The Hilton Buenos Aires was designed by
Mario Roberto Álvarez, constructed by local developer Benito Roggio at a cost of around US$80 million, and inaugurated in January 2000. The seven-story hotel includes 417 rooms. Recent prominent guests at the hotel have included former U.S. President
Bill Clinton (who hosted a
Clinton Global Initiative conference there) and
South Carolina Governor
Mark Sanford (visiting the city for pleasure). The Hilton Buenos Aires hosted the
125th IOC Session on September 7–10, 2013, where the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected
Tokyo to be the host city of the
2020 Summer Olympics. Additionally,
Thomas Bach was elected as the new president of the IOC during the session. ==In popular culture==