THE QUICK REVIEW: decent, spacious place, great location, would likely book again.
THE DETAILED REVIEW:
The apartment was my haven and 'home' for 16 days. Brilliantly located in Palermo Hollywood where you never run out of great places to eat; from traditional steak to sushi, via vegan and gluten free - even vegan, gluten-free sushi (I kid you not).
The neighbourhood felt pretty safe. Like any big city you need to be aware of your surroundings. I do know of a few people whose phones were stolen whilst I was there - don't leave your phones on restaurant tables, put backpacks on your front. But no biggie.
The apartment itself was spacious* and comfortable - especially the bed. I slept really well, also aided by the blackout curtains. Note: there is a plug-in fan in the bedroom, the AC is only in the lounge. On hot nights I left the bedroom door open to get some cool air from the lounge and that worked for me. Bedroom also has a TV/Apple TV (I never watched it), as does the lounge. There's plenty of storage space in the wardrobe, but you can't hang anything long - I used the curtain rail.
*the bathroom is small and particularly tight - the door just skims past the sink/countertop. I didn't find it an issue. Shower nice and hot. Bathroom window doesn't open and the fan is noisy - combat that by putting it on after you've left the room!
The kitchen is well equipped in terms of appliances. Utensils and pans are limited, but I wasn't there to do lots of cooking, it suited my needs. Oh and only tiny bowls.
The little swimming pool on the 'secret floor' was wonderful - I often had it to myself. Probably because the building seems to be mainly perm residents.
Another nice place to hang out was on the apartment balcony - great people watching - needless to say, you're being watched back.
If you need to work during your stay, I found the Wifi strong and reliable. I liked having a separate desk area that left the dining table free.
Only thing that let the apartment down a little is that it was a bit grubby in parts. The cleaner clearly does a great jobs of all the routine spots, but the chairs, doors and the welcome/instructions cards all needed a good wipe down - which I did once I'd bought some Cif, so if you go soon, you'll get the benefit.
The hosting was good - it's a small, friendly company of three people, all of whom speak English. Communication before I arrived was always within 24 hours - and I asked some pedantic questions, like about what kind of plugs they had because there are apparently different kinds in Argentina.
On arrival day, the WhatsApp comms was great, my taxi was late picking me up (arranged independently) and the host also had other people to check in, but he dashed around to give me the keys so I could get in early - really appreciated on such a hot day.
There were a few little things during my stay that they were super responsive with, except on my leaving day. I had a 7.30am taxi to the airport, the cleaner was supposed to arrive at 7.20 and didn't, so I left the keys on the table and shut the door behind me...only when I got downstairs, I remember you need a key to get out of the building!!
I rang the host and got no answer, so I ended up waking up a neighbour (on a Sunday morning) and getting them to let me out. I sent a WhatsApp to let the host know what had happened/why I'd rung and not to worry, but I got no response - perhaps he figured there was nothing to do, so it didn't warrant it?
Final tip: don't freaked out when you hear scurrying - initially I thought there was a rat running across the floor...it was just the little dog in the apartment above you can occasionally hear.