Hotel Castelar was a long-running hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, located at the northwest intersection of Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio Avenue (addresses in sources reference Av. de Mayo al 1100). Documentary sources indicate the hotel operated for approximately 90 years and closed in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In the early to mid-20th century the hotel's salons housed the studios of Radio Stentor (LS8), which initiated transmissions from the Castelar on 5 October 1933 and broadcast performances and talks by prominent cultural figures. Guidebook material highlights the hotel's cultural associations, notably mentioning García Lorca's room at the Castelar, linking the building to literary and musical history in Buenos Aires. The provided sources do not record any supernatural occurrences, hauntings, apparitions, named spirits, or paranormal phenomena connected to the hotel. No theories or explanations regarding paranormal activity are offered in the available documentation. Accessibility and current on-site status beyond the 2020 closure are not specified in the supplied materials.
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- [1]Hotel Castelar — Wikipedia. Wikipedia: Hotel Castelar — operational history and closure date (closed 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic).wiki
- [2]Hotel Castelar — Wikidata. Wikidata entry for Hotel Castelar, classification as a building in Buenos Aires.other
- [3]Radio Stentor archival text (StentorLiv). Archive: Radio Stentor — historical account stating Radio Stentor (LS8) established studios and transmitted from 'los salones del HOTEL CASTELAR, de Av. de Mayo al 1100' beginning in the 1930s; lists cultural figures associated with broadcasts.other
- [4]Secret Buenos Aires (guidebook). Guidebook excerpt noting 'García Lorca's room at the Castelar Hotel,' indicating the hotel's cultural and literary associations.literary