It may be a reflection of the country’s timekeeping that this tour starts a little late. When our guide Silvia arrives to pick us up from the lobby (on the Hipólito Irigoyen side of the building) at 4.15pm, however, she is friendly and quickly assures us that we will not have to climb too many stairs.

The Casablanca Polo Shop in Recoleta is the venue for my meeting with Katharine Pottinger, general manager of the Buenos Aires branch of high-end ‘lifestyle concierge’ service Quintessentially, which has offices in over 34 countries and employs around 1,000 people globally.