If you want to stay in a charming department in the centre of the city, just a few blocks from Plaza de Armas, between the cultural center Estacion Mapocho and the Mercado Central with its many fish-restaurants, with peruvian restaurants in every corner, with a wonderful view over the city to the mountains in the north, then this is a real super choice! This is Santiago, the City, with people and traffic and things happening all the time! A small street for walking under the balcony means that no cars are polluting the air from underneath. Nené is a great host, I stayed six weeks during jan-feb and I would like to return!