The Milan Hotel is in a good location for central Buenos Aires - you can walk to most places, even though BA is a huge city and distances are far; the hotel is near a Metro stop - the metro is grotty but cheap. The room in this hotel was satisfactory; it had a patio, but the soot from the 4 kitchen chimney outlets covered the patio furniture, which had to be cleaned off before using, but worse still, the greasy smell from the chimneys came into the room at all times and was nauseating. The breakfasts were satisfactory but the same every day. The staff was friendly and helpful. Front rooms would be noisy. The elevator is very antiquated and small; it constantly has problems with the door closing, which sets off an alarm that can be heard in the rooms at all hours. Overall the hotel scores on location and excellent value for money, in spite of the particular disadvantages mentioned above.