Hotel Paganini

Description:

• Occupying an old house off the north end of Corso Buenos Aires, ground zero for some rather lonely looking women on the street corners after 9pm, the Paganini appears to be a dismal option as you are buzzed in and walk up to the front desk. Still, the management goes to great lengths to keep this a clean, no-nonsense budget hotel: The guest rooms are large and bright, with high ceilings, solid beds, and banal modular furnishings of varying ages. The one room with a private bathroom is just inside the entrance, with wood floors, a ceiling decorated with molded stuccoes, and plenty of elbowroom. The shared facilities are modern enough and kept spanking clean by the owners (one of whom lived in Brooklyn, New York, for a number of years), who are happy to point their guests to restaurants and sights. The best rooms are in the rear, overlooking a huge private garden. There is much to be said for this location: The station is only a 10-minute walk way down Via Pergolsi, and if shopping is on your agenda, the nearby Corso Buenos Aires is one of the city's bargain fashion meccas.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010