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The heat of  spring and summer is back in Buenos Aires. And with it, a greater movement on the streets, bars, outdoor activities, night outs… and tourism! The city is packed full again, with people, tourism, life! This has been a very busy year in our city, with lots of music shows, international events and festivals.

This is one of the best times of the year to come visit Buenos Aires, if you haven’t decided it already! Without any doubts, a city with lots of movement and activities specially on spring and summertime.

Apartments and Tourism in Buenos Aires

During this time of the year, November through out February, the availability of vacation rentals in Buenos Aires is very short dur to the great demand of tourists from around the globe. During holiday season (end of december) the city achieves levels of occupation very close to 100%, making almost impossible to get a temporary apartment for rent in buenos aires. However, don’t panic. If you are looking to rent in Buenos Aires during the summertime you are still on time! Lucky for all, we have over 1500 options from budget apartments to luxurious apartments in Buenos Aires that you can rent.

To do this, start by making a search in our site to find the apartment rental in buenos aires that you need.

You can also contact us directly so we can do this for you!

Looking to invest in a good apartment in Buenos Aires, right? You probaby have contacted many agents and seen a lot of properties online, but you need to be clear first about what the right way to go is. This means, how the purchase process is, what is needed to buy an apartment, and what are the costs you should expect to have?

Well, these issues are specially important if you are a foreign buyer looking to buy real estate in BA.

The real estate market in BA is very solid at the moment, and it has been this way for long years now.

1) Search for the property you want

At this point consider the price you are willing to invest. Many times foreing buyers aren’t really aware of market prices. But searching through the listings will get you an idea of average price. In BA the most common way to compare prices is price per square meter. In The main neighbourhoods such as Belgrano, Palermo, Recoleta and Las Cañitas price per sqm goes arround 2200 to 3000 dollars.

Also consider the size and the number of bedrooms you want to buy. But remember what they say. At the momento of buying real estate these are the 3 most important factors:  Location, Location and Location!!

2) Putting down a Reservation or downypayment

To make an offer for a property or just to reserva at its original price, a good faith deposit is required. It usually goes from arround usd 2000 to a 1 or 2% of the property’s value. Making an offer means that you are changin the price or conditions and you’ll need to wait for the sellers return. If an offer is accepted this deposit you paid will be held as a downpayment. If there is no agreement on the price or terms then the deposit is given back to the buyer.

3) Getting your Tax Identification Number (CDI)

The argentinian tax law demandas that you get a tax identification number in order to be able to own a property. This is called CDI.

In orde to obtain a CDI you must get an address certificate. You can use an address of the hotel you are staying at, an apartment you are renting, or a friends address. You will then go the police station that corresponds to the address you will use, and bring your passport along. They will charge 10 pesos and will send the certificate probably within 24 or 48 hours.

Once you have this, make two copies of your passport and go the the AFIP (tax agencie) that corresponds to the address you used. If you have doubts about this, you can ask the policeman or check www.afip.gov.ar

The other option to get this without comming down to Argentina is to grant a power of attourney to a lawyer. He or she will the take care of everything for you.

4) Signing a “Boleto de Compraventa” and/or “Escritura” (Deed)

At this point you will have to get an Escribano (Notary) or a Lawyer that will assist you on the purchase.

Signing a Boleto is not the final Deed, and it will not be registered in the Real Estate national registry. The Boleto is a previous stage of commitment between both parties that will compel the seller to give the title Deed to the buyer and the buyer to pay whatever money is still due to the seller.

The boleto gives the buyer many rights over a property and it is valid enough for a buyer to use, sell and rent a property, but the final title Deed is signed before a notary public to give full rights and ownership to a buyer.

5) Agent’s Commision

In Buenos Aires, the buyer pays 4% commission. Yes, the BUYER pays commission. Now, many interested buyers learn this, and decide it better not to use a real estate agent so that they can avoid this fee. That is INCORRECT! You will be paying the 4% commission regardless, it just depends to whom. Either your money will be split between buying and selling agents, or, if you go it alone, you’ll be paying the selling agent the full 4% and hoping that he will do everything properly! You will have to locate yourown escribano, lawyer and accountant to help with the buying process. Even if you can negotiate a solid rate, you’ll still be depending on their reliability. You’ll be placing your investment at risk for absolutely no reason!

