This apartment is perhaps the best situated apartment that I have ever rented through AirBNB in Mexico City. My husband and I felt so happy staying here with our 3-year-old daughter, our baby, and our dog that we negotiated with our kind host, Manuel, to extend our stay.
The apartment is located at the equivalent of 2-blocks distance from the Paseo de la Reforma at the height of Campo Marte military complex and the Fuente de Petróleos, such that one can easily walk to the Parque Chapultépec and many of Mexico City’s top attractions, like el Museo Nacional de Antropología (1.4 mi.), el Auditorio Nacional (0.8 mi.), and the zoo (1.3 mi.). The Museo Soumaya, Acuario Inbursa, and Teatro Telcel are 1.0 mi. away in the opposite direction.
Aside from the proximity to the aforementioned attractions, another aspect that makes the apartment ideal for families with young children is that it is just 0.5 mi. from the “zona de juegos” in Parque Lincoln. My daughter loved to play here on an almost daily basis.
Pets are allowed in the building. The host included considerate details for our dog, such as a water dish and a special dog towel. There is a grassy park where dogs can relieve themselves 1 block away between a street called Campos Eliseos and the Paseo de la Reforma. Other pleasant places to walk a dog are around Parque Lincoln (3 blocks away) and the Avenida Horacio (2 blocks away). An excellent, 24-hour veterinary hospital (Animalitos) is just half a mile away. A large pet supply store (Petco) is at 0.8 mi. distance in the Miyana shopping center.
If one has a car and wants to go to other parts of Mexico City, a major advantage is that the apartment has relatively quick access to the on-ramps to the Periférico highway. Ride services, like Über, typically arrive in less than 5 minutes to pick up passengers.
If one wants to be able to be able to cook and eat at home, nearby grocery stores and big box stores are Sumesa (0.4 mi.), Soriana (0.6 mi.), Chedraui and Costco (1.1 mi.), City Market (1.1 mi.), Walmart Express (1.0 mi.) and Sam’s Club (1.2 mi.). I like that the apartment has a well-equipped kitchen with high-quality kitchenware, including lovely green plates, bowls, and mugs.
If you do not want to cook, the apartment is surrounded by an infinity of excellent restaurants. Many wonderful dining options are to be found along the streets Presidente Masaryk and Emilio Castelar, especially in the vicinity of Parque Lincoln. Basically, you have only to leave the apartment building and walk around the block to find several good places to eat.
As there are so many restaurants nearby, there can be some noise from music at night on the weekends.
During the daytime, there is temporary construction noise, as a building next door and the apartment building itself are being remodeled. I did not find such noise bothersome.
I was told that subsequent to the pandemic, the decision was made by the owners to gradually convert the building in which the apartment is located into various apartments available for rent through AirBNB. To this end, great pains have been taken to make the apartment comfortable, beautiful, and well-equipped. The apartment features newly restored wooden floors, carefully painted walls, artistic light fixtures, stylish plumbing fixtures, new furniture, original artwork and lush plants in every room, and new, high-quality bedding, towels, and kitchenware. Only the windows, kitchen countertops, and tile appear to be old, but the wide, ornate tile floor of the hallway within the apartment is the feature that I like best. The building also features an interesting, antique, pink elevator.
As a mother with small children, I greatly appreciated the weekly cleaning service. As the building has a full-time cleaning staff, there was flexibility regarding when the cleaning service would happen. Christina would come to change the bedding, clean the bathrooms and kitchen, sweep the floors, and dust, leaving the apartment spotless and restored from my kids’ messes.
Our host, Manuel, was friendly, attentive, sympathetic, and quick to resolve any problem that we might have. He went to great lengths to ensure that we were happy and comfortable. For instance, when we first arrived, I commented that I was having trouble learning how to use the “lavasecadora” (a single machine that is supposed to both wash and dry clothes), so he had the lavasecadora switched for a traditional washer and dryer the next day. When I complained to him one night that there was too much from a party in a nearby apartment, the problem was solved in a matter of minutes. With such a host, there is no room for complaints.