Domus BA B&B is within 10 minutes walking from Museo Casa Carlos Gardel and from Carlos Gardel subway station. The subway is referred to as "Subte" and while not always convenient--depending on where you are traveling to--it is very cheap--it only costs 1.10 peso (exchange rate in November 2009 was $1 = 3.83 peso). You can buy a metro card for one or multiple trips (viaje). If you decide to take a bus you will need to pay with coins. Taxis are very affordable. For example, to go from Palermo to Microcentro costs about 17 pesos, to travel within Palermo about 10 pesos, to go from Palermo to San Telmo about 25 pesos. At the beginning of my stay I did a lot of walking and using subte, but then I started taking taxis more and more. First of all it was very cheap and second I just wanted to save my energy and most importantly feet for my tango dancing.
If you travel with luggage (for example, going to the airport) or if it's hard to catch a taxi where you live you can just call for one (I will post a phone number later) and they will come at no additional charge. Taxi to the airport costs 85 pesos and it's a flat rate. From the airport you can either take the taxi right outside the airport (they are painted black and yellow with "Radio Taxi" written on the side) or you can rent what is called a "remise" (World Car, WIP Cars, etc.) which is basically a car service. They charge 110 pesos to go to Buenos Aires and accept credit cards. When you come out from baggage claim make a left and their stands are right across from a cafe called Madeleine--you can't miss it. Travel time to the city is about 30-40 minutes depending on traffic.
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