The apartment is clean and well kept. Especially nice is the terrace, which provides a lovely view and space to lounge and gives the apartment lots of light. It feels much bigger and comfortable that comparable apartments of its size. The kitchen is well equipped, with nice features like a micro-wave, coffee maker, and toaster. Nice for an apartment of this age is a newly and thoughtfully renovated bathroom. The bedroom and bed are comfortable and the closet space is ample. A very useful feature of the apartment is a safe for which each visitor can reprogram the code.

Oscar, the owner, is a retired architect who is fluent in English, German, and French. He has included thoughtful details that make life for the visitor easier, like an adapter for plugs, an umbrella, a shopping bag, etc. He is also very accommodating at the time of arranging your checkin and checkout.

The neighborhood is great and very safe. One can walk its streets in the wee hours of the morning. Given the socio-economic status of the neighborhood, one rarely sees protest marches or signs of social unrest that routinely rock Buenos Aires. The famous Recoleta cemetery is only a few blocks away, as are the fashionable avenues of Santa Fe and Las Heras. You can find everything you need in a two-block radius: pizza shops, restaurants, cafés, laundry services and dry cleaners, small markets (“mercados chinos”), health food stores (“dietéticas”),etc.
For academics pursuing research in Buenos Aires, the apartment is a 10-minute walk from the national library, an architectural icon and cultural center of general interest. There are also two excellent book stores on Las Heras Avenue (Librería Norte and Antígona). An interesting feature of traditional Buenos Aires book stores is the “librero,” a book seller knowledgeable in a variety of fields. Also worth of visit is the Ateneo Book store on Santa Fe Avenue, which tops most lists of the most beautiful book stores in the world.

Numerous bus lines crisscross the neighborhood, and there are two subway stations a few blocks away. A great feature of the public transportation system of Buenos Aires is the Sube card, which you can buy and recharge in corner stores and subway an train stations. Europeans and North Americans will find the public transportation ridiculously cheap, and a good alternative to taxis and ride sharing services like Uber. During rush hour, there is no faster way to move around than the subway system.

In summary, we highly recommend the apartment and its owner and look forward to returning to this, or another of his properties.