The one bedroom apartment on the top floor is very cozy with a marvelous view. The living room is spacious with a great bay window facing the hill and park known as Cerro Santa Lucia. There is a futon and a couch plus a glass table for five. The bedroom is very small with a double bed and ancient (and not very confortable) matress. The kitchen is really, really small (6 x 3 ft.) but has a full refrigerator and most of the kitchenware necessary to cook meals for a few people (up to 6). Cooks should be aware that it takes some skill to perform in such a cramped space but it can be done with some organization and preparation. The bathroom is fine, but the water pressure is low and the hot water sort of difficult to regulate. Going up a steep spiral staircase you reach the deck on the roof which has a beautiful view of the park, a round table under a tent and some nice plants and flowers. The place is old with creaky hardwood floors, but that only adds to its charm.
The location is excellent, close to several restaurants and cafes is Lastarria. Very central spot, within walking distance to many of the sights and interesting neighborhoods in Santiago (you can easily walk to mercado central or bella vista or downtown). The 4-story house sits right on the exit of a car underpass (Lira St.), though, and the cars passing can be very noisy, specially during rush hours. People that do not sleep easy with traffic noise should be aware (there are cars going through all day and night). The house and apartment face west which means that it gets very hot in the afternoon during the summer (Dec-March). That may be a plus in the winter (Jul-Sep) when it's cold. There's a small fan avaliable to help endure summer afternoons and a couple of electric heaters for the cold months. Santiago is a very dry place in general, but specially so in the summer, so temperatures drop very fast: as soon as the sun is down, the temp drops from the upper 80's to the lower 60's in an hour (this is the best time to enjoy the roof deck).
Magdalena is very nice and helpful and we have absolutely no complaints regarding our 7 day stay at this beautiful and cozy apartment in the middle of Santiago. We recommend it to anyone that would like to visit this beautiful city.