Wow - we stepped off our coaches near midnight and were given keys to our rooms and were able to settle in straight away thanks to Dave Ballard, Mike Yates and Steve Pellow's work of the last couple of days getting everything ready for the team. They even had the restaurant stay open late for us although having spent several hours in the food hall at Buenos Aires domestic airport - everyone was happy with full bellies.
Steve ensured that I got a room near reception and we can connect to the free hotel wifi from the room which is brilliant.
Mar Del Plata appears to be a tourist attraction but judging from what Steve has told us so far it's pretty basic. I'm looking forward to exploring it over the next few days.
We are about 4 blocks from the beach and have a supermarket and laundrymat close by. More info about the place may have to wait until tomorrow.
Here's some random trip pics...