Jorge is a wonderful host! Kind, generous, and as remarkably hospitable as everyone I’ve met in CDMX. His communication before our arrival and during our stay was terrific; he even met us at the flat in person to bring us fruit so that we had something to eat as soon as we arrived. He was very helpful and went the extra mile to see that we got everything we needed. I communicated with him often during our stay and he was always pleasant, responsive, and easygoing.
The location of the flat is perfect if you’re looking to stay in or near Condesa, but south of Park Mexico is slightly louder than toward the north of the park. Still, you’re in the middle of a safe, lovely, and hip neighborhood with great food and cool bars all around you. Check out nearby La Clandestina for an excellent Mezcal bar with a huge selection!
So, stay here and you get to be right off Park Mexico, which is awesome, but the apartment itself is pretty dingy. If you’re looking at the pictures and hoping it will be better than it looks, it’s not. It’s exactly as you see in the pictures, only slightly dirtier.
While the location is stellar, the building and apartment itself were not the nicest. The place is fine if you’re just looking for a place to crash, but don’t expect even the slightest bit of luxury - this place is pretty basic and left much to be desired.
Everything was ostensibly “clean” and “neat”, but there was a sense that everything was sort of dingy and old. The flimsy, old bath curtain and the old foam “mattress” we’re particular unsettling, as were the loose wires coming out of the walls. The “clean” towels were left hanging to dry all over the closets when we arrived, so instead of being dried and clean, they were crusty and dank. We had to take all the towels to the cleaners on the 1st floor of the building before we could use them.
Also, and this is not Jorge’s fault at all, but as of February 2020, every morning at 7:00AM a work crew began hammering away, demolishing the building across the street. Now, obviously demolition across the street could happen in even the swankiest Airbnb, but still - had our host mentioned it, I might have thought twice about booking because it added to an overall uncomfortable living situation.
So - safe and basic crash bad in great neighborhood with a wonderful host.