I had a lovely stay at this gorgeous home! Definitely an Oasis. Was made to feel very welcome by Maria, Paco and the housekeeper Yolanda. Magically breakfast appears on the table with something for everyone including fresh fruit, cereal, yogurt, cake, bread, coffee and juices. She even does your laundry! Leave a nice tip.

There is a market/grocery store 2 blocks away as you are welcome to use the kitchen and entire home. The location is great for Chapultepec Park (walk through, go to the Museuam of Anthropology, The Castle and out onto La Reforma and the Angel of Independence). Great for Polanco and Condesa areas and even Zona Rosa as taxi's are very cheap however; YOU MUST HAVE A GPS or MAP (my Garmin was invaluable - and free) of where you want to go. There are 250,000 taxi driver's and none know the whole city. This house was very difficult for them to find so we often just walked in from the market on the main st. If you have your GPS (phone or other) you can also track the taxi as you ride along. Use the taxi service number that Paco gives you. But be ready. They show up immediately.

The dogs are very well behaved but my friend had allergies so...

Mexico City was not as warm as I had originally thought as it is 2500m above sea level. The homes are not heated and sometimes it was cool as it was also rainy season.

The altitude 'sickness' hit this fit West Coast girl hard as far as climbing stairs; short of breath and light headedness.

Eat at Nu Trete, Maria's favorite and mine too. The bar across the street from there has excellent music and vibe at night.

June 2013 - 6 nights