We had a great stay at Juan Carlos and Tom's place for my (eek!) thirtieth birthday! It's located in our favorite part of the city, but to tell the truth we were so busy exploring we were hardly home.
Having an interior entrance to our apartment made us feel quite safe, and despite being located on a busy street, it was so quiet at night we had to use our white noise app!
The closet space is plentiful, and it was nice to unpack after we arrived. The shower is nice and warm, and I appreciated having access to a refrigerator. We noticed a few lazy bugs flying around inside, but we've experienced this in a past CDMX Airbnb as well. It seems pretty common in the city, but just so others aren't surprised I thought I'd mention it!
We spent a lovely afternoon on the terrace one day with local beers while planning out our evening; it's nice to be able to have a look around the city from a different vantage point.
Tom provided us with a great list of places to go and eat. Our faves from his list were Super Tacos (El Gato Volador) and the Craft market. Other neighborhood places we enjoyed were Taqueria Orinoco, Pulqueria los Insurgentes, quesadillas from the stand on the other side of Insurgentes from El Gato Volador, Contramar, Fonda Fina, Churreria el Moro (duh!), and Parques Espana and Mexico.
We can't wait to return to Mexico City - and we'll definitely look to see if Juan Carlos and Tom have availability when we do!