Ernesto and his sister were all smiles and friendly gestures from the minute I arrived from the airport till I left nine days later. The studio was exactly as pictured and spotlessly clean. Some remodelling work was in progress, and on my first full-day in the studio--when Ernesto logically assumed I was out being a tourist (but I wasn't)--the drilling was quite loud. After I mentioned this distraction, Ernesto always checked with me on my plans, so as to make sure it never happened again while I was in the building. The neighborhood, Anzures, was safe and within walking distance of both Polanco and Cuahtemoc, while Roma Norte, my favorite, was only a little farther afield. Ernesto enticed me to stay again by showing me two of the larger apartments.