Our latest freelance travel stories include these luxury hotel reviews of some of the best high-end city hotels and splashy coastal resort hotels in Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina.

See why historic and family-run Casas Brancas hotel in Buzios, Brazil won our hearts.

Buzios is one of the buzziest coastal destinations in Brazil, and Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa (pictured above) was a pioneer. Opened as a humble inn in the 1970s, this still family-run operation is now the luxest game in town with attentive service and lauded restaurants all overlooking the sea. For more reasons to book, see our full review of Casas Brancas Boutique Hotel & Spa for Luxury Latin America.

Your trip to Paraty will be enriched by the range of rooms, service, and eco measures at Pousada Literaria de Paraty hotel.

Another coastal destination in Brazil is Paraty (pictured above), which offers natural beauty and rich history along with a lovingly tended luxury hotel with a room type for everyone–from multi-bedroom villas to cozy poolside rooms. There are even more reasons to book in our full review of Pousada Literaria de Paraty for Luxury Latin America.

The famed Fasano brand is normally associated with Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Hotel Fasano Angra dos Reis is their sexy coastal hideaway. Get more reasons to book in our full review of Hotel Fasano Angra dos Reis for Luxury Latin America.

Casa Lucia is one of the buzziest new luxury hotels in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires is a great city, but it sorely needs a wider range of hotels. When the Casa Lucia Melia Collection (pictured above) opened in 2024, it made a splash with sleek business/leisure facilities and services, including one of the most striking indoor pools in the city. For more reasons to book, see our full review of the Casa Lucia Melia Collection for Luxury Latin America.

The Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt is a grand dame luxury hotel in Buenos Aires for a reason.

The Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt hotel (pictured above) is a long-standing classic luxury hotel in Buenos Aires. See why in our full review of Palacio Duhau Park Hyatt for Luxury Latin America.

A major expansion has transformed the Recoleta Grand Buenos Aires, a Tribute Collection Hotel into one of the biggest luxury hotel bargains in Buenos Aires. See why in our full review of the Recoleta Grand Buenos Aires, A Tribute Collection Hotel for Luxury Latin America.

It took years, but we finally got to Pousada Ayana in Jose Ignacio, Uruguay, and this beach hideaway with world-class art and its first hotel restaurant did not disappoint. For more reasons to book, see our full review of Posada Ayana for Luxury Latin America.

In Montevideo, Uruguay, we were wowed by decor-driven Hotel Montevideo. More reasons to book can be found in our full review of Hotel Montevideo for Luxury Latin America.

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