I had a wonderful stay at Ximena's place and liked it so much that I'm staying for a few months. The room is located in a home with elegant architecture, eclectic paintings and lots of sunlight, plants, and a lovely garden. I spend quite a bit of time admiring the architecture and paintings and am so grateful that I found myself in a beautiful space during the COVID lockdown in CDMX.
The ground floor of the home is used as a children's nursery during the day and the room faces the street so if you're very sensitive to noise, you may prefer the second room that faces the garden. When the nursery was open, I didn't mind the sound (from ~9-1pm) as the children were so adorable.
The room has a private bathroom, which is located right next to it. It was sparking clean, has a shower with hot water, and Ximena had stocked it with basic supplies.
There's also a fridge and microwave outside and I was easily able to prepare and store weekly meals. Inside the room, there's a wardrobe and also a huge closet, which I found useful as a pantry for storing packaged food.
Upstairs, there's a laundry room with a washer, dryer, and detergent if you need it.
The 2 Airbnb rooms are on the second floor and there's a long-term tenant on the 3rd floor, who is a sweet, friendly lady. There aren't shared living spaces, which means that there's a great deal of privacy and the room feels much like an independent apartment.
It is located on a beautiful, residential street in Narvarte Poniente. The Eugenia metro is just around the corner as are bus stops. I prefer walking, just because the city, and especially this neighborhood is so beautiful (streets are lined with old trees that meet overhead), and it's around a 10-15 min walk to Insurgentes (where the Metrobus is), ~30 min walk to the mall Parque Delta, ~1 hour walk to the Roma branch of the bookstore El Pendulo, and just 3 minutes to an Oxxo and ~7 min to a grocery store (Sumesa) which among other things has great prepared salads.
There's also a Domino's on the corner in case you're into pizza and a tiny convenience store next door.
And to top it all off, Ximena's family is really nice. Her mother is a pleasure to talk to, whenever she drops by the house (they all live close by and respond quickly to messages), and - between the home and its people - it's just a welcoming, friendly, comfortable space.