“Great place to stay! Highly recommended!”
Typically that’s how I end every review but I thought I should provide some more thoughtful unbiased information this time.
Overall, this is a great place and I would 100% come back here. But as with anything, there are the good and not-so-good sides.
The good:
- Beautiful space! I think it’s designed by a well-known architect. It looks even better than the photo! It’s definitely our relaxing oasis to come back to after exploring the city.
- The garden outside, the indoor-outdoor feel, the vibe in general is incredible. Especially for the price!
- This room may be the best one because nothing aside from the entrance door faces the interior garden (which is open to the rest of the residents). So it’s much more private. It also got its own outdoor space.
- Customer service is on point! Communication is super responsive and our requests/concerns were addressed immediately.
The not-so-good:
- The bathroom is open with no door. Wasn’t a problem for us as we are a couple but may be an issue if you are traveling with an acquaintance.
- The toilet is literally behind the bed with the bed headboard as the only divider. So unfortunately, you can smell it while you are on the bed.
- Since most of the walls are made of thin glass, the city noise does seep through easily; most notably, the rock band playing across the street at night and the flocks of birds in the garden early morning.
- Glass is also not a great insulator (unless they are double-pane, which these are not) so it did get cold in here. They did give us a portable heater and extra blanket which definitely helped.
- The shower temperature was unstable (either too hot or too cold). I believe this should be fixable if they made some adjustments.
- The area (Santa Maria) is undergoing some gentrification but this is still in progress so it isn’t as fancy as La Condesa or Roma Norte. Nevertheless, we never felt unsafe throughout our stay.