and its lighthouse-inspired crown served as a beacon for ships approaching the port. Designed by the local studio of Calvo, Jacobs y Giménez, the tower rose to some eighty metres and was, for a time, the tallest building in Argentina and all of Latin America.
The building lived several lives — offices, then apartments for well-to-do immigrants, then, from 2003 to 2017, a Sofitel — before falling empty and quiet. Its revival came in 2024, when the Spanish group Único Hotels chose it for their first venture in Argentina and reopened it, after a thorough restoration, as Casa Lucia, now part of the Meliá Collection. The interiors, by the designer Fernanda Schuch, take their cue from Argentina's golden age and rework it in a calm contemporary palette: marble and warm wood, leather and bouclé, beige and stone, hung throughout with contemporary Argentine art.
The heart of the hotel is its atrium lounge, a glass-roofed bar set in what was once an open street between two buildings, all checkerboard marble, bronze chandeliers and velvet — a room made for a slow espresso or a late drink. Around it run 142 rooms and suites, from city-view doubles to balcony and tower suites; the Cantina restaurant and the Le Club Bacán bar; and a quiet spa floor with three treatment rooms, a dry sauna and a heated indoor pool. The result honours the tower's maritime soul while giving central Buenos Aires its most characterful new address in years.
Top Secret
The best room in the hotel is one you do not have to book: the atrium lounge. It sits in what was originally an open street running between two separate buildings, now roofed over in glass and turned into the social heart of Casa Lucia — a checkerboard floor underfoot, bronze chandeliers overhead, velvet armchairs and candlelit corners, with jazz playing softly into the evening. Come down for a morning coffee under the glass roof, or settle in after dark with a cocktail; it is the kind of space that quietly persuades you to cancel your dinner plans and stay in.
The Review
Casa Lucia is the most characterful of the newer hotels in Buenos Aires, and its appeal begins with the building. It fills the landmark 1929 Mihanovich tower on Calle Arroyo, on the Retiro and Recoleta border — once the tallest in Latin America, built by a shipping magnate to watch his fleet on the river — which the Spanish group Único Hotels restored and reopened in 2024 as their first hotel in Argentina, now within the Meliá Collection. The interiors, by Fernanda Schuch, are golden-age glamour in a calm modern key: marble, warm wood, leather and Argentine art.
It is larger than its boutique billing suggests, at 142 rooms, but it is designed with real character. The rooms are soft and contemporary, many with city views and some with balconies or tower-top perches; the spa floor has three treatment rooms, a sauna and a heated indoor pool; and the dining runs from the Cantina restaurant to the Le Club Bacán bar. The showpiece, though, is the glass-roofed atrium lounge, a former open-air street between buildings now turned into one of the loveliest hotel rooms in the city.
It suits design-minded travellers and couples who want a smart, central, architecturally rich base over a small or intimate one — this is a polished city hotel in a storied tower, not a hidden retreat. The setting helps: Calle Arroyo is a quiet, gallery-lined street steps from Plaza San Martín and Recoleta, with the best of central Buenos Aires within a walk. For history, design and a great location in one, it is among the city's most appealing stays.
