Argentina a cheap vacation destination?

[cruizes]

They also believe that Buenos Aires is "The Paris of South America"

 

[stefano]

I'm heading down to BA in sometime in March for two weeks and I figure I'll spend $800 to $900 and that won't include travel and shelter. $400 for two weeks? Ain't gonna happen if I plan on having a good time. $400 will do if I can take two weeks eating canned food and washing it down with some really cheap swill.

 

[chris]

"And it’s about a 16-hour bus ride from Buenos Aires.
Sixteen-hour bus ride? Don’t worry. It’s certainly not the bumpy, school bus-esque trip I imagined when the idea was posed.

The non-millionaires of Argentina use this popular mode of travel to go from coast to coast. The buses — tickets cost around $15 — are usually two floors of reclining, overstuffed seats. staffed by a team of servers who provide snacks, coffee, a hot meal, wine and a just-before-bed shot of whiskey (if you so desire) or glass of champagne. "


A bus ticket to Bariloche costs $15 USD?

 

[perry]

This article is 5 years out of date and is plagarism of the worst kind . There is no dinners for less than US $ 30 per person in most good restaurants . Lunches are at least US$ 10 dollars or 50 pesos .

 

[DontMindMe]

There are a lot of inaccuracies in this article and the writing is dreadful, but at least someone finally mentioned the crime. The part about holding your purse to your chest made me laugh out loud.

 

[marksoc]

No, Argentina is not a cheap destination anymore, at least if you stay in hotels and eat in touristic restaurants. Now for the young crowd, hostels, pizza, empanadas, and restaurants for locals (outside some hot spots) are still good value, the North East especially. The price for a complete lunch in the Interior goes for something like 35 ARS, same for lunch deals in good places in the suburbs and some places in the Microcentro. In the interior of the country, you can spend the same for dinner. But is not 2003-2005 anymore folks. No more steak dinners for USD 3.-

 

[julicar12]

This post caught my attention because I am helping a friend to figure out if he would be better off by taking a 10 day vacation to NYC or to BsAs. I dont live in BsAs but I've been there on business (trips paid by my employer). Considering he wants to limit himself to the main metro area we made a checklist.

1. Air ticket: NYC wins (around $500 vs $1200 for BsAs)
2. Accomodations: $50/day apt rental in BsAs vs at least $150/day (if lucky in NYC and upper streets)? BsAs wins but risk of being ripped off for the deposit.
3.Public transportation: BsAs probably cheaper but we are considering this a tie for practical purposes.
4. Attractions (museums, etc): tie (sans theater shows)
5. Eating out: BsAs wins but I guess you can get creative in NYC?
6.Shopping: geez, I think he wont be tempted in BsAs but could go crazy in NYC (electronics).

Please let me if this makes sense!

Here is another example of just why the myth continues to exist about Argentina being a cheap travel destination.
This "article" was published a few days ago.

In it the author sums up his 2 WEEK vacation this way:

"At the end of the two-week trip, I spent less than $400, slept in nice hotels and ate a nice steak dinner nearly every night.
If you’re looking for adventure, but don’t think you can afford it, visit Argentina."

So he managed to travel to Patagonia...Mendoza...eat meals out every day and night PLUS hotel accommodation for "less than $400 USD".

As anyone in touch with reality knows...that is total bullshit! Even staying in hostels and eating out of dumpsters it would impossible...much less doing side trips...eating steak and drinking wine every night for 2 WEEKS!

LINK TO ARTICLE

This is sort of BS article that people read and actually believe to be true! Read it for a good laugh...

 

[fifs2]

Here is another example of just why the myth continues to exist about Argentina being a cheap travel destination.
This "article" was published a few days ago.


"The double L sound in Argentine Spanish is pronounced as “ch,” instead of the traditional “ya” sound in Spanish" really..all those years of me saying me yamo instead of me chamo...who knew???

 

[syngirl]

it's not even "ch" it's more like "zhe" but author was only here for a minute, and outside of BA it's a different accent.

I have to ask which edition of lonely planet these figures are from?! Must be the 2002?:

• Budget: Sleeping, less than AR $60; meals, less than AR $15
• Midrange: Sleeping, AR $60-80; meals, AR $15-30
• Top end: Sleeping, more than AR $180; meals, more than AR $30