The area is alive and I loved it. While I waited for my room to be cleaned (I got there early) I was able to drop my bags off and sat mesmerized for 3 hours, right outside the building, experiencing an amazing Mayan ceremony, with jaw dropping dances. The next Saturday, right outside again, a movie was being filmed. I hear spontaneous outbursts of people singing, there is a drum lesson on Wednesdays and other people playing instruments. On Fridays, someone plays, I think, a saxophone. Lots of PDA, couples, either trying to find each other's tonsils (passionate kisses!), exchanging loving touches and hugs, or walking hand in hand. Love is defintely in the air. There is the New York City whiff of sewer smell from time to time and folks who do like to share the sidewalk. The building next door looks crumbled but soooooo many beautiful buildings around. Lots of places to eat, a coffee shop less than a minute away that was playing reggae the first time I entered, always good music, and excellent lattes. A pharmacy very close by that I like to wonder into because the people are so nice. They even have Covid testing for when I need to travel back. There are lots of music stores around. I could not find a traditional grocery store, nearby but there are lots of taxis going by. The apartment itself has everything needed to cook and a TV you can put your own Netflix on. You have to be let in by security. The cleaning lady did not do a spic and span job. The floor was swept but my mop was dry as crisp, and dirty. Got some chlorox and cleaned the floors and the bathroom. I find that the idea of clean in the vast majority of the airbnbs is a little different from mine. But OMG, there is vibe in this area, a freedom, that made my visit amazing, comfortable. I really don't know how to explain it but I would definitely come here again, if in Mexico City. I had the best sleep at this airbnb.