On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga <everton137@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi!

I've just booked HI Hostel Florida
<http://hostelsuites.com/hostel.php?Buenos+Aires+Hostel+Suites+Florida&id_hostel=30&idioma=2>.
The prices are very good, around 20 US$ per night on shared rooms, 41
US$ per night on single rooms and US$ 46 per night on double rooms (a
bed for a couple, I already checked by phone). Likely most people know
HI Hostels, but I think it's worth suggesting. The first time I went
abroad I didn't know about them.

Buenos Aires also has other hostels
<http://hostelsuites.com/hostels.php?idioma=2>. Maybe locals could
inform which are the closest to the Wikimania event place. For me
Hostel Florida seems OK.

http://wikimania2009.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Accommodation

Greetings,

Tom

Dear Tom,

Hostel Florida is about nine blocks away from CCGSM, the venue for Wikimania 2009. I think you will be fine there, if you like going through touristy-financial districts :). You'll have a nice glance of Buenos Aires.

While we can encourage and help attendees to find an accomodation fitting their preferences --I'm affiliated to HI, BTW--, we have already made an agreement with Hotel Bauen for a *really* cheap price for a hotel of its type and location, on the other hand just two blocks away from Wikimania. It's better for organizative reasons to have a centralized prearranged offer and then let make his particular choice to anyone that wants so.

Regards,
galio

PS: You may excuse my 2 AM English.