If you do stay at Alvear, consider taking a taxi rather than walking from the hotel. In January the neighborhood around Retiro seemed "quieter" than Recoleta. The BBC had a report this morning about the current situation in B.A. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3592005.stm
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