Nino and his Casa are both awesome. He waited for us to arrive and immediately opened his laptop and showed us the important locations (bars, restaurants, viewpoints etc) in the area and also gave advice on the plans we already had.

The description is very accurate - as are the photos - and the place is very large and was great for a couple. I would imagine having another couple/two extra friends over would make things slightly more crowded but this is definitely a possibility.

The place was clean and Nino supplied us with everything needed to keep it as such.

Kitchen is *very* equipped and had everything we needed to make quick breakfasts and nice dinners.

As some other people commented, there is construction work being done on the next building but we weren't too bothered by that. What *can* be a problem is the thin wooden floors, so occasionally people walking in the apartment above can be heard (but this really wasn't an issue at all and people don't tend to walk loudly in the middle of the night anyway).

The location is *perfect*. A 10-15 minute walk to pretty much everywhere we had to go, including public transportation lines or the MANY restaurants and bars of the area. On the upside, the apartment isn't in the MIDDLE of Barrio Alto but rather in a nearby, quieter street - so walking into all the bars takes minutes but walking back home is nice and quiet.

All in all - recommended.