My friend and I had a fabulous week's vacation in Mexico City, and Marcia, the owner of this beautiful condo was directly responsible for a large part of our experience. She and I communicated frequently before our visit. She actually took the time to put me in contact a registered tourist guide for our visit to the cathedral on the Zocolo. The information on the Airbnb Web site for this listing is extremely accurate and useful. Also, Marcia emailed me additional helpful information in advance of our trip. Victor, who met us on our arrival, was very warm, and there was no communication complications even though he did not speak English. As my friend's flight was quite delayed it must have been very inconvenient for him to have to await our arrival. Marcia and I were in touch about the delay, so that there were no problems for Victor or ourselves. Also at the end of the trip, I was not able to make a phone reservation for our taxi to the airport. I emailed Marcia and she made it for us!

We were especially impressed with the notebook of information that Marcia had compiled and is located in the condo. All of the restaurants we patronized on her list were excellent, although the Salon Corona was a bit loud for two seniors citizens! We especially loved Don Toribio, a cafe in the lovely courtyard of a nearby building, for breakfast. One of the chefs even befriended us because our waiter feared not being able to communicate with us in English. Both Azul Historico and Casa de las Sirenas were beautiful settings with excellent sophisticated food.

As we spent a great deal of time touring the museums and other sites located roughly between Bellas Artes and the Zocalo, the location couldn't have been better. We felt completely safe in this area and the 24/7 guards at the entrance were also reassuring, but, frankly, we never saw anything that seemed at all threatening during our entire stay. Our only regret is that we didn't remember to look for the building's rooftop terrazza until our last day. It would have been a good place to have a drink and enjoy the sights from above.

I simply highly recommend this as a fabulous place to stay if you want to be near the attractions and excitement of the Central Historical District.