So remember, though it can be a really simple process if you are being advised by professional, you must always try to have all the possible information on how the process works in order to make good desitions. Consider this guide to buy real estate in Buenos Aires, but remember, in the end, the one who makes the final call is you!

Let us know if you need for information, and remember that we’d be more than pleased in becoming your real estate agent. Check our listings of brand new apartments and off plan developments!

Argentina has been recognized throughout the history for many things, from sports to music. One of those hits, and that cannot be denied is Tango. This music-dance-culture has been the emblem of the cultural Argentina of the 20th century:

Up next is a series of recommendations on where to enjoy Tango shows, Tango Lessons and Milongas. Restaurants with dinner-shows and excellent tango displays of talent:

COMPLEJO TANGO SHOW

In our begginings, when were just starting as a rental company, the first thing we learnt was the traveler’s preferences about the areas they wanted to stay at. And this makes a lot of sense:  The most important factor when you plan your vacations is to know where you want to be! And this includes a fine location that will bring us close to what we want to do.

Palermo neighbourhood, even though it is not a new area at all in Buenos Aires, has suffered a number of transformations thru years and what used to be common knowledge about where the neighbourhood starts and where it ends it is not anymore.

The explotion of Bars, Restaurants, Theatres and other attractions got the tourists attention and Palermo started to position itself as what it is nowadays: the number one neighbouhood of choice amongst tourism. Palermo brings you the possibility to walk around to find the restaurant that you like the best, go to a nice bar and have a dring, or even walk down to a night club to spend the rest of the evening till the some comes out again.

Another important factor is the university of Palermo, which shows a very important student exchange program, bringing thousads of international students every year, that will look for a place to stay in the surroundings of Palermo neighbourhood.

So then, how can we define Palermo, Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood?

Palermo, just Palermo, is defined in the area between Santa Fe ave, towards the river, Libertador ave. And between Bullrich ave to Coronel Diaz Ave, where the Alto Palermo Shopping Center is located. From there on, there`s a difuse line that will divide it into Barrio Norte, and after that, Recoleta.

Palermo Soho, can be defined in the area that goes from Santa Fe ave towards Cordoba ave (and even a bit further away) and from Scalabrini Ortiz ave until Juan B. Justo ave.

That’s where Palermo Hollywood jumps in. It starts right there at Juan B. Justo ave towards Dorrego st. And then between Santa Fe ave till Cordoba ave.

Of course these categories are not mathematicly exact, and theres always a few blocks in or out that someone will call as a different name. Palermo is still expanding and areas that weren’t considered as part of it, are now part of the biggest neigbhourhood of the capital city of Argentina.

Our intention is help our turists and clients to have a better understanding of our city, and in this way be able to offer the best possible lodging and accomodation in Buenos Aires, always according to their preferences.

You can check our options of apartments for rent in Palermo Buenos Aires, and if you want  to see apartments in Palermo Soho or apartments in Palermo Hollywood, we’ve groupped them toghether in one large categorie to make life a bit easier for those who don’t know the city very well yet.

Many times have we discussed about the benefits of renting an apartment in Buenos Aires. Not only will it give you the freedom of living on your own as a real porteño, but also fully equipped kitchens will let you save money over pricey restaurants and also larger spaces will let you travel together and split the large costs of hotels, offering more affordable overall rates.

Buenos aires vacation rentals is the choice of the new wave of travelers and the most experienced ones. Little by little travelers are starting to realize the advantages of choosing this type of accommodation in buenos aires.  In some ocations, savings are up to 90% against hotel rates, depending on many factors, but the overall average savings will go somewhere between 40% and 70% for vacation rentals. Some of the detailed advatages we recovered from our guests from many years of experience and guests reviews are these:

- Vacation rental will give you the possibility to cook you own meals. Save time and money on pricey restaurants

- Have your breakfast down at your apartment, while still in your pijamas!

- Very handy for large groups and families, to reduce costs and share the expenses. Easier to travel allong.

