Summary: Recommended. Excellent value for the budget price. Good location for access to tourist sights. Details: The host lives on the floor above. He is very friendly and helpful; just ask him if you need anything. The apartment is located halfway between the Coyuya Metro station and the Coyuya Metrobús station on the south side of Petrarco Elías Calles Ave. There are two reasons that this location is good for tourists: First, from the Metro station (a 1-2 min walk east), this Metro line (#8, green) takes you straight to the city centre. I timed the train: 7 minutes to Salto del Agua (the beginning of the Centro histórico), 10 min to Bellas Artes, and 14 min to the end of the line, Garibaldi. Second, from Garibaldi, you can take the most modern and most efficient public transportation for tourists: the new double-decker line 7 of the Metrobus : clean, fast, efficient and air-conditioned, it uses the same rechargeable card as the Metro (no cash or tickets). Line 7 runs along the entire Paseo de la Reforma, passing the Zona Rosa, the Angel, Chapultepec Park (and all of its tourist attractions -- Museum of Anthropology, Zoo, art museums) finally ending in Polanco (Stops "Auditorio" and "Campo Marte"). From Garibaldi station in the other direction (North), you can take ANY Metrobus and stop at "Garrido" (NOT "Villa") to visit the Basilica of Guadalupe. You access your studio apartment first through a solid metal gate that lets you into a walled enclave or compound where members of the same family have built or purchased apartments. There are three small apartment towers in the compound and your studio is located on the ground floor under one of the towers. There are lots of windows (bonus: all have insect screens) but no view and very little direct sunlight. The studio is at the back so that it is well away from the traffic noises. It is quiet; there are no barking dogs and you don't hear airplanes most of the time. However, a cat lives upstairs and, if you are not familiar with cats, its cries can be disturbing, especially at night; but the cries last less than a minute each time. Although small, the apartment has been newly finished with high-quality tiles, fixtures, furniture and appliances. The bed and pillows are very comfortable. The separate kitchen has a good amount of counter space; in addition, there is extra space off the kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, a laundry sink, a work table and chair, and a closet. There is a very good shower with plenty of hot water at all times. The Wi-Fi is very fast and reliable and the flat screen TV has many cable channels including 7 or 8 news channels in English; HBO is available in Spanish. There is a discount supermarket across the street. A traditional market (open until 7 every day) is about a 10-min walk north and a huge modern supermarket (Soriana) is a 12-min walk to the west. This is not a tourist area: you will not find sidewalk cafés or trendy boutiques here. This is a residential area of working class families. From my own observation, the area seems to be very safe until 10 PM; after that, I don't know. But there's no reason to be walking around here after 10: everything's closed. Walking home one minute from the metro is no problem and, just for information, the local police station is located under the overpass right at the metro station. I certainly felt safe in the apartment; in fact, I never locked my door at night.