My husband and I spent 2 whole weeks at Alejandro's place this Christmas period. We absolutely loved it.
Location: If you want to learn tango, this apartment is seconds away from DNI tango school, which teaches in English & Spanish and does very very good group and private lessons.
If you don't want to learn tango, but want to be able to get everywhere easily, there are 2 trains stations within 10 mins walk, bus stops everywhere, and you can walk to parts of Palermo too.
The area is quiet and SAFE, there are fruit & vegetable stalls every street, grocery stores (organic too), supermarkets and Nicolo (fav ice cream store) and restaurants nearby.
Apartment: Firstly, very clean. The bed was very comfortable with choices of pillows, and there is a small clean bathroom with a bathtub, toilet, bidet (everything you need) and there is a bath mat (I wished more Airbnb hosts provided it); comes with amenities and a hairdryer.
The kitchen was a dream with pots and pans that you would buy for your own home, an electric stove hot enough for you to sear meat properly, an oven we made our roast in, a kettle that has a mate and a normal boil function, and a microwave that has a grill! Alejandro has thought of everything you need - deep fryer, bottle opener, steamer (bamboo & one that attaches to the pots).
There is also a grill upstairs (which we didn't use), and a balcony to leave clothes out to dry (after you use the washing machine downstairs).
Host: Alejandro does not live in BA himself but you would never know the difference. He was always available on whatsapp and email and even sent me a very detailed list of what we might need (info on the area, different types of recommendations, where to buy the best carne). His dad was sweet and opened the door past midnight for us when we arrived on a late flight. Alejandro also remembers small things that we mentioned and left a surprise for us when we arrived.
We could not ask for a better apartment to spend 2 weeks.. the longest we have spent in 1 place after 10 months on the road. Thank you Alejandro!