We had a terrific stay in Buenos Aires (I've lived in BsAs for long periods in the past; it was my wife's first visit), and we were generally very content with our digs in Mechi and Ivan's apartment in Palermo.

First, regarding Mechi: you really can't ask for a better host! She's super easy-going, very attentive and responsive (send her a WhatsApp or give her a call and she responds immediately), but also stays out of your way if you don't need anything. She was very helpful for things like where to print out documents, where to find good bread, which taxi service to take back to the airport at the end of our stay.... We also appreciated the help of Pablina, who comes to tidy up the apartment and change the sheets and towels each week (for those staying for longer periods).

The apartment is clean and comfy, reasonably well-equipped, luminous, modern (without being precious), and very well located with respect to transportation, amenities, and good urban vibes.

Now, in terms of the neighborhood, I think it's worth making a small distinction between the "location" of the apartment and its "situation." Location-wise, like I said, the apartment can't be beat: the "Hollywood" section of Palermo (northwest of Av. Juan B. Justo) is, to my mind, arguably the better part of the neighborhood: plenty of cool stuff, still laid back and unpretentious, unlike the "Soho" section to the southeast, which--since I first lived in Buenos Aires back in 2003-04-- has turned into a combo of Rodeo Drive and Miami Beach, with a hint of Williamsburg (if that sounds good to you, have at it...). The area around Mechi's apartment still feels like Buenos Aires to me, and we both appreciated that.

With respect to the apartment's "situation"--i.e. the street it sits on and its condition as a 2nd-floor apartment facing that street--we feel we'd be remiss to leave one thing unmentioned here: the apartment is noisy, all the time, and there's really no way around that (and of course, this has nothing to do with either the hosts or the apartment itself, which are great). It sits on the corner of two important thoroughfares, each of which is plied continuously by major traffic (despite being narrow 2-lane streets). We're talking not just taxis and cars and motos, but city buses and trucks. Closing the windows (and turning on the A/C in the summer) does help mitigate the noise, but not entirely (we never felt we got a truly full night's sleep, for instance). And, since the balcony is otherwise so pleasant (and kind of the main place to hang out, have meals, etc), you'll want to leave the big sliding glass doors open to let the outside in. So there's the dilemma. Others have commented on this in their reviews; we also felt it worth pointing out. It did affect our stay to a certain degree...

But, noise aside, we still recommend this pad and its wonderful host!