Who owns Libertador Hotel?
Libertador Hotel is owned by IRSA (Argentina, NYSE: IRS), which has owned the brand since 1998.[1]
Evidence: IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-10-24, SEC EDGAR, 24 October 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Category
- Travel & transport › Hotels › Upscale hotels
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: IRS BYMA: IRSA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Libertador Hotel
The Libertador is a downtown Buenos Aires hotel with 193 rooms and 7 suites, meeting rooms, a spa and a pool. IRSA bought it in March 1998 as the Sheraton Libertador from Citicorp Equity Investment for USD 23 million, sold a fifth to a Sheraton affiliate, and bought that back in fiscal 2019, since when it has run the hotel itself under the name Libertador.
What IRSA's annual report says about Libertador Hotel
Sentences about Libertador Hotel from IRSA's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In 1998, we also acquired Libertador Hotel in the City of Buenos Aires and subsequently sold a 20% interest in it to an affiliate of Sheraton Hotels, and during the fiscal year 2019, we re-acquired the 20% interest to obtain 100% of the capital of Hoteles Argentinos S.A.U and began to operate the hotel directly under the name "Libertador".
Hotel Libertador, City of Buenos Aires In March 1998 we acquired 100% of the Sheraton Libertador Hotel from Citicorp Equity Investment for an aggregate purchase price of USD 23 million.
How often IRSA names Libertador Hotel in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Libertador Hotel
Where Libertador Hotel sits in IRSA
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by IRSA
IRSA controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in travel & transport.
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- Llao Llao Hotel (1938)
Other brands in upscale hotels, and who owns them
The 57 brands in upscale hotels on Brandtree belong to 20 owners. The largest is H World, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blossom House | H World | 🇨🇳 China |
| Genting Grand | Genting | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Andaz | Hyatt | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Avani Hotels & Resorts | Minor International | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Ascend Collection | Choice Hotels | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bahrain Airport Hotel | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Lavande | Jin Jiang Hotels | 🇨🇳 China |
| Marriott Hotels | Marriott | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: IRSA
IRSA is a publicly listed company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1943. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: IRS and BYMA: IRSA.
IRSA is an Argentine real estate company founded in 1943 and listed on both the Buenos Aires exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. It owns and manages sixteen shopping malls, a set of office buildings and land reserves in Buenos Aires, and holds hotels in the capital and in Bariloche. Its direct parent is the agricultural company Cresud. Its hotel business is the part of it that sells under consumer-facing names.
🇦🇷 Libertador Hotel and other Argentine brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 108 brands that began in Argentina. 28 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Libertador Hotel is not one of them.
- Aerolíneas Argentinas — Aerolíneas Argentinas 🇦🇷
- Aeropuertos Argentina — Corporación América Airports 🇱🇺
- Andes Líneas Aéreas — Andes 🇦🇷
- Flybondi — Flybondi 🇦🇷
- 9 de Oro — Molino Cañuelas 🇦🇷
- ARQ — Grupo Clarín 🇦🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Libertador Hotel?
The parent company of Libertador Hotel is IRSA, a publicly listed company headquartered in Argentina.
Is Libertador Hotel Argentine?
Yes. Libertador Hotel originated in Argentina and its owner, IRSA, is also headquartered in Argentina.
Since when has IRSA owned Libertador Hotel?
IRSA has owned Libertador Hotel since 1998.
Is Libertador Hotel still owned by IRSA?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Libertador Hotel is still owned by IRSA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2025-10-24 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 24 October 2025; retrieved 7 October 2026.
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