I chose this AirBnB for a vacation with my brother and a friend. We wanted to stay in the Roma neighborhood and I loved the authentic vibe pictured in Nashe's photos. Most of the reviews looked great and when I made a few inquiries Nashe was responsive and friendly.
Pros of our stay:
-We liked the neighborhood
-The house was spacious with a kitchen, living room, two bedrooms, dining counter, and rooftop deck
-The kitchen was fully and thoughtfully equipped
-Nashe recommended a great street taco place.
Cons of our stay:
-Nashe had arranged to meet us at 5:30 but actually met us at 6:30. We spent 45 min on the curb waiting and missed our res for tapas as a result. Traffic happens but maybe getting a lockbox could be worthwhile?
-The apartment was quite noisy. It is an old building and we could hear everything from the street, even though the bedrooms are in the back. There were street vendors selling things past 10pm and I could hear every word of their announcements in my bed.
-The beds were very hard in both rooms.
-The shower didn't drain and water welled up in the bathroom when one showered.
-The wifi was quite slow (not that you go on vacation to use wifi, but I did have to work one of the days and had to go somewhere else to use Google Docs).
None of these things were a dealbreaker to me. You sign up for an historic home and you expect some of this. But the biggest, and dealbreaking con, was the bug infestation in my bedroom. I still have more than 20 insect bites all over my body from the two nights I spent in Nashe's place. When my brother and his friend saw them (they did not seem to have bugs in their bedroom) they ended up deciding to book us into a hotel for our last night in CDMX.
We did not contact Nashe about these issues during our stay because wifi was our main mode of communication and it was spotty at best. I also thought, what could she do about hard beds and apartment noise?
Perhaps she would have dealt in a satisfactory way with the bugs had she been let know about it. I just did not want to go back to sleep in that bed after waking up covered in insect bites or spend the last day of my vacation going back and forth with complaints.
Overall:
Nashe is a kind host and this house is plenty of space, great location, and historic charm. I and my brother and our friend were not comfortable in her home due to the features described above.