This is a swanky pad. Great for larger parties / families as it has 2 queen/king sized bedrooms and bathrooms galore. It has a huge balcony/deck area with some pretty plants. The location is great if you are looking to be in the Roma Norte area. The street at night is quiet as nothing is open (other than the pharmacy next door which is ultra convenient) after 8ish, so no worries about late night outdoor tunes. Despite being above one of the most popular tourist brunch spots imaginable (a selling point for some I imagine) the noise was quite minimal. Of course with the window open you would hear the various musical performers who start coming by soon after they open at 8am but this never cause me a problem and I sleep in late and am a light sleeper.
I personally found Roma Norte a bit too bougie and touristy for my liking but I think the majority of people wanting a big 2 bedroom penthouse apartment will be more than happy with the location. I loved hearing the birds in the giant trees outside. Little birds would visit on the balcony and a lizard or 2.
There were some crickets inside every couple days that I would catch and release outside and you could hear them most nights.
Recommendation. Take the house key with you. The front desk guys are not always there and sometimes the front gate/door is closed.
Filtered water taps are available in the kitchen and the bathroom. Showers/taps heat up quite slowly as disclosed in the write up and water pressure is, also as reported, quite low, especially in the master bathroom. The other bedrooms shower has higher pressure but is slightly less cute. I'm personally not a fan of those rain shower heads but that's just me, they make low water pressure feel even lower.
Something that was a bit annoying and the host can't do anything about is that some of the neighbors in the building smoke and that smoke comes up through the light well and into the unit if you keep the light-well facing windows open. With those windows closed I believe it kept the unit hotter than it would otherwise have been. It was quite toasty in there at all times, around 80f all day and night. There is only 1 AC unit in the bedroom. Those units are always loud (I don't think there is a quiet version available) so not great for using while sleeping, so even if you cool down the room it heats back up quite quickly. The fans, there are 3 of them, will be your friends.
In addition to the smoke 1 of our 2 fridays there were some loud gatherings in the building, but closing those windows solved that problem. The elevator is audible form inside the unit, especially the master bedroom... this wasn't actually too bad though. More of a quiet rumble than disturbing. I'm very picky and got used to it immediately.
The kitchen is nice. Microwave is oddly placed in the next room over which is a laundry room. There isn't a lot of cookware something that I've suggested the hosts increases. I see comments about that on many rental units. What is there is of very low quality. I suppose renters are often careless so I can see why they wouldn't want to stock le creuset or anything like that, but something a little less flimsy, and more variety would be nice. I imagine many people renting such a big place will at some point cook. The unit has the quietest dishwasher I've ever "heard". Pretty amazing. Wish we had one.
It was a bit ridiculous to rent this as just a couple, but you know what, I don't regret it. Loved having the extra bathroom! haha!