I don’t know where to start. I am a true world traveler, but my adult children and I just had the most amazing vacation of our lives. The photos of Martin’s apartment are all accurate, but you cannot appreciate the scale and beautiful details of this Magnificent combination. It is simply huge! We were there for five days, yet there were separate rooms I never went into after my initial walk-through of the apartment. You could get lost in this place.
You will be located in probably the finest neighborhood in Buenos Aires. The city’s number one tourist attraction is two blocks away, the Recoleta Cemetery. I know that might sound morbid. We originally planned on skipping it, yet actually spent the better part of two hours wandering through it in amazement. Plus, it’s free. There is an excellent fair/ flea market next to the cemetery on Saturdays. We were very happy with everything we park there, but you can probably get even better deals elsewhere. We recommend the San Telmo market on Sundays.
Getting back to Martin and the apartment, his communication prior to the trip was by far the best of the three Airbnb sites I investigated. He not only quickly answered all my questions, he provided very interesting local insights which proved useful during our trip. Really the only flaw in our experience was that communication once we arrived was not nearly as good. However, Martin was traveling in Uruguay at the time, so based on his other communications I will assume this was an anomaly.
Martin’s mother greeted us as we arrived and escorted us to the apartment (Which seems to be the entire 4th floor of the building). A lovely woman, she unfortunately spoke no English. I could converse with her with her in Spanish, but my skills we’re not good enough to ask advanced questions. I strongly suggest you ask Martin for instructions on how to use the numerous appliances. We never figured out how to use the hot tub. The washer and dryer is rather tricky, And the gas stove is unlike anything I had ever seen in the United States.
This appartment was not cheap, but it is an incredible value. We met a professor from Germany and the invited him up for a drink. When he saw the living room, dining room, alcove area his jaw literally dropped. This apartment would be a multi million dollar property in any major city in United States. If I return to Buenos Aires, we will hope to stay here again.