- Apartment rentals will offer much more privacy than a hotel room.  You are free to come and go, invite friends over and have a small gathering, which you are simply not allowed when at a hotel.

- On apartment rental in buenos aires, you don’t just a get a few square meters, you get an entire apartment, making your stay much more confortable, and giving you the space as a second home.

- Clearly the best option for long term stays.  Vacation rentals will reduce singificantly costs when staying for longer periods of time.

- Buenos aires vacation rentals will offer different accommodation possibilities, going from low budget apartment rentals to Buenos Aires luxury apartments in buenos aires, letting you choose the best option that serves your needs.

So on your next trip make sure to consider all these factors before you choose your accommodation. Low costs, privacy, shared expenses, feel-like-home sensations and freedom to move around are some of the highlights of this post on buenos aires vacation rental. Feel free to leave your comment and ask us whatever comes to your mind!

BUENOS AIRES STUDENTS

Buenos Aires has become very important in what tourism refeers. But there’s also another important source of ocasional travelers: Students.

In the past few years, buenos aires universities have become very popular between college students from every part of south america and even more, from a lot of parts of Europe.  People come to buenos aires to study many of the most popular graduate carrers and also some of the new trends: Adverstising, Marketing, Graphics design, etc.

This new wave of visitors will stay in Buenos Aires for periods from 3 months if they decide to go for a short course, to 4 years if they go the whole unversity carrer. Of course there are points in between, like 2-year carrers.

Students are always looking for a place to stay in Buenos Aires, that’s why we consider them a very important part of our clientel. We are always aware of their needs, a budget buenos aires accomodation that will allow them to stay for a long period of time, and this is not a minor issue, considering that they need to make a life for a period from 3 months to four years in Argentina.  So we encourage our traveler/students to contact us and check our selection of budget low rate buenos aires apartments to take care of it. Also, many of the apartments we offer have very important discounts for long periods of time, giving the student the possibility to choose an apartment that he or she really likes but for a very special low price.

If you are a student, leave us your comment on what your experience was if  already came to Buenos Aires, or if you are about to come to visit us, what your expectations are. We have helped many students throughout this special time and we hope you let us keep being part of your buenos aires experience.

Argentina has become one of the main touristic sites of the world, and the latests touristic reports have put Argentina between the top 30 destinations of the world. And if you come to Argentina you have to go through Buenos Aires, destination that we have been discussing in the past posts. However, theres mucho more to Argentina than the attractions of the beautiful neighbourhoods such as Palermo, Recoleta, Las Cañitas, Belgrano, San Telmo, Downtown, etc.

Argentina is also known for its nature wonders, and speaking of that, there are some top Argentina destinations that everyone should know about. Lets see:

IGUAZU FALLS:

Travel to iguazu falls from Buenos Aires, the easiest way to do it is by plane. Flights leave every day and a 2,3,4 days package should be enough to enjoy this wonderfull Argentina Destinations.

The Iguazu Falls in Argentina have an access with a Visitor Center where tickets are sold at about USD10. The ticket includes two train and a boat ride that crosses over to the San Martin Island. To get to the main gate, there is a bus service running every 45 minutes from different points of Puerto Iguazu: downtown, Hito Tres Fronteras (main area of Puerto Iguazu hotels), the Bus Station and Ruta 12. The bus is about USD1 per person each way.

Iguazu Travel Packages

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EL CALAFATE TOURISM

El Calafate is a small town in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about 320 km Northwest from Río Gallegos. Its name comes from a little bush with yellow flowers very common in Patagonia, with dark blue berries: the calafate (Berberis buxifolia); the word comes from the word “calafate”, which is Spanish for “caulk”.

El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most visited in the world) and the Cerro Chaltén and Cerro Torre.

El Calafate Travel Packages

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USHUAIA ARGENTINA

Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego province, located on the shore of Beagle Canal, is the most meridional city in the planet. It is a very important argentina tourist destinations, and one of the top visited. Also a very important ski center during the winter and onto October-November, which is already spring time in Argentina.

Visit the Museum of the end of the world, dedicated to indian nature, local history and the sea Musuem and enjoy the nature that sorrounds the city.

