We enjoyed staying at Luisa María and Federico's place, with the biggest plus being the location and size of the unit. Although the place needs some improvements, we had a comfortable stay and it offered good value for money.
Some tips that others may have mentioned already:
- Location is fantastic, with many coffee shops, bakeries, convenience stores, restaurants, and parks in the immediate vicinity. It's also very close to the core area of La Condesa by Parque Mexico and Parque España, and in walking distance to La Roma and Chapultepec.
- The Tortas de Chilaquiles that set-up at the corner every morning that others have recommended have their kitchen inside the building (first floor). Because of this, the building's front door is open every morning through early afternoon, so there is no security/control to enter the building.
- There are another 2 restaurants in the building at street level, and both of their kitchens have a door into the common entrance area (there is only one entrance to the building, so this area is unavoidable). This area needs to be cleaned up better/more often and we saw bugs on a regular basis. To be clear, the unit itself was very clean.
- If you cook, note the stove only has 2 burners and the oven does not work. Kitchen has basics like a microwave and fridge, but no toaster/toaster oven.
- Hot water comes quickly, but it does not last long (~10 minutes). At times this was difficult to manage even with only 2 people.