I'll do pros and cons for the "Biblioteca".
I only gave it 4 stars, because I didn't book this room, but they changed it on me, and I ended up with something that didn't really fit my needs, but if someone is looking for this particular room they would probably love it.
PROs
- Communication. There was always an answer to every question pretty fast. Host is super friendly and approachable.
- The building / garden / room look just as beautiful as on the pictures.
- 7/11 right on the corner
- Super safe and quiet neighborhood, and the building is right at this cute little park. I could take my dog out by literally stepping outside.
- Shower runs great and hot. Awesome water pressure and temperature!
- Water filter tank in the room, kettle, and lots of camomile tea. I did enjoy this feature, not having to buy water every day.
CONs
- Paper-thin walls. You can literally hear your neighbors fart, and the other having work-calls for hours. I'm sure they heard my movies and work-calls too. Girls don't fart, so that's that lol.
- The room is dark and cold. I was out most of the time, so this didn't bother me that much, but I would have not enjoyed "hanging out" in the room during the day. There are no windows, only a "moonroof" kinda deal, that is not transparent enough to let in actual sunlight, but transparent enough to let the first light in, so you're up at 6. I was freezing in the room, but that might be just me, I live in the tropics.
- Distance from Coyoacan center. For me this was not a con, I love walking. But I know if I'm looking for something "close to center" I don't want to walk 20-25 minutes just to get to the markets. It's like when an airbnb says "close to the beach" but you have to walk 20 minutes each way while your friends can just hop in and out of their airbnb to the beach, it's a drag.
- Kitchen. Yes there's a mini stove, but you don't wanna try to cook actual dinner on it. This didn't bother me, because I ate out every day. The sink did bother me though, there is no hot water, so you'll wash dishes in cold water, and because the faucet is so high on the wall the water spills everywhere. By washing three plates and a cup the whole front of my shirt was soaked, and I tried to be super careful, but it's just a bad design. Pretty, but impractical. Same goes for the bathroom sink. Cold and "spilly". Just uncomfortable that's all.
- Garden chairs (stools) are very pretty but I'm 5'2" with short legs, so there was no way to spend even a minute sitting comfortably on those things, therefore I didn't enjoy the garden. I'm not sure if there are more comfy furniture upstairs in the garden, there were some stairs, but I wasn't sure if I could go up there, besides, I spent most of my time outside in the city.
- Changing my itinerary. I originally booked the Palm room, because it looked great, sunny, quiet, and pretty. There was no actual note, like "hey, someone else needs that room" (and if so, then why was it available online?), instead, when I got the confirmation back, after I paid, the message said "Thank you for booking the Puppet room". I was like, wait, I wanted the palm room, this puppet thing freaks me out, what's up with my room, then they were very communicative and told me the Palm room was actually booked (didn't feel genuine, more like some friend or relative needed the room for that week), but not to worry, the other room, the Library is also available. Less light, more silence. I took the Library, and to be honest I didn't really like it, but it's just my personal preference, I should've abandoned my purchase.