This house in Mexico City’s Coyocan neighborhood is big, beautiful and quite comfortable. It also has several very nice outdoor spaces and feels quite safe and secure.
A few caveats, though.
The house is a bit off the beaten path in Coyoacan, not much around in the way of cafes or restaurants. There’s a large grocery store about 5 blocks away but anything else is a ten minute cab ride.
The kitchen is sparsely furnished. The pots and pans are cheap and small. We had to boil water in a pot for tea because there’s no kettle. Just plan on eating out the whole time. It would be hard to cook a proper meal in that kitchen. It’s too bad because there’s a beautiful dining-room but it sat empty while we were there.
I never met the host, Randy but I talked to him on WhatsApp a bunch. Honestly, he seemed frustrated and impatient with the hosting process. I wish he had a house book with instructions so I didn’t have to bug him with things like how to connect to WiFi.
Problems seemed to arise from the beginning. We had to wait on the street with our luggage to be let in for a half an hour despite a clear arrival time being arranged. The electric blew on the second floor about halfway through and we never did get that fixed.
Those are the issues I encountered. They didn’t ruin the trip but did add up to less than I would have hoped for. Next time in Coyocan I’d probably look for a different place to stay.