I bring a group of university students to El Portal every March, and the staff always take great care of us. The rooms are comfortable and provide all of the amenities we need. The staff is gracious, knowledgeable, and their English is excellent. The restaurant staff are very attentive and friendly, despite the fact that few of us speak any Spanish. Though we rarely eat lunch or dinner in the restaurant, it provides an excellent breakfast and coffee service throughout the day. If you're coming for Vendimia, the hotel's location is perfect. It just a couple of blocks from the parade route and also not far from some of the other night light spots in central Mendoza. Even so, the hotel itself is quite and provides a great refuge from the city's notoriously late nights. We could not imagine staying anywhere else during our visits and look forward to returning this coming March.