The Faena Hotel & Universe is a chic, trendy boutique hotel and residential complex. The idiosyncratic design, with its dark polished mahogany and eighteen carat gold leaf swan chairs, was the brainchild of Phillipe Starck. Situated along the Rio Plate and with an ecological preserve in its backyard, Puerto Madero Este, where the hotel resides was an abandoned port area. Local fashion designer Alan Faena converted two old brick grain warehouses into his hotel, now the cultural heart of an up and coming neighborhood. The hotel restaurant, El Mercado, is richly designed and seamlessly blends brick walls with mahogany bordering and hutches. Much of the homemade food there is made in traditional cantina style: in an earthen adobe oven. The Library Lounge, with its gazelle heads mounted on the walls and gorgeous black piano, is a perfect place to get a drink after dinner. On site, El Teatro and El Cabaret both offer evening tango and musical performances. For off site adventures, your assigned experience manager will serve as personal assistant, advising you on which outings to take and making reservations on your behalf. In-house entertainment as well as a personal liaison to the world outside: the makings to a perfect stay in Buenos Aires.
