The hotel was very clean and modern. The staff were very friendly, spoke perfect English and were very efficient. Our room, in the 'I' range, was small with a very dark bathroom, containing a shower, toilet and bidet. The wash-basin was actually in the bedroom itself. The only window was the glass door of the room which led into the corridor so we had to keep the blinds closed.

Breakfast was excellent with very healthy options for Argentina.

The location was fantastic. Very close to the subway and on a lovely residential street, within easy walking distance of great shops and restaurants. We loved Palermo.

My thoughts on leaving the hotel was that it was over-priced for what you got and I'm sure there are better-priced options in Palermo.

Hotel vain is a nice and trendy hotel. The location is excellent in the SOHO style Palermo neighbourhood. Staff is friendly and helpfull and the rooms are stylish decorated. The only negative thing I can think of is the airconditioning system which is centrally controlled and is a bit noisy. emiel and karin from amsterdam

We had the pleasure of staying at the Vain Boutique Hotel for 2 nights in December 2007. This hotel was an absolute gem! We stayed in one of the V Suites on the top floor, and couldn't have asked for a better experience. The room was clean, beautiful, and relaxing, with several wonderful touches like free welcome drinks, complimentary spa mini facials, and surprises like chocolates in the room daily. The a la carte items in the room are also great and relatively inexpensive (ie: wine, champagne). The staff is very accomodating and helpful, and the free internet service is a plus. The breakfast was varied, fresh, and wonderful, as are the frozen peach bellinis if you happen to stop by the bar at night! Although this hotel is a few blocks away from the main Palermo boutiques and attractions like the zoo, botanical, and japanese garden, the location is convenient enough, with several wonderful dining and shopping options all within a 15 minute walk. I would heartily recommend this hotel to anyone and look forward to spending more nights there soon!

I stayed here one night on my last night in BA and would say that it was pretty nice, but not necessarily worth the $150 I paid. The room was modern enough, but you don't have a thermostat in the room. My room was on the ground floor with no window to the outside. The other "window" looks out into the courtyard and so the place gets noisy. I was exhausted from my travels so I slept well and I found the temperature to be fine even though I had no thermostat. But I'm not sure if there would be problems with a longer stay. The breakfast was nice and the staff very helpful. I would recommend this to younger travelers but given the price, I'm not sure it's really worth it. I stayed at the 725 Continental for the rest of my nights in BA which I would highly recommend. It was only a bit more than the Vain.