You will not be disappointed! We stayed at Maria’s Airbnb for 11 nights and couldn’t have been happier. This was the longest Airbnb stay my fiancé, and I have had so we were cautious about trying to find a comfortable place to stay. Given the length of our stay, we wanted to prioritize apartment size and location over building amenities such as a gym or pool (which this building doesn’t have … it does have a nice, simple rooftop that provides a picnic table and a nice view of the neighborhood). We loved that there was 24-hour security to let us in and that the apartment can be accessed via a code, which made check-in a breeze, and we didn’t have to worry have keeping track of any sort of key.
When we walked into the apartment unit, we were overwhelmingly delighted! It’s even better than the pictures. The two of us had plenty of space and spent a lot of time in the unit, particularly in the evenings, just cooking, working and watching TV (the TV is a large smart TV with the ability to sign in to services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. You can also Chromecast). Also, the bed is super comfy!! We were well-rested the whole time.
Having two bathrooms was great! I took over the master bathroom, which has lots of space to organize and hang your clothes. My fiancé really liked being able to claim the 2nd bathroom to himself. Note: The master bathroom has the only shower, and you’ll want to keep your showers really short as the hot water will run out quickly (but this is typical in most apartments in the area). If you have more than one person staying with you that you wouldn’t want to shower with, I’d highly recommend dividing up your shower times (e.g., one person in the morning, the other at night) … it’ll be hard to have the hot water last for two showers in a row unless you can keep your shower time down to about 2 - 3 mins each (maybe a little longer, but not by much).
As for the locations of the apartment, it was perfect for us — very walkable to lots of things. A few recommendations:
- There’s a tortillería right across the street that makes AMAZING, fresh tortillas daily. Buy a stack, then come back to the apartment, sprinkle one with a little salt, roll it up, and enjoy!! (Then repeat, a lot!)
- There’s a supermarket (owned by Walmart) about a 2 - 3 min walk from the apartment for all your grocery and pharmacy needs
- There’s a Starbucks within a 10 min walk if you want a familiar coffee shop and a place to work outside the apartment (DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON YOUR BELONGINGS)
- You’ve likely heard of Enrique Olvera’s famed restaurant, Pujol, which I highly recommend! But if you want some low key, yet delicious food for lunch without needing to make a reservation, you’re in luck … within a 15 min walk, you can get to Olvera’s tortilleria, “Molino el Pujol” … we ate at both restaurant locations, and they’re both fantastic, but we went to Molino several times since it was walking distance.
- We ran out of time to each here, but we walked around a beautiful restaurant called Salicornia. For excellent, rustic, yet chic ambiance, I’d highly recommend giving it a try. It’s only a 5 min walk from the apartment
- If you like long walks, as we do, we did several walks from the apartment to Bosque de Chapultepec park then over into Polanco. It’s an enjoyable walk.
Overall, we loved this apartment and would certainly love to stay here again next time we’re in Mexico City — I seriously feel like, after this experience, we’d be highly disappointed if we stayed anywhere else. The neighborhood began to feel like home, and we were sad when it was time to leave.