[3] The hotel had also the first casino in the country, but a law that forbidden gambling in Argentina promulgated in 1933 caused the building was closed,[4][2] and finally demolished in 1940.

[5] The idea of constructing a hotel in Tigre (then named "Las Conchas") came from a group of rowing enthusiasts who met at the "Pulpería del Portugués" of Buenos Aires in February 1870.

The hotel had a coffeehouse, tennis courts, a cricket pitch, an area for roller skating, and there was a garage for cars.

By those times, services also included evenings with fireworks, a permanent orchestra and other attractions on the banks of Luján River.

[6] In 1916 various repairs and improvements were made to the building at the height of the Belle Époque as the hotel became the place where the elite of society of the time met and stayed and was famous for its dancing parties.

The economic crisis in the 1930s took its toll and in February 1933 the hotel closed its doors definitely, forced through a law promulgated by the Legislature forbidding gambling in Argentina.

The hotel had three floors and 120 rooms, with large terraces and luxurious panelling- It also had unique amenities for the time, such as central heating and an elevator.