Location:
A bit noisy outside as the Airbnb is right next to a busy highway, but when you shut the balcony door, the noise subsides. The view is amazing, just like the pictures. The overall location is great as Condesa is a wonderful neighborhood to explore. It is also walking distance to Polanco and Roma, the best neighborhoods to explore and home to amazing restaurants and sights!
Place itself:
The pictures make the Airbnb look very new but in reality the apartment was old-looking and wasn’t as pretty or clean as it looks in the pictures. I forgot my slippers and had to walk barefoot and didn’t think the floor was 100% clean. The place was dusty too. No AC, so beware! But this might be a Mexico City thing. I noticed most places don’t have AC. It got a little hot inside the Airbnb but opening the balcony door helped a lot and the hosts left a fan.
Checkin/checkout:
Checkin was smooth. We landed late and didn’t have any issues finding the place or getting our key from the doorman. However, the host was completely unwilling to be flexible with checkout. I had requested to checkout at noon instead of 11 am (one hour later) and was denied. Instead, she sent me a request to pay for an additional night. I’ve never been denied a later checkout in the past, so I definitely didn’t appreciate it.
Host:
Alejandra wasn’t particularly warm. Because the hosts manage several Airbnbs in the building, they send a bunch of automated messages and are a bit robotic. And there is a list of rules that are a bit extreme in my opinion, like if we lose a key then we get charged. And if we leave dirty towels, we also get charged. I get it. But it kind of goes without saying that we’d be charged if we broke or ruined something. Having a list of things presented to us with how much we’d be paying for it was too much and made me feel very uncomfortable (personally).
Other remarks:
We ran out of toilet paper because we were given a very low amount. I didn’t appreciate having to get some, but it’s not a big deal and happens.
The pillows were absolutely trash. I’m embarrassed that she even had given them to her guests. She should throw them away (that’s how bad they are). Overall though, the bed was comfortable although a little small for two people, but I knew it was going to be a full size rather than a queen.
Overall:
Decent stay and good value for how much you pay. Would I stay here again? Probably not. What really attracted me to this place was the view but overall I wasn’t impressed with the host or the apartment in particular. Definitely a cool location though and if things were a little better than I would have not been so quick to critique. Just my honest opinion!