alvaro's place met almost all our needs for this trip. the apartment was a bit outdated but had pretty much everything we needed. no A/C but we were able to keep cool by shutting the shades during the day. the shower in the main bathroom had a hot water heater which worked great but we could not figure out the gas heater for the second shower. the location was okay - a few restaurants and cafés a few blocks away and about a 25min walk to Roma Norte (our favorite neighborhood). thank you alvaro!