One hundred and forty-four rooms in a restored 1923 mansion on Avenida Alvear — opened 2020 as the most refined contemporary boutique luxury hotel in Recoleta. The Lucia House family's Argentine flagship.
"144 rooms in a restored 1923 mansion on Avenida Alvear. Opened 2020 — the most refined contemporary boutique luxury hotel in Recoleta."
Casa Lucía opened in 2020 on Avenida Alvear — Recoleta's most refined boulevard — in a restored 1923 Belle Époque mansion that had served various uses over the previous century before being acquired and converted to a luxury hotel by the Lucia House family. The architectural restoration preserved every original architectural feature (the marble staircase, the original parquet, the period plasterwork) while integrating contemporary luxury hotel infrastructure and design. The 144 rooms across the restored mansion give Casa Lucía one of the larger small-property boutique-luxury operations in Recoleta.
The 144 rooms split between the entry-level Casa Lucía Rooms (with restored architectural features and the smaller dimensions), Casa Lucía Premium Rooms with the larger configurations, the Casa Lucía Suites, and the Lucía Suite — the property's flagship single accommodation, occupying the original mansion's primary apartments with substantial private outdoor space and the most preserved architectural features. The interiors integrate restored Belle Époque architectural features with curated contemporary Argentine furniture, art, and the post-2020 modern luxury hotel infrastructure.
The grounds — the central interior courtyard, the heated indoor swimming pool, the Casa Lucía Spa, the fitness centre, and the multi-restaurant complex — make Casa Lucía comprehensively-equipped despite its small-property scale. The proximity to the Recoleta luxury shopping (the Patio Bullrich shopping centre is steps from the property), the Recoleta Cemetery, and the broader Recoleta cultural infrastructure makes the property's location particularly well-positioned.
Dining is at three main restaurants. CHO Asian — the property's headline contemporary pan-Asian restaurant under chef Zhi Hou — is among Buenos Aires' more-respected Asian luxury restaurants. Bar Lucía is the cocktail bar. The Pool Bar is the casual all-day. The wine programme is heavily Argentine-focused with substantial Asian-spirit cellar to support CHO Asian. Service is the most personal-attention Buenos Aires small-property luxury — the post-2020 Lucia House operational discipline produces consistent small-property attention with the staff-to-guest ratio that justifies the rate. Casa Lucía is the most refined contemporary boutique-luxury Buenos Aires answer at a more accessible rate ceiling than the major Recoleta heritage hotels.
The Buenos Aires anniversary at the post-2020 Casa Lucía. Book a Casa Lucía Suite. CHO Asian dinner; the spa programme; the Avenida Alvear walks. The combination of the heritage-mansion restoration and the post-2020 polish produces a particularly polished Buenos Aires anniversary at the more accessible rate than the major Recoleta luxury heritage hotels.
The Buenos Aires honeymoon for couples who want the contemporary boutique-luxury setting at a more accessible rate. Book a Casa Lucía Premium Room. The combination of the restored mansion, the CHO Asian dining programme, and the Avenida Alvear location works for honeymoons that want the luxury-Recoleta experience without the rate ceiling of Alvear or Palacio Duhau.
Casa Lucía works well for solo travellers — the small-property scale (despite the 144-room count, the property feels more boutique than the larger Recoleta luxury hotels) provides personal-attention service, and the Avenida Alvear walking access provides substantive cultural Recoleta immersion. CHO Asian accommodates solo dining well.
Avenida Alvear 1885
Recoleta, Buenos Aires C1129AAA
Avenida Alvear (next to Alvear Palace Hotel); 30 min from Aeroparque (AEP), 45 min from Ezeiza (EZE)
144 rooms in restored 1923 mansion
Casa Lucía Room from $300/night
Casa Lucía Premium Room from $450
Casa Lucía Suite from $750
Lucía Suite from $2,500
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Minimum stay: 1 night
Restored 1923 Belle Époque mansion
Opened 2020
CHO Asian (contemporary pan-Asian fine-dining)
Casa Lucía Spa
Avenida Alvear address (next to Alvear Palace Hotel)
Open year-round
Peak: October–April (book 2 months ahead)
Best value: June–August
High-speed WiFi throughout
Reliable signal in all rooms
In-suite office setups on request
From $300/night. Best-value Buenos Aires luxury option. Casa Lucía Suites and Lucía Suite need direct hotel contact.
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