Ximena's apartment is located in an excellent part of Buenos Aires, Recoleta, where you can walk to so many fabulous restaruants, shopping and attractions. Also, the neighborhood is safe and with children especially, that was important for our two families. Our group consisted of two familes with young children that recently stayed in Ximena's sprawling apartment. With so many bedrooms and bathrooms, we had plenty of room for everyone! The apartment is secured as well which gave us an additional sense of security. If you are looking for a high-end, luxury apt, this is not it. If you are looking for space for numerous people, then you have found what you are looking for. However, be prepared for a few things to not be enitrely accurate and perhaps not quite safe for very young children.
I must say, Ximena has excellent communication and will try to rectify any situation as quickly as possible, if feasible.
The apartment is quirky with fun artwork throughtout (but somewhat dark compounded by several burnt out lightbulbs). The family that owns it seem like they would be lovers of art and would have fun conversations. The kitchen is large and has basically everything you need for cooking large meals. There are numerous bedrooms with bathroom (some more updated than others), a large dining area, living space with plenty of seating, washer (dryer did not work), and a terrace with a pool.
I do have to say,the greatest dissapointment for our famililes was the terrace with the pool. We never allowed our children up to the terrace because next to the pool there was a dumping ground for wood with nails, a large piece of broken glass and other debris. It was very dangerous if anyone, especially children, got into that. Also, the pool did not look well maintained and in the end we decided it was not worth taking a chance getting injured or sick by using the pool. That was a primary reason we booked this residence so that was terribly disappointing. I do also need to mention the hallway has several pieces of the wood flooring missing - it does have a throw rug over it, but it is a high traffic area and you need to be careful or your could roll an ankle.
All in all, there were several things not entirely represented accurately in the description and the home has deferred maintenance. But the location and space was exactly what we were looking for as two families with young children travelling together. We enjoyed our time bonding and the older children especially enjoyed their own bedroom! Again, the location is superb. With a little bit of maintenance and a few other suggestions, this could be a top notch apartment.