Maria made us feel very welcome, and it did feel like home! She took care to introduce us to the neighbourhood, and recommend a couple of good places to eat. Maria also took the trouble to check out some bus schedules for us. The apartment is cool in summer, which makes a big difference, very clean and comfortable. The location is excellent, because it is a 10-15 min metro ride to downtown, yet located in a quiet (and let's face it, posh!) neighbourhood therefore at the end of the day, you can get away from the maddening crowd of the beaches and downtown! Highly and warmly recommended.