How safe is Buenos Aires for a single woman travelling by herself?

Question

I want to see the Jewish community there. I read that it has the second largest community in the Americas after New York City.

I speak Spanish.

Answer 1

good answer Travel... The Hilton at Puerto Madero was featured in the film "la nueva reinas" the nine queens. Beautiful hotel, with all the amenities. Puerto Madero is nice, but it is not the cultural hub that the Recoleta Palermo and SoHo/Viejo Hollywood are. Enjoy your trip and be safe. This will sound cheesy but remember as a US citizen abroad you represent our entire nation, do us proud and show that we are not the unsophisticated ogres we are thought to be.

Answer 2

Hi Nika;

been 7 times to BA and it is a very safe place. You need to take precautions as when you are travelling to any part of the world, alone or with people. There are specific neighbourhoods which are a bit dangerous at night (Boca, El Once, etc) Try and stay in either Recoleta or Puerto Madero. There are very nice hotels there and those two areas are well protected. In Puerto Madero you have lots of restaurants and nice places for drinks, I can recommend you stay in either Hilton or Faena which are very trendy right now. Recoleta is also a nice safe place to stay as well as Palermo. As for safety, be cautious of pickpocketers along Calle Florida where tourists usually get mugged. However, I have never experienced something like that when I went there (last time Nov. 2006). Argentinian men like women a lot and you may ocasionally hear someone flirting or shouting things at you but in a nice way, never disrespectfully.

If you want to see old BA go to San Telmo's fair on Plaza Dorrego on sundays and if you want to see a nice argeninian estancia with parrilla and gaucho show go to Estancia Santa Susana.