This is the second time we’ve stayed at Colin’s place. The first time, we were here for one week; this time we stayed for three weeks. We came back because we loved the space. It is more spacious than it appears in the pictures. For an extended stay it is nice to have room to spread out, whether lounging in the ample living room (where we also did our tango classes), decamping to the second bedroom to escape the snoring, or sitting out on the enormous deck to enjoy a glass of wine and unwind at the end of the day. The place had recently been repainted and the workers had left quite a bit of dirt and dust, so Colin had the cleaning woman come in and threw in an extra week of her service too.
This space felt like home to us. It is not in a touristy neighborhood and some of the streets can be sketchy at night, but it is safe during the day and well-served by public transit. The buses are somewhat noisy when you are in the living room, but the bedrooms are quiet. The air conditioning works very well and it is quiet too. There is a Coto grocery store two blocks down the street; Mariano, the owner of the Franjamar liquor store has fabulous wine suggestions (and his prices are lower than the grocery store); El Litoral grill on the corner is unabashedly downscale but has seriously great food (check out the constant line for take-out); and the Santa Rosa Pasteleria on Rincón (located beside Carlos Gardel’s first home in Buenos Aires) will satisfy all of your sweet-tooth needs. We will miss being here.