Andres was the most wonderful host ever. We arrived to a beautiful building in an amazing area that exceeded our expectations. The security desk downstairs knew about our arrival and greeted us warmly. Andres' was out of town for New Years so his brother was there to show us around. He took us on a guided tour of the apartment and whole building. The jacuzzi, heated pool and gym areas both face the busy and super nice Reforma District (you can see out, but no one can see in). All these facilities are brand new as is the building! It is sparsely occupied so you get a lot of privacy. We used the pool and jacuzzi by ourselves for 2 nights of our stay with no one in sight. Andres' brother sat down with us upon arriving to discuss our itinerary in order to personally email us suggestions and recommendations for food and museums/attractions. They also have a google map printed in the apartment that details all shopping/food/banks within walking distance. The apartment is located next to a major mall (222 Reforma) and there is an official taxi stand on the corner that we used every day of our stay to various places as far as Coyoacan (where Frida Kahlo's house and museum is - we highly recommend visiting this beautiful town), the Historic district, floating boats of Xochimilco (highly recommend), downtown and back to the airport. The apartment is super modern and beautiful. They have everything you need - towels, toilet paper, stove, stainless steel fridge, ice, microwave, condiments, plates, cups, ironing board, washer, dryer, detergent! Was so great to wash our clothes and travel home with everything clean. There is a flat screen TV with satellite cable. So no fear fellow Americans! We caught the Simpsons, New Girl, and other comfort stuff late at night when we got home. Andres' brother provided us with his personal cell phone number in case we needed anything during our stay. We went to Lucha Libre Mexican wrestling and was happy to find the main arena to be in close proximity to us. I highly recommend going to this place we stumbled upon that is close to the building: Museo Juguete Antiguo (Antique Toy Museum) aka MUJAM
Address: Dr. Olvera 15, Mexico City, Mexico. Look it up. It's amazing. All around excellent location you will be happy about. Safe area with tons of police standing around, beautiful monuments to the revolution, classy restaurants, street vendors for more authentic food, 7/11 and convenience stores, an amazing coffee shop, lots of clubs, bars, clothing stores, places to exchange money, banks, etc. All within a few steps from the building. Literally, a few steps. And everything you can imagine. This is the number one place to stay in my opinion. I was so impressed and satisfied with our experience here. The hotels next door will not give you the same sense of freedom and you will end up spending hundreds of dollars more. Top notch!