I stayed in this building for about 35 days, which gave me plenty of time to figure out what's bad and what's good.
Let's start off with what's good.
- The location is at a prime spot. It's close to the most popular neighborhoods in CDMX and if where you want to go (like Coyoacan) is a bit far, there's a metro line not 50 feet from the building.
- Cleanliness. This place is brand new and is well kept. The cleaning crew does a good job.
- Modern. AC that really works. The appliances are sleek and up-to-date and work well (well, except for the stove which kind of sucks). The shower is pretty much amazing. The bed is pretty comfy too.
- Long term stays. They provide you with most of what you need for daily living. No drinking water however. You have to get that on your own.
- Communication. You can get the phone number of the doorman and text him with anything you need. He communicates with other workers and it gets done.
So why only 3 stars? Here's the bad.
- First and foremost, THE SOUND. Sleeping here was actually difficult almost every night. The biggest reason? THE WALLS ARE EXTREMELY THIN. Have no doubt that you will hear everything your neighbors do and they will hear you. It's a big problem. You can even hear clearly your neighbors TV when they have it on. Imagine when they have people over/throw parties. It's a nightmare. Another big reason has to do with what I listed as a positive-- the location. The building is located right in front of a busy, busy street. Traffic picks up early, and the sound becomes increasingly hard to ignore. Also, there's stores right below you, and they play loud music. So if you're on the 1st or 2nd floor, it will definitely be heard early in the morning. I told the people that manage the building numerous times but it seemed to have little to no effect on the issue. This is the single biggest issue I had with this place, and I'm not alone. I had friends stay over and they too thought it was too loud which made it difficult to sleep.
- Overpriced. This place is EXPENSIVE for Mexico City. No other way to put it.
- One other thing that was kind of funny to notice but caused some annoyance was that they installed a patio light backwards which caused the patio light from the neighbor to shine into my room at night. The neighbors would often unknowingly switch on the light, notice nothing happening on their side, and leave it on all night as the light was shining into my room from the patio.
There you have it. The positives might just barely outweigh the negative, but just barely. There were nights where I thought I was going to give this place 2 stars instead of 3, but the facility and cleanliness and ease of communication doesn't make it deserving of that. The sound really was a consistent issue, and I felt like I was paying too much. Everything else was pretty good.