UshuaiaTravel Packages

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BARILOCHE ARGENTINA

Bariloche is a very beautiful city of Rio Negro Province. San Carlos de Bariloche costitues de main entrance to Nahuel Huapi National Park. It has an intense cultural activity. The city is the main ski center of Argentina during winter time.

The main ski station is the one at Cerro Catedral. During the summer, beautiful beaches such as Playa Bonita and Villa Tacul welcome sun-bathers and some brave lake swimmers (the waters, from melting snow, are always very cold. Lake Nahuel Huapi averages 14 °C in the summertime).

Travel to Bariloche

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MENDOZA HOLIDAYS:

Mendoza is also one of the top destinations in Argentina travel and tourism. Medoza is a nice city, with clean streets full of trees. An intense cultural life moves arround theatres, museums, universities and art galeries. Wine is one of the most important activities in the Province, and the best wines in the country come from Mendoza. There are a lot of wine tours in Mendoza, with tasting and more.

EL ACONCAGUA is admired as the highest spot in America. To the north, the statue of “Cristo Redentor” marks the tunner that takes you to Chile.

LAS LEÑAS
It is one of the most popular ski centers in the country. The Valey of Las Leñas has 40 ski lanes. The base is located at 2.256m high and it goes up to 3.430m. It has powder and dry compact snow

Travel packages to Mendoza

To sum up, get ready to know Argentina and is tourism destinations. Buenos Aires is a must stop, and you should definetely stop for a few days in Buenos Aires, get around its neighbourhoods and its culture. But remember to take the time to fly around Argentina, and get to know the main touristic spots. You will not regret the time and money spent!

Argentina se ha convertido en una de las ciudades turistcas mas importantes del mundo, and the latests touristic reports have put Argentina between the top 30 destinations of the world. And if you come to Argentina you have to go through Buenos Aires, destination that we have been discussing in the past posts. However, theres mucho more to Argentina than the attractions of the beautiful neighbourhoods such as Palermo, Recoleta, Las Cañitas, Belgrano, San Telmo, Downtown, etc.

Argentina is also known for its nature wonders, and speaking of that, there are some top Argentina destinations that everyone should know about. Lets see:

IGUAZU FALLS:

Travel to iguazu falls from Buenos Aires, the easiest way to do it is by plane. Flights leave every day and a 2,3,4 days package should be enough to enjoy this wonderfull Argentina Destinations.

The Iguazu Falls in Argentina have an access with a Visitor Center where tickets are sold at about USD10. The ticket includes two train and a boat ride that crosses over to the San Martin Island. To get to the main gate, there is a bus service running every 45 minutes from different points of Puerto Iguazu: downtown, Hito Tres Fronteras (main area of Puerto Iguazu hotels), the Bus Station and Ruta 12. The bus is about USD1 per person each way.

Iguazu Travel Packages

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EL CALAFATE TOURISM

El Calafate is a small town in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about 320 km Northwest from Río Gallegos. Its name comes from a little bush with yellow flowers very common in Patagonia, with dark blue berries: the calafate (Berberis buxifolia); the word comes from the word “calafate”, which is Spanish for “caulk”.

El Calafate is an important tourist destination as the hub to visit different parts of the Los Glaciares National Park, including the Perito Moreno Glacier (one of the most visited in the world) and the Cerro Chaltén and Cerro Torre.

El Calafate Travel Packages

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USHUAIA ARGENTINA

Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego province, located on the shore of Beagle Canal, is the most meridional city in the planet. It is a very important argentina tourist destinations, and one of the top visited. Also a very important ski center during the winter and onto October-November, which is already spring time in Argentina.

Visit the Museum of the end of the world, dedicated to indian nature, local history and the sea Musuem and enjoy the nature that sorrounds the city.

UshuaiaTravel Packages

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BARILOCHE ARGENTINA

Bariloche is a very beautiful city of Rio Negro Province. San Carlos de Bariloche costitues de main entrance to Nahuel Huapi National Park. It has an intense cultural activity. The city is the main ski center of Argentina during winter time.

