Accommodation
Accommodation for Wikimania 2009 attendees will be provided by Bauen Hotel, located at 360, Callao Ave., less than three blocks away from General San Martín Cultural Centre —the conference venue— and 50 meters from Corrientes Avenue, the heart of Buenos Aires' cultural, artistic and gastronomic life. Callao station of subte line B is located in the important intersection of Corrientes and Callao. The area is also served by many bus lines. 300 meters south, over Callao, you can find the Palacio del Congreso (Palace of Congress), where the famous Avenida de Mayo leads into. A privileged location.
- Location: 360 Callao Ave. (C1022AAQ), Buenos Aires, Argentina (view in Google)
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- Tel.: (54 11) 4373 9009
- Fax: (54 11) 4372 0173
- Website: www.bauenhotel.com.ar
The hotel
Facilities
The Bauen Hotel has 200 rooms with air conditioning, telephone, spacious closets, cable television and Wi-Fi connectivity. The hotel also includes buffet-style breakfast, room service, valet parking and 24 hour-long security. Additional amenities include laundry service, dry cleaners, security boxes and a souvenir store. As for lounge areas, the Bauen Hotel has a wide hall, a bar at street level and many spacious rooms, some of which will be appropriately set for being used by Wikimania attendees.
- Prices
The pre-arranged price for Wikimania attendees willing to accommodate is 25 USD per day for those registering before July 30, and USD 30 after that date. If you are willing to take advantage of this offer, don't forget to indicate so when filling in the registration form.
This covers shared rooms with other attendees, with two or four beds. The registration form will ask your preference.
If it is your intention to extend the days of your stay before or after Wikimania, you can contact Omar Vanag, he is responsible for the sales at the Hotel Bauen. The price for shared rooms outside of the dates of the conference is ARS 112 (approx. USD 30) per night.
History
Construction of four-star Bauen Hotel was funded by the last military dictatorship that ruled Argentina with the intention of using the facilities during the 1978 FIFA World Cup. Nevertheless, in 2001, the Bauen Hotel's owners declared bankruptcy and closed the hotel in the middle of the economic and social crisis. In May 2003, the National Movement of Recovered Companies (MNER, Movimiento Nacional de Empresas Recuperadas) and a group of former employees took control of the establishment and restored the hotel.
The Bauen Hotel is a cooperative —Buenos Aires A National Company (BAUEN in Spanish, from Buenos Aires Una Empresa Nacional)— and is an example of workers' self-management. The hotel was even depicted in a documentary film by Naomi Klein, well-known alter-globalization activist. Currently, the Bauen Hotel employs around 150 people and serves as a site for conventions and other activities.
Image gallery
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Hotel building -
The hall from upstairs -
The bar at ground floor -
An auditorium
