I cannot say enough good things about the host, the apartment, the building it’s in, or the neighborhood.

Hector was friendly, responsive and flexible. He speaks perfect English and was easy to work with to set up my stay. When something needed fixing in the apartment he fixed it right away and was glad I had told him. To the extent it didn’t conflict with the next guest, he was willing to let me stay a little later. The day of my arrival I had to change my reservation at the last minute due to some problems with my flights and he took that in stride. Plus he lives very close by in case of an emergency.

The apartment is perfect for a solo vacationer like me, or perhaps a couple traveling together. It has everything one could need (except a dishwasher…but you would be doing yourself a disservice if you ate in often in Mexico City!). It’s very clean and well-designed. Lots of sunshine and air. The pictures are accurate. There is nothing weird about the layout - everything is where it should be. The building it is in cute, clean and safe. The street is safe and kinda cute.

Most of all, the neighborhood – I found – was the best in CDMX. Tree-lined narrow streets that help you stay cool. Two very cool parks. Lots of great little restaurants of all price ranges. Amazing old mansions and bright, shiny modern apartment buildings. The people in the neighborhood were friendly and interesting. You are walking distance to the Roma neighborhood and Chapultepec Park/Anthro Museum. You are a 30-minute Uber from the Zocalo or Coyoacan or La Reforma. The location of the apartment in the La Condesa area is also great, 2 blocks from a full supermarket, a few blocks from the farmers' market, a couple blocks from the metro and taxi stations.

To keep this review balanced and honest, I will share something perhaps negative: the bed is full-sized, maybe a queen. Definitely not a king. I was travelling alone, so it was fine. The bedroom is plenty large and there is copious closet space, but it's not large enough for a king-sized bed. I don’t know if a king-sized bed is available in most AirBnBs. But if that is important to you, stay in a hotel, frankly.