My partner and I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights on a recent 6 day visit to BA. We had stayed our first 3 nights at the Park Hyatt Palace Duhau and were blown away with the rooms, the grounds and the service there. But they could not accomodate us for the remaining nights, we selected the Gurda based on other reviews here on Tripadvisor. When we arrived at the Gurda, you can imagine how apprehensive we were when we first lay eyes on the property! Yet, we were completely wrong! While we really enjoyed the Park Hyatt and the service there, we really enjoyed the San Telmo area. It felt more like Buenos Aires.
The hotel is small - 7 rooms. We had the Tango Room. We arrived at 11AM fully expecting to not be able to check in. However, the front desk clerk announced us by name and said he was expecting us and that our room was ready!
Upon entering the room, there were rose petals laid out on the bed duvet and fresh-cut flowers on the dresser. The room was large and airy with a jacuzzi tub in the main bedroom area and a shower area separate. The room was adorned with artwork from a local artist (available for sale) and candles to create some ambiance with the jacuzzi tub! Overall, very clean and comfortable.
There was a little outdoor semi-enclosed common area outside of our room which could be used for smoking and conversing with friends etc. On several occasions our sleep was interrupted by people smoking and drinking in these areas late into the evening and the noise filtered into our room.
Breakfast was included and prepared to order. You make your selection from a variety of menu options presented to you on a placard. Our server, who spoke very little English (and whom we suspected had very little experience) was enthusiastic and very eager to please! Overall, not bad, but not the best option if you want to get out early in the morning, and quickly! We did not take advantage of the on-site bar or restaurant, but the ambiance is very nice and the menu looked good.
The front desk clerks were equally enthusiastic and very nice and knowledgeable. There is free wifi internet access but you must ask for the code to their secure access point. Once we figured this out, we were fine. On the day of our departure we had a late night flight and asked if we could store our luggage at the hotel. The clerk at the front desk not only offered to let us keep the room, but we could keep it as long as we needed and were free to come and go throughout the day as they did not have the room rented for that evening. The housekeeper came in and straightened up the room and left us with fresh towels! Nice touch.
We enjoyed our trip to BA and will definitely be back and would definitely consider another stay at the Gurda.

The gurda is wonderfull. The room, the service, the food, the wine............and the tango lessons.............all fabulous. all the staff were fantastic and treated us like family.

Lovely rooms and a good location for San Telmo. Our initially excitement was quickly subdued by all the small things that were not right, light bulbs that did not get replaced despite asking 3 times, no plug in bath, staff with limited local knowledge, breakfast that took 30 mins, water in showers that was luke warm, taxi's not booked when asked for, linen that was poor quality, people having breakfast outside our room at 8:30am. You could not fault them for trying, they put champagne in our room, but no ice bucket or fridge, water jug on day one that was never replaced.

Hotel Gurda has the makings of a lovely hotel, but the setup and the staff reminded me of a hostel. We wanted to find a restaurant for New Year, but everywhere seemed closed (BA is not the best city for NY), but the hotel was completely unable to help or recommend anywhere!

I cannot overstate what a wonderful place this is. Everyone associated with the Gurda Hotel is so nice, welcoming and helpful that you feel as if you are staying in someone's home. My husband and I spent three days here during our honeymoon and wished that we had booked the whole week. The property is gorgeous, too. It is an old mansion that has been renovated into 7 different rooms, each with its own personality. We stayed in the Tango Room (highly recommend it), with bright red walls, vivid artwork and a whirlpool tub. They gave us a bouquet of flowers for our room on the first day and every evening we came home to a room full of candles and a bed covered in rose petals. The Gurda's attention to detail is unsurpassed. And they are just lovely individuals, as well. Carolina helped us out with directions to everything and got us reservations to a fabulous tango show at Cafe Tortoni. Marcos, the property manager, had wonderful advice on what to do in the area. The people are fantastic, the rooms are large yet personal and inviting, and the breakfasts (which are included) are delicious. Plus, San Telmo is a fantastic neighborhood to explore. If you go to Buenos Aires, stay here.