The main ski station is the one at Cerro Catedral. During the summer, beautiful beaches such as Playa Bonita and Villa Tacul welcome sun-bathers and some brave lake swimmers (the waters, from melting snow, are always very cold. Lake Nahuel Huapi averages 14 °C in the summertime).

Travel to Bariloche

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MENDOZA HOLIDAYS:

Mendoza is also one of the top destinations in Argentina travel and tourism. Medoza is a nice city, with clean streets full of trees. An intense cultural life moves arround theatres, museums, universities and art galeries. Wine is one of the most important activities in the Province, and the best wines in the country come from Mendoza. There are a lot of wine tours in Mendoza, with tasting and more.

EL ACONCAGUA is admired as the highest spot in America. To the north, the statue of “Cristo Redentor” marks the tunner that takes you to Chile.

LAS LEÑAS

It is one of the most popular ski centers in the country. The Valey of Las Leñas has 40 ski lanes. The base is located at 2.256m high and it goes up to 3.430m. It has powder and dry compact snow

Travel packages to Mendoza

To sum up, get ready to know Argentina and is tourism destinations. Buenos Aires is a must stop, and you should definetely stop for a few days in Buenos Aires, get around its neighbourhoods and its culture. But remember to take the time to fly around Argentina, and get to know the main touristic spots. You will not regret the time and money spent!

Why is everybody talking about Recoleta? What is the charm of this unique neighbourhood?

8- Floraris Generica (La Flor Gigante de Buenos Aires) Giant Buenos Aires Flower
Avenida Libres del Sur, Avenida Tagle, and Avenida Figueroa Alcorta (Plaza Naciones Unidas)
This work, a symbol of all flowers, is aluminium and steel. It weighs approximately eighteen tons and stretches twenty three meters in height. The enormous flower is illuminated by 70 light bulbs in the night, and mirrors a  pool of 44 meters in diameter. The flower is composed of 6 petals that weigh approximately 3, 500 kilos, per petal, and are mounted on a cone structure. The flower functions on a complex mechanism that orders the petals to move with the rays of the sun until completely opened, an amazing 32 meters diameter, then closing, with the sunset, to a diameter of 16 meters. The closing schedule varies during the year: from the 21st of December when summer begins at 7pm and from the 21st of June, when winter starts, at 4pm.

Visit Buenos Aires and if you need an apartment for rent in Recoleta, don’t forget to send us your request!

Buenos Aires has become a very popular destination, and artists and fairs from all over the world (and also locals) have now come to let the poeple in this city enjoy.

But not only international stars such us the Jonas Brothers, Rob Halford, Norah Jones or Dave Matthews Band will make Buenos Aires rock, because the Pepsi Music Festival has gathered a lot of this musicians and it is taking place as we speak.

Of course there are other atractive events and activities in Buenos Aires, some are music-related and some are not. For instance: Personal Fest: Big international names and DJs provide an annual dusk-till-dawn programme of rock, pop, funk and dance music at the popular outdoor Personal Fest on the Costanera Sur in Buenos Aires. Or the well known Creamfields Buenos Aires, that will take place November 13th in Buenos Aires Autodrome.

On the non-music related events, one of the most important and that will atract the attention of many sports fans, is the “Super Clasico”: Boca Juniors VS River Plate – November 7th – Over 70,000 people will go crazy in a soccer match where the only possible result is victory. To get tickets for this upcoming buenos aires event please click here. There are also other soccer matches in buenos aires you might be interested.

Other events to take place in Buenos Aires:

- October 30th:  Latin America Internation Tourism Trade Fair

- November 3-7: ArtFutura. At MALBA Museum.

- November 6th:  Buenos Aires Price: Gay Parade

- November 13- December 4: Argentinian Open Polo Tournament

- November 22-28: Internation Festival of Queer Tango Buenos Aires

- January 2-15 (2011): The Dakar Rally

Too see a complete list of the upcoming events in Buenos Aires, check this website: http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.htm?fx=events.location&loc_id=131837&cat_id=5926&sort=DATE

So make sure you include Buenos Aires into your “future destinations booklet”, as tourism in Buenos Aires has become an important part of the local economy. And remember, should you need an apartment in buenos aires, you know where to ask:  Buenos Aires Apartments.

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