Our host Bernardo's accommodation is a lovely place and could not be located in a better place. It is situated in the heart of the Centro Historico and is just a few minutes walk from the Zocolo which is the main square in Mexico City. His house is very clean and comfortable. The guest bedroom area is very private and it is a quiet place to stay at. There are two metro stations within a five minute walk from his house which is very handy for getting around Mexico City and making bus connections for day trips to other places of interest outside Mexico City such as Taxco (a beautiful silver mining town) and Teotihuacan (which is a major Mayan archeological site) both of which amongst other places also are well worth visiting whilst in Mexico City.
Bernardo himself is a very friendly guy who made himself available whenever we needed his help in anyway at all. In fact without his assistance we would never have seen and done as much as we did whilst in Mexico. Once we had informed him about our travel plans and the places of interest we wanted to visit for sightseeing purposes, he would write out explicit instructions about which metro to take and what to do and then warn us about anything we should avoid etc. He did not miss out anything when giving directions. He drew clear diagrams with instructions for everything we needed to know which was absolutely fantastic because that way we were able to make maximum use of everyday without wasting any time. He speaks English very well which is a big plus for non Spanish speaking guests. We found his wealth of knowledge of not just Mexico City but the whole of Mexico invaluable.
Without his help we would not have been able to make 100% good use of our time in Mexico. He helped us with information on where to go and which buses to take and by doing so we were able to plan our holiday in Mexico without a hitch. He even helped us with booking a side trip to Cuba and that would have been impossible for us to do by ourselves because we are not fluent in speaking the Spanish language.
All in all..... JUST HAVING BERNARDO AS A FRIEND WHILST SPENDING SOME TIME IN MEXICO CITY WOULD BE A HUGE BONUS FOR ANYBODY WANTING TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR TIME WHILST IN MEXICO.
We shared time with him and his wife at the breakfast table every morning which was a lovely way for us all to get acquainted with each other and something that made our stay with them even more enjoyable.
We would definitely recommend staying at Bernardo's place to anybody wanting to visit Mexico and will be doing just that ourselves the next time we visit Mexico.
Robert Banerjee and Ivan John Collins
(Perth, Western Australia)