My boyfriend and I reserved Emmanuel's place for 8 nights in February 2016.

It is located in a very secure building on a quiet side street, just one block off of a major street. There is a locked front vestibule and an elevator to the apartment itself.

We never met Emmanuel, but we communicated through Whatsapp while we were in town and he was very helpful to us. We don't speak Spanish so he helped us make a reservation for Salon Canning, a really wonderful tango milonga. He left us fresh towels when we asked for them. He was also very helpful in coordinating a reasonably-priced driver to take us back to the airport at the end of our stay. (Allow three hours like he recommends!)

The location is really wonderful. It's about a 5-minute walk from the Ministro Carranza Station on the Green "D" line. The "D" line makes it very easy to get all over Buenos Aires.

The apartment is in a great area called "Palermo" which is actually divided into several smaller districts. Emmanuel's place is in Palermo Hollywood. There is a cute street of restaurants, Fitzroy, very near to it. His building is halfway between Palermo Viejo, one of the trendiest areas in BA, and Las Canitas, a lovely, more relaxed area of restaurants and bars. We easily walked to dinner in Palermo Viejo and Las Canitas on several nights, just about a 15-minute walk in either direction. (Try Parilla Los Cholas in Las Canitas for a delicious, inexpensive dinner with the locals.)

The apartment has plenty of room, but the duplex set-up makes it feel cozy. There is a lovely surprise when you turn out the lights upstairs.

The air conditioning worked great and there is a little safe to use.

One note... I have stayed in a lot of Airbnbs and always pick places with 5-star cleanliness ratings. I was surprised that this place has 5-stars for cleanliness. I might give it 3.5 or 4. The bathroom was very clean, as was the bed and the linens. However, the floors and some of the surfaces were dusty and there was a lot of hair around. I dropped something by the bed and wished that I hadn't looked under it. There was at least an inch of hair and dust. Overall, I would say that the apartment is clean in a general way, but that it definitely wasn't spotless. I would still stay at this place again, but I would have appreciated a heads-up to expect this before I arrived.