If you are reading this and looking for a place to stay in Providencia, stop, book it now. You're done. Odette and Yair's little 7-apartment B&B (Casas del Rio) is fantatic. It is the type of Airbnb experience where they provide a lot of small touches -- like coffee and snacks and orange juice and milk -- that make you realize right from the start that you made the right choice. Plus, it is much better to stay just across the river in the quieter residencial neighborhood instead of in the heart of the noisy Providencia center. We stayed in the Rio Palena room which was on the second floor in the back. It was very quiet, the AC worked great (it was 34 degrees one day when we were there) and you can still walk to all sorts of great restaurants or be on the metro at Los Leones in just a few minutes. We particularly recommend the fabulous Baco restaurant. We also really liked Maniero on the corner across the river even though the outside seating is right on the main street. Casas del Rio is the best value in Providency. Book it.