HOTELYEAR BUILT 2004 YEAR REMODELED 2006ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION FAENA HOTEL AND UNIVERSE IS THE RESULT OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL COUPLING OF FASHION DESIGNER AND ENTREPRENEUR ALAN FAENA AND PHILIPPE STARCK. IT IS HOUSED IN A SEVEN STORY FORMER GRAIN SILO BUILT IN 1902 IN PUERTO MADERO, THE REGENERATED DOCKLANDS AREA. THE FAENAS STYLE IS THE FUSION OF IMPERIAL OPULENCE WITH CONTEMPORARY EXTRAVAGANCE. IT FEATURES RED AND GOLD VELVET DRAPES, CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS, LAPACHO WOOD AND PALE SANDSTONE FLOORING, ETCHED GLASS, MODERN ROCOCO STYLE FURNISHINGS AND 18 CARAT GOLD SWAN CHAIRS. THE UNIVERSE OFFERS TWO RESTAURANTS EL BISTRO AND EL MERCADO, WHERE THE BEST LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CUISINE CAN BE ENJOYED, AN ELEGANT LIVING THE LIBRARY LOUNGE, 2 SMALL THEATER SPACES EL CABARET AND EL TEATRO WHERE LIVE SHOWS ARE PRESENTED DAILY, LA PRAIRIE SPA, GYM AND HAMMAM, AND SUPERB OUTDOOR POOL AND TERRACE WHERE GUEST CAN RELAX AND PAMPER THEMSELVES / FAENA HOTEL AND UNIVERSE IS LOCATED IN EL PORTENO BUILDING, IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BUENOS AIRES, PUERTO MADERO ESTE, A FEW STEPS FROM COSTANERA SUR. THE DISTANCE FROM JORGE NEWBERY DOMESTIC AIRPORT AND EZEIZA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A 20 AND 40 MINUTE DRIVE, RESPECTIVELY. FAENA HOTEL AND UNIVERSE IS CLOSE TO THE FINANCIAL CENTRE, THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE AND TO SAN TELMO, THE OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD IN BUENOS AIRES FAMOUS FOR ITS TYPICAL ARCHITECTURE, ANTIQUE STORES AND TANGO HOUSES. THE HOTEL ROOMS ARE DESIGNED IN IMPERIAL STYLE WITH A THEME OF MODERN EXTRAVAGANCE WHERE EVERYTHING INSIDE IS USEFUL TO THE GUEST. EACH OF THE ROOMS IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT OFFERS GUESTS OUR UNIQUE EXPERIENCE OF MODERN ELEGANCE.