The apartment is in a great location. Palermo Hollywood is a nice, quiet neighborhood. There are restaurants on almost every corner, easily within walking distance. It's an short walk away from Palermo SoHo, and the area around Plazoleta Julio Cortázar is trendy with tons of restaurants and stores.
Here are some tips based on my experience:
- I bought a Sube card (90 pesos) so that I could ride the subway. The stop for the D line is close to the apartment, and that will take you to a lot of the main tourist spots. You'll need to buy the card with cash. Use cash to fill it as well, using the kiosks in the subway stations.
- Getting cash from an ATM was much easier than going to an exchange. I have a pre-paid credit card through my bank specifically for traveling. I just made sure to let the bank know that I'd be traveling to Argentina so they wouldn't flag it as fraud.
- Palermo SoHo, like I mentioned above. Awesome spot.
- Make sure to check the schedule for when things are open. I missed out on attending a milonga while I was there. I should have gone on the weekend when I first arrived.
- That price for wine on the menu: it's for the whole bottle. Good thing the waitress warned me about this at the first restaurant I went to.
- People stay out really late here, especially in the summer. There were families with young childern still out at midnight on a weekday!
Buenos Aires is just an aweome place to visit. Can't wait to go back.