Marcela is an excellent host from start to finish!! Knowing that Marcela was ready & available to assist us with our "tourist" confusion, we truly did feel like we were "at home." Our questions to Marcela were endless about restaurants, taxis, subway, tipping, pesos, museums, tango, supermarkets, appropriate attire, fairs, coffee, laundry...... She answered each & every question with sincere patience, genuine friendliness, and commendable honesty/frankness.

A friend had recommended airbnb as an excellent means to obtain 3-4x the square footage of a hotel room/suite for approximately the same price. And perhaps like many folks reading this review, we were incredibly skeptical about the mysterious long-distance anonymity...... Thankfully, we decided to start with these reviews left by previous travelers exactly as if we were purchasing on eBay from an unknown vendor.

What an elegant, beautiful building!! We're thrilled to report that this very large 2 bedroom/1.5 bath apartment looks precisely like the photographs provided on this website. Carrara marble, intricately hand-laid hardwoods, television/DVD with upgraded sound system, WiFi, full kitchen, washer & dryer, luxury linens & pillows, extra blankets, and many other 5-star amenities abound......

Overall, we loved our vacation in Buenos Aires! Recoleta is an awesome older neighborhood with beautiful trees and European architecture. And although it's slightly embarrassing to admit, the luxury Patio Bullrich shopping mall is less than 2 easy blocks away with the requisite Starbuck's for the morning coffee.