Consider carefully, before booking Andi’s place. The location is great, it is in a nice high rise building with a wonderful view from the 19th Floor. The air-conditioning is excellent with three new units in each room. Two of the best restaurants in Recoleta are footsteps away, Peruvian and Italian. At checkin we were greeted by Daniel, who was on time and friendly, but beyond this our experience was not good.
My husband and I have stayed in Airbnb all over the world including two others within Buenos Aires. We’ve always had wonderful stays so we were surprised at the condition of Andi’s place. The bath mat had stains, the coffee maker was old and dirty, the pillows on furniture had torn upholstery that was not shown in photos. The shower and bathroom sink had mold.
Andi lives outside of the country, in the USA, and when I reached out to inform her of the condition of the apartment she shared that it was her dad’s apartment and she is now using it as an Airbnb after his death. She stated she hadn’t been to the appointment for a couple of years and was relying on Daniel to inform her of the condition.
I explained that the apartment had a smell. She said it hadn’t been rented much over the past year and had been closed up, so the smell was due to being vacant without being ventilated. When showing her a photo of the stained bath mat she suggested I use a towel instead.
My husband and I decided to vacate and check into a hotel. We requested a refund for a portion of our stay and initially Andy said their would be no refund, but Airbnb granted it because the pictures of mold verified violation of the host policy.
This could be a nice property if Andi gets it managed by a professional property management company.