We really enjoyed our time in Mexico City—it exceeded all our hopes and we’d love to return and go at a slower pace and soak up the neighbourhood a bit more. We loved, loved the neighbourhood. We'd sit out on the balcony in the morning with coffee and at night with wine and hear some food carts going by and dogs barking--but it all contributed to the experience. The apartment was spacious and true to the photos on Airbnb.

Juan Carlos made himself available to us over our stay in Mexico City. He was prompt at returning emails and answered all our questions, whether they were about the apartment, the city, or absolutely anything. He is the best host we've had on Airbnb or similar rental websites.

We packed a lot into the days and walked miles and miles every day (with the odd uber ride—such a great option in DF). I ran every morning in Parque Mexico and looped Amsterdam Ave and felt completely safe. We saw many neighbourhoods—Condesa proper, Polanco, Roma, Centro Historico, Rosa, Coyoacan, San Angel-- and every time we arrived back to “our” neighbourhood we felt firm in the belief that we were in the best location.

Highlights of our time included seeing as much of Diego Rivera's works as we could. We would recommend that you go to the SEC to see the 3 floors of the courtyard full of his work and also to the Palacio National to see his masterpiece. We also went to Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul in Coyoacan. Her house spoke so much of her and her strong character. Our time in Coyoacan itself was really enjoyable.

We bought some daily provisions at the Superama close by and also went to Mercado Medellin for some great fresh fruit and veggies. Try the mamey fruit--it's so delicious! Just a note, one of us is vegan and had no problem eating in restaurants or finding vegan protein (tofu, gardein products, daiya products). There is a lovely little market in Condesa just on Tuesdays that we happened by and bought some fresh tortillas. Closer to home, we had a great breakfast at Milo's on Amsterdam street.

Also, the security at the apartment was great—always friendly, helpful, and seemingly unbothered by all our comings and goings and buzzing them from the front to let us in. They were even friendly when we left at 3:30 in the morning!