Originally Posted by
LD75
Thank you. Esp didn't think of the shorter biz hours, nor the AC. I was also looking at the Lastarria neighborhood since it looks more downtown but when i google mapped a few places it looked very traffic heavy/not charming.
I was in Santiago a month ago, and one of the airbnbs I stayed at was in the Lastarria neighborhood - I really liked it. Yes, it's touristy, but it's also pretty artsy, bohemian, and fun. That said, the area is well connected by metro so you could quite possibly have time to explore Lastarria AND Providencia depending on how much time you have on the ground.
Enjoy Santiago - one of SA's gems!