The apartment is in a good location with fairly easy access to the metro. Alma provided us with direction to her home in Spanish which we were able to give to the taxi driver who picked us up at the airport and this was very helpful. Alma was out of the country when we arrived and so a young man who lived in the building provided us with the key to the apartment.
Though we liked the location and the layout of Alma's apartment, unfortunately there is a large dog living in the building that appears to be left alone much of the time and which barked continually throughout the night for the 3 nights we were there. Though we asked the young man and Alma via email to have the situation resolved, there was no change. We returned to Alma's place for one night prior to getting our flight home and though the dog's barked less, it continued to bark, particularly in the morning. Apart from being concerned about the dog's situation, the barking disturbed our sleep and kept us from having restful nights.
Earplugs to reduce the level of dog barking and to cover the sound of traffic are recommended.
In addition to the several convenience stores and small restaurants in the area there is a large North American style shopping mall (Parque Delta) which contains the Soriana Supermarket and multiple restaurants.