We stayed two weeks at Nicolas' grand and elegant apartment and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. If you want the feeling of living in a very elegant, historic Buenos Aires apartment, then this for you. The neighborhood is urban with many good restaurants nearby, as well as an easy walk to the Casa Rosada and other landmarks.

After spending the day sight-seeing and having a wonderful lunch, we would return to the apartment, take a nap, enjoy a bottle of excellent Argentine espumante or vino blanco/tinto, and then head out for dinner. I will never forget the experience of enjoying good wine and good company in the living room with the french doors open to hear the city passing by.

The apartment is high enough up so that you can see the the sky and the beautiful old buildings up and down the street. The bedrooms are in the back and are very private and quiet, and can be kept dark if you want to sleep in.

The neighborhood was bustling with commercial activity during the day, with various folks coming and going to the restaurants nearby in the evenings. We never felt unsafe but we live in San Francisco, so are used to a very urban feel. At all times, including when we left for the airport at 2:00 a.m., we were able to obtain a taxi within 30 to 60 seconds (better if you cross the street). If you are from the U.S., you will find that taxis to the Retiro, Palermo, etc. are extremely cheap. All of the sites are within a short cab ride -- usually less than AR$100 (about US$7).

We recommend taking Nicolas' suggestion to have Patrick pick you up at EZE as the flight from the US is a long one and Patrick will meet you at the airport and take you directly to the apartment. You will save a lot of time in the end. Patrick turned out to be a valuable resource during our stay.

Please do not expect everything in the historic building and apartment to work perfectly 100% of the time. For instance, the wifi went out, and Nicolas was very helpful to resolve the situation. At first I thought I would go crazy without it, but realized it was the perfect opportunity to finally give up on checking my work emails and my vacation was better for the experience.

There is an excellent wine store about 3 blocks away (Frappe), and a laundry about 1-1/2 blocks away (Laundry LAVAYA), where they will wash and fold by the end of the day.

We have never stayed in an Airbnb apartment before although I do travel a lot for my work (within US), so I was not sure what to expect. My partner and I did not want to stay in a nondescript "box" hotel room or apartment. Instead, we wanted a more authentic experience. This apartment certainly fulfilled our expectations.

We hope to go back some day.