We stayed at Matias place for two nights in July. We booked the apartment at short notice as the usual places where we stay were not available due to Covid. I was a bit concerned as Tamaulipas is a noisy street generally, with lots of restaurants and bars but I needn't have worried as there was no street noise.
The flat was spotlessly clean but is very dark as the natural light comes from two very small inside courtyards which are covered in corrugated plastic. This is not uncommon in La Condesa but I didn't appreciate how small the main courtyard was from the photos. The width is just over the length of a table for six with Matias living in the apartment opposite. This was not an issue for us as we travel as a family we don't have parties etc!!!
If we left the door or window open Matias' kitten (who is very cute) kept coming in but it was not a problem and my son and nieces/nephews loved him. We booked the apartment for seven people and there weren't enough bowls etc for everyone to have breakfast so we sat in rotations. Not a big issue but the bowls were plastic and very stained.
Matias communicated promptly and efficiently and allowed us to leave our luggage in the apartment for 2.5 hours after checkout as he did not have another booking, which we appreciated.
The issue we had with the apartment was the lack of privacy and noise. Everyone complains about guests being noisy but in our case it was the opposite. On the second day, which was a Sunday, Matias and his partner had a barbecue in the shared courtyard. The barbecue is outside the main bedroom window so we needed to keep that closed due to the smell.
The barbecue lasted over 6 and a half hours and was very loud, especially at the end. As it was a rainy afternoon and the last with my nieces and nephews we had to resort to being in the apartment with all the curtains closed for virtually the whole day. My son couldn't sleep in the evening, due to the music, so we moved into a different bedroom for our last night (given there were just the three of us) to be able to sleep.
I fully appreciate the barbecue may have been booked in advance but there was no notice or mention when we made the reservation and the proximity made it a very uncomfortable situation. I understand that the courtyard is shared but as a paying guest I would expect some consideration as apart from eating breakfast I tried to keep the kids out of that space to respect Matias privacy.
I wouldn't stay here again (which is a first for all our Airbnb stays) but if you do not have kids, are staying a short time and the above would not bother you then you are in the perfect location at a reasonable price!!!