Palermo Soho 2/2 + Office, WIFI cell. The apartment at 2154 Malabia, in Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires was an absolute pleasure to stay in. It is very attractive and functional, with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an office where our computer worked perfectly on the WIFI for the week we stayed there. 2 of us were visiting from Vancouver and one from Cape Town.

Our communication with the owners could not have been better - always prompt and clear. We spoke on the phone and used email months before going to Buenos Aires. This was very reassuring as we hadn't used AirBnB before.

A great strength of the whole experience was the property agent. We emailed and spoke with her by phone before arriving. One of our party was an 85 year old, who arrived 2 days before us, so we were anxious about her . The agent, Brigitte, arranged pick-up and transport from the airport, and had bought quite a lot of food supplies for her convenience. She never let us reimburse her for the food! She went above and beyond basic help by helping us with taxis during our visit, and directions and suggestions. You are in exceptionally good hands with Brigitte.

Just before we got to Buenos Aires 2 lots of friends in different areas of town got mugged, which unnerved us a lot. We never felt threatened in Palermo Soho at any time of day or night.

The area has many trees, which provided great shade and made it very pleasant with the breeze on hotter days.

You climb 2 flights of stairs to get to the apartment, and the owners were careful to point our that they are long flights when we mentioned that one of our party was 85. They did not want us to rent if the 85 year old could not manage. (That is just one example of the amazing thoughtfulness of these owners). However we all managed the stairs with no trouble, and in fact came to see them as beneficial to our health ! and attractive ( curved marble ).

The apartment is in a primarily residential area and similar to much of Buenos Aires in its ambience. Just 3 blocks to the west is a hopping, hip, more commercial area full of stylish shops and restaurants. On Saturday there was happy, colorful revelry there. In the other direction Ave Santa Fe with all its transport possibilities is just 3 blocks away. Taxis cruise past the apartment very regularly and often.

I would definitely stay in Ruben and Jamais' apartment on Malabia again.