Jorge was a very hospitable host, met me at the apartment when I arrived on a taxi from the airport, provided me with relevant tourist information for Buenos Aires, and as the other reviews indicated, he does let his guests borrow two local phones one can buy minutes for and use while staying at his apartment. He was also kind enough to provide a reasonably-priced car ride from the apartment back to EZE airport as I was leaving Buenos Aires.

The good: the location in Palermo SoHo is ideal given the neighborhood's safety, its proximity to excellent restaurants, great museums, as well as many other cultural sites and gorgeous parks. It is located six blocks from the Palermo Subte (subway) station, which takes one downtown into Buenos Aires' business and government districts. There are a variety of nearby grocery stores, as well as a "Jumbo" megastore coupled with an "Easy" store which serves most of the functions one might expect to see at a Walmart and/or Lowes in the United States.

The bad: As previous reviews have referenced, the drainage situation in the bathroom is unfortunate, as there is no separate area for the shower runoff water to drain. Instead, the water ends up everywhere in the bathroom, takes several hours to evaporate, and when the drain stops working as well (as it did after ~seven days into my stay), the host's temporary? fix (a thick, folded absorbent cloth placed at the border between the bathroom and living area) no longer effectively abates the water; therefore, the living area in the furthest one/fifth of the room directly across from the door will flood.

In summary, Jorge's apartment is one of the best "bangs for the buck" a traveler will find in Buenos Aires for an efficiency apartment. Do to the space's small size, I recommend only couples or single travelers rent this space: the beds are small and the difficulty with the shower drainage and the time associated with the evaporation after even a quick shower suggests couples shower together.