It’s kind of stating the obvious, writing another 5 star review for Thomas, but it's earned, so here it comes:
Stayed a month at Thomas’ place and had a great time. Thomas was probably the best host I’ve had in more than 10 years experience with vacation rentals. Just some special highlights: in case of questions before or during the stay he usually responded within hours, often even quicker. This is for me a major topic, as communication is so important.
Following his travel directions I arrived easily at his house and was greeted like an old friend. It stayed this way, it was always a pleasure to meet him in the house and have a chat. He helped me very much with his knowledge of the city, with information about cultural activities like the day of the dead and even arranged a taxi pickup when I had to leave!
The house and the studio apartment I lived in were exactly as in the pictures. The apartment has floor to ceiling sliding glass windows which made it a bright and airy place during the day. It was very nice and clean, the cleaning lady did a great job, all the appliances worked smoothly, there wasn’t any issue at all during the month. I loved the details, for example the bed with the high quality sheets and sufficient pillows, where I slept perfectly well. High Speed Internet worked also all the time without any issue, which isn’t the case in many other places in Mexico City.
A highlight of the house is the roof garden with many exotic plants and trees with fruits. Felt like an oasis coming from the street. It has beach chairs where I loved to enjoy the sunset. Also I was able to use the laundry room of the house, without any extra costs.
The neighborhood it is probably the best spot to stay in D.F. The Roma/Condesa barrios are green and beautiful and offer everything from very good Taco stands to upscale restaurants of every kind. It so nice to walk along the green alleys and watch people or eat very well. Most of the major attractions of the city where within walking distance for me, like Centro Historico, Paseo de Reforma or the Chapultepec Park, I rarely had to use Metro or Taxi. A large and good supermarket was close by, maybe 100 meters, open every day until 11pm.
I felt very very safe during the whole stay. I had no bad experience whatsoever, neither in the neighborhood nor in the Metro. I haven’t tried go to outer districts or using the Metro late at night but in general it was so far from the scary stories I had read before my trip.
To summarize: it was the perfect stay in a very interesting city, everything much better than expected, so once more thank you for the hospitality, Thomas! (Tocayo :-)