I stayed here for about a month and overall enjoyed my stay. Although I didn’t need much assistance, Karla was always quick to reply and extremely accommodating - an excellent host.
Pros:
- WiFi was excellent. Only a few times did the internet drop and that was less than 60 seconds. No worries here.
- Quiet. The building was quiet; no craziness or loudness.
- Location. If you don’t want to be “in the mix” in Roma/Condesa but still want to be relatively close, this location was excellent.
- Safety. This is a safe neighborhood; I didn’t have any concern (other than general awareness) walking around during the day or night.
- Metrobús. This is just a few blocks from the Poliforum stop, which you can take Line 1 straight up (or down) Insurgentes and to some of the most common areas to go out.
- Neighborhood amenities. There are restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, parks, chain restaurants, a mall (in the World Trade Center) and many other amenities within a 2-15 minute walk.
- Airbnb pics. The apartment itself basically looks like what you see in the photos.
- Laundry. Free washer/dryer on premises.
Cons:
There weren’t many cons; these are more like what I would want to know-
-Metro. If you want to get directly on the Metro it’s a bit of a hike (20 minutes). Honestly, depending on where you’re going, I’d be more likely to take the Metrobús to Chilpancingo and take the Metro from there. There is also a microbus stop about 2 blocks away if that’s your thing, one of which will take to you Metro San Pedro De Los Pinos.
- As someone else noted, it’s an older residential building. This isn’t a con per se but if you’re expecting new build/new renovation, this is not it.
- Walk-up. Not a con for me but if you don’t like stairs this could be a problem.
- Quiet Neighborhood. If you are someone who is looking for quick access to bars/clubs this isn’t the greatest location. There are some bars etc. but most people don’t “go out” in Napoles - it’s more of a business-y and residential neighborhood. It is close enough to Roma/Condesa/etc. to not be inconvenient, but be if you want to walk home from the club this isn’t it.
- Also as someone else noted, you have to be careful with the stove. It is gas and there is no pilot light so you have to light it manually each time. Some burners worked better than others and you need to be careful that the gas is turned off of each burner when you’re done using it.
- Building access. There are 4 doors and 2 sets of keys + a code to finally get in the apartment. Not a big deal but the keys are not labeled and so the first week or so was frustrating having to test different keys in multiple locks to finally get in/out. Some labels on the keys and locks would make this so much easier.
- Terrace view. This isn’t a con but more of an FYI - the view in the photos does exist but at an angle; also the terrace is technically shared but to be able to see off of the terrace I would have needed to “intrude” on the other half of the terrace for the other apartment. The terrace was a nice feature - don’t get me wrong - but for this apartment there’s not much to look at directly other than some walls, the laundry area, etc.
- Natural light. Although this is a rooftop apartment, for whatever reason there are very few windows and so it’s kind of dark, which is unfortunate as otherwise it would have a nice view of the neighborhood. Coincidentally on the street side there is only one window and that is in the bathroom, so the best view to be had when you’re brushing your teeth! Lol.
- Hot water. This is my one true con - there was rarely hot water for the shower. Either the water was room temperature or if it was warm it only lasted around a minute or so. I listen to music in the shower and the warm water was always gone well before one song was over. I tried at varying times of the day and it was the same.
Overall I enjoyed my stay and would stay again. Karla was an excellent host and this apartment met my expectations.