Cecelia greeted me at her home when I arrived the morning of November 22 as planned. She immediately gave me her full attention, showing me my room, showing me the guest kitchen / recreation room (with TV and sofa and kitchen table w chairs). On a map of Santiago, she showed me the main tourist sights, and generally where things were. When I told her that I needed to get to the Estadio Espanol, the venue for an international tennis tournament in which I was to participate, she told me that I could ride a bike there, and showed me a bike that I could use, complete with helmet and lock. On the map, she traced out my route. Then, she drove me there with the bike in the van, so that I could learn the way and then ride back. My room, though very small, had all that I needed: a comfortable bed, a private bathroom with sink and shower; in the bedroom was a closet, inside of which were shelves and drawers and plenty of plastic hangers. There was a night table with lamp and a desk with 2 drawers and a tablet-sized TV.
I was quite at home here. Cecelia arranged for a taxi to the airport when it was time for me to leave. She had given me advice about transportation from the airport to her house when I arrived. There was a wonderful feeling of space, with the courtyard and a separate house that had the guest kitchen / living room with an apartment on the 2nd floor. There was a laundry room, and I was able to wash my tennis clothes and hang them out to dry each day.
A fantastic value and a very friendly hostess.