I stayed at Gabi’s place for three months while I was working and taking Spanish classes. It was one of my best stays ever and I was so sad to leave. I would live there permanently if I could!
The location is excellent. Right next to the bosque de Chapultepec, a large leafy-green park with museums and vendors and plenty of peace and quiet. I ran there for exercise and to escape the poor cdmx air quality.
It is in condesa which is a great neighborhood full of little restaurants tucked into quiet corners and tree-lined streets. It’s a very cool and peaceful part of the city. It’s close everything, walkable to Roma and a very short metro ride everywhere else. (Although I walked much further often.) There is a metro station just a five minute walk up the street and you have complete access to the city. TIP: traffic in CDMX is horrible and you really are better of walking or taking the metro.
The apartment is SO cute. Very cozy and the rooftop space is such a lovely bonus. You enter through the garage of the main house but then have a private entrance to the apartment. I felt the perfect balance of having privacy but feeling very safe knowing Gabi and Sergio were in the main house.
And speaking of Gabi and Sergio, they are both wonderful, kind people and fantastic hosts.
Gabi allowed me to check in early before a weekend trip to Tepoztlán so that I could leave my luggage and not cart it on a bus. And any time I got in touch the response time was almost immediate.
Can’t say enough good about this place or the people. (The City is pretty freaking awesome too!)