Mansion Vitraux - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Activities

Mansion Vitraux has its own spa, great for refreshment after exploring Buenos Aires, which has a heated indoor swimming pool with hanging wicker seats and cool blue lighting and a sauna bath. For those who want to keep fit, there is a fitness centre in the hotel with a variety of machines and spinning bikes. There is a wonderful terrace, which in summer is used as a solarium with views of the domed church of Nestra Senora de Belen. This sleek contemporary patio, has a countercurrent swimming pool great for keen swimmers, a Jacuzzi for a relaxing soak, and in the evenings is a lovely spot for a romantic dinner under the stars. San Telmo is chock-full of arts and antiques shops, and on Sundays the Plaza Dorrego and cobblestoned Calle Defensa, just minutes from Mansion Vitraux, come alive with the bustling antiques market and its street performers, antique sellers, musicians, arts and craftsmen. Records, army paraphenalia, jewellery and paintings are among the goods on offer and it is easy to get lost among the myriad stalls. There is also a plethora of art galleries in the area. For a real taste of Argentinian culture, the plaza has an open-air tango party on Sunday evenings where impressive dancers take to the floor.