Hotel Iruna Mar del Plata

Great location, as the hotel does not offer a private beach or pool.

Bus transportation between Buenos Aires and Mar Del Plata can be arranged via a company called Tienda Leon, whose station is a short taxi ride from the hotel.

The room had air conditioning (ask for a remote control at the front desk), phone, and cable TV.

The room had air conditioning (ask for a remote control at the front desk), phone, and cable TV.

My room was not large by US standards and had no view, but it was extremely quiet and comfortable, with a nicely appointed private bath with bidet and hair dryer.

Those rooms were being renovated so we were given a back room with the hotel hot water pipes in the wall which made the room very hot.

The bed was comfortably firm, the linens fresh, and I slept soundly.

My conference group ate breakfast and either lunch or dinner in the hotel each day.

Breakfast was served buffet style with croissants, cold sliced ham and cheese, pies and pastries, yogurt, bread, jam, dulce de leche, cereal, milk, juice, and fresh fruit salad.

Guests could be found hanging out in the lobby late into the night, typing on laptops, and hotel wait-staff were on hand to serve drinks from the bar at all hours.

Lunch and dinner started with a salad buffet including a variety of fresh and cooked vegetables, olives, sliced cheeses, and cured meats, followed by a main course (e.

The hotel staff was very accommodating, very friendly and made our stay there very enjoyable.

It could be a nice place if the management was more service minded.

Very well located, the hotel offers free wireless internet access in the lobby.

The hotel offers free wireless internet access in the lobby, but since the whole place was full of conference attendees who all wanted to check their email at the same hours, the wireless network was often overwhelmed and not reliable.

The Iruna hotel was terrific for a conference venue or vacationing adults; but I would not bring my kids here on vacation, as the hotel does not offer a private beach or pool and there is no lifeguard on duty at the public beach.