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[triptrap]

hey all,

i just got here and i thinki have a lead on an apartment that's around 1300 hipolita irigoyen (sp?) in congreso. porte�os i've met tell me that everything there shuts immediately after work and that congreso is lame and dead on the weekend.

i was wondering if any of you guys could shed some light on the subject. Also if there's any ups or downs to the neighborhood that I should know about.

Thanks a million,
Nathan

[REDLEY]

Hola Nate...un porte�o aqui.

I work close to the address you mentioned. The thing about Congreso is that it is not "nice"...its a "downtown" kind of place. At night everything closes. However, lot of people live there...so its not the end of the world.

The thing is that if you dont have money, its a good option since you will pay half of what people pay in Palermo, Recoleta, Belgrano, Barrio Norte etc.

Suerte.

[amy1982]

a lot of places in the city "shut down" on the weekend. being near a transportation hub such as congresso is very convenient for the weekend and work... once the frivolous cab ride stage passes, you'll really appreciate the colectivos, subte and train...

[sheena maclean]

Well I live in that area (Entre Rios with Independencia) and it's ok. the public transport is great. Buses all hours of the day and night including 2 to Palermo. It's about 15 blocks from San Telmo. I share an apartment with an Argentinian guy and we are have about 1 house party a month on average. But the doenside is that it's pretty niose dirty and there isn't much in the way of gren areas. Also you'll find that your friends from Palermo won't visit you as they think you live in the arse end of nowhere. But it is pretty cheap. I pay 300 pesos including everything so i can't complain.
Hope that helps

[matttheboy]

congreso is great, i�ve been living here for a year and a half. the fact it�s dead ater work and at the weekend is what makes it nice- It�s quiet. It�`s only 15 minutes walk to microcentro and there are loads of buses to palermo, barrio norte. There are a few supermarkets, decent cheap restaurants and loads of useful shops. I much prefer living here to barrio norte, for example, a really tedious part of town with nothing going for it except some nice buildings. The main problem with the address you mention is that it�s a really dark street i f the flat isn�t on a high floor, it�s very narrow with high buildings. however, almost all the buildings are old style so you�ll most likely have high ceilings and be in a really nice building. You�ll also be close to some of the city�s coolest buildings like the palacio barolo, la inmobiliara to name a couple.


that said, i�m moving to Chacalermo in a few months which is even nicer, muy barrio

[triptrap]

this was super helpful.

checked it out last night. turned out to be in a 1970s ugly building and the apartment is kind of a 20th floor hole in the wall. but it's 500 pesos, including all utilities and monthly inmobilario and everything.

and there's no guarantia.

i am led to believe that this is good.

and it's available on the 3rd.

but now i'm faced with a new problem:

there's no fridge, bed, or appliances so i want to buy them. any hints on those? i don't mind used. any way to get cool used lamps or something, like goodwill in the usa? the feria americanos really suck here, just some bad dresses, not much more.

i have nothing and need to make this place homey. places to buy bathmats, shower curtains, pots and pans, etc. they're easy to find but i was just wondering if anyone knew of good cheap places they could recommend because they already looked around.

any and all advice / warnings are welcome.

[eo-nomine]

For furniture, bedframes, cups, cupboards, etc., try the flea market on the edge of Palermo, it's in or around Av. Dorrego and Niceto Vega. You'll find a few real bargains, but don't expect anything too new or shiny.

The 140 drives up C�rdoba and drops you off at C�rdoba and Dorrego, which is about 4-5 blocks from the market, if I recall correctly.

[matttheboy]

Just where i was going to mention, it's a top flea market but a rip off trap if you don't speak spanish. There are some real bargains there if you've got a few hours to look around. You can take the subte B from uruguay to Dorrego and then walk up Av dorrego, cross Cordoba and it's right in front of you. San Telmo also has a few bargains if you're willing to really look-most things are totally overpriced over there.

For household goods go to Jumbo and Easy on Av Bullrich, Palermo or if take the number 60 bus from Callao/Rivadavia for a couple of hours to the Unicenter in Martinez and go to Falabella.

For electrical goods, open a bank account with Banco frances and you get 15% discount on stuff in fravega. Other banks have deals with the other electrical stores.

[guillebaires]

For used stuff you can always check www.mercadolibre.com.ar or buy the "segunda mano" magazine!!!