Nice apartment in a hip part of Santiago with many restaurants, shops and things nearby. The place was clean, had all things necessary and a nice balcony. Seems to be an easy place for drivers to find for pick up and drip off. It was about a 20 minute walk to downtown Santiago and maybe 10 minutes to the funicular.
As far as the protests, this is in a gated compound with security. The protests did go by, but I never felt unsafe anywhere I went and quite honestly, I found the protests to be quite interesting.