Neighborhood 48H guide
Plaza de Mayo & Avenida de Mayo: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
Casa Rosada, Café Tortoni and the CCK.
The historic and political core: Plaza de Mayo with the Casa Rosada and the cathedral, Avenida de Mayo with Café Tortoni, and the huge Centro Cultural Kirchner in the old post office.
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Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Landmarks on foot and metro lines to all areas.
Who it's for: History buffs and culture lovers.
Pros
- Landmarks
- Culture
- Metro
Cons
- Protests at times
- Quiet at night
- Busy by day
48H in Plaza de Mayo & Avenida de Mayo
Casa Rosada, Café Tortoni and the CCK.
10:00 – Plaza de Mayo
The Casa Rosada and cathedral.
12:00 – Café Tortoni
Coffee in the 1858 café.
16:00 – Centro Cultural Kirchner
Exhibitions and concerts.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
Coffee
Coffee
Café Tortoni
Av. de Mayo 825
Historic café on Avenida de Mayo, one of the city’s Bares Notables.
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
See / do
See / do
Museo Casa Rosada
Paseo Colón 100
Presidential museum with guided visits Fridays to Sundays.
Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 ca · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Centro Cultural Kirchner
Sarmiento 151
Cultural centre in the former central post office, open Wednesday to Sunday with free activities.
Photo: ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
Specific named properties—not vague city-wide searches. Expedia stays use tracked Creator links; others open the hotel's official site.
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Hotel · Expedia
NH Collection Buenos Aires Jousten
Corrientes
Historic hotel near Casa Rosada and the CCK.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Plaza de Mayo & Avenida de Mayo.
In the City of Buenos Aires, every apartment rented to tourists for one night up to three months must be in the city’s free Temporary Tourist Rental Register (Law 6.255), and the registration number must appear on every listing and booking. Before booking on Vrbo, check that the listing shows its city registration number.
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