I read on guides that Bellavista/Recoleta was a great place to stay, bohemian and central, BUT only if you don’t mind the extreme noise of bars and clubs.
The flat was comfortable but the location is for party goers.
I didn’t sleep for 2 nights, even tried with earplugs, didn’t work! The noise was so loud! There are lots of bars and clubs on the same street.
The area is also dangerous, all my friends said to me later: why Bellavista? It is too dangerous to be there. As you leave the building you see drug addicts walking around.. it doesn’t feel safe at night at all.
So I wouldn’t recommend this flat. Stay somewhere else and go to Bellavista for the day or party in the evening.
I also didn’t have the wifi password for the first night. The owner left no instructions, I had to call her!
I was planning to go spend the day in Valparaiso, but since I didn’t sleep, I couldn’t manage to go. It sort of ruined my trip.