Ximena’s apartment was an absolute delight to stay in. We are full-time travelers/remote workers and loved calling this apartment home for a month. We’ve been living from Airbnbs full-time for about 16 months and this is easily among our favorites. The architectural elements of the building and within the apartment are stunning, including the clever use of open space and mirrors to move light throughout the apartment.
Communication & Check-in: Ximena sent detailed check-in instructions prior to our arrival and was available for any questions. The front desk received us and set us up with access to the building amenities. Ximena was super-friendly and communicative throughout our stay.
Location: The tenth floor apartment overlooks Paseo de la Reforma and has an expansive view of the city. It is ideally located to walk to all the sites in the Historic Center. We also frequently walked to Roma Norte and Juarez as well. We did most of our grocery shopping at the Sumesa Londres, about a 10-15 minute walk, which had most items we needed. Ubers were also easy to hail and very affordable for destinations a little further away. On Sundays, Paseo de la Reforma is closed to traffic and the people of the city come out to bike, walk and run along it.
Amenities: The kitchen has plenty of cookware, dishes and silverware to prepare full meals, which we did most days. The multi-stage water purifier in the kitchen was great to have for all our drinking water. There is also a washer and dryer for laundry. We appreciated having one full bath and a half bath. The shower is the best we’ve had in an Airbnb with amazing water pressure and long-lasting hot water. For work, we were able to set up at the dining table. There was a nice Samsung TV in the bedroom and a big walk-in closet. There were some understandable COVID-related protocols in place regarding the building amenities (gym, pool, etc) that Ximena informed us of before we arrived.
Wifi: We were able to work, take video calls and stream shows using the wifi. We got downloads of ~33 Mbps and uploads of ~32 mbps. We did have a couple of times that the speeds slowed down, but a restart of the router fixed it.
Sleep: The bed was very comfortable and we slept great throughout our stay. There was a vortex fan available in the closet, which was great for creating some nice airflow and white noise overnight.
Summary: This is an amazing apartment for longer stays in a very walkable area, with access to many sites and activities that CDMX has to offer. The space is much bigger than it looks in the pictures. We loved it so much we even took a couple of days to just stay home and enjoy it. 100% recommend.