Do not stay here!

Thieves have access to this apartment!

Also the host also lies to you and tries to overcharge you. :(

Using the hosts key someone entered the apartment at least on two occasions and removed cash from three different wallets (containing our home country currency). One of the wallets was buried deep inside a suitcase, which suggests the thief could take his or her sweet time to go through our stuff.

It is very likely that someone living or working in the building was the culprit, because someone generally stayed home (for health reasons and such) and they still knew when to enter. Unfortunately the front desk of the building had keys to the apartment so anyone from there could have been the culprit .

The host didn't react to the emails I sent about the theft, nor did he answer his phone for a day. When we could finally reach him, he assumed no responsibility for the thefts committed using his keys, and went as far as saying that she doesn't trust us, that we didnt make up the whole story, because "it never happened before".

Guess what, there is a first time for everything. Of course, because there was no forced entry the insurance doesn't pay either. We lost about 500 USD cash. The locks were replaced after our complaint, but that is not going to help if the security people steal from the flat, because they now have access to the new keys.

The second half of the fun was that we lost a garage opener in the back of the taxi. We immediately informed the host of the loss and he said it was going to cost 2000 pesos to replace because that's how much the building charges.

This seemed too much so I verified it with the building corporation and it turned out that it only cost 600 pesos, so the host tried to pocket 1400 pesos extra by lying to us.

To give a more traditional review as well: the flat is otherwise okay, the kitchen desperately needs a bit of love in terms of new pots and pans, and there is no microwave available, but these are minor points compared to the theft and the attitude of the host.

During our two week stay there was no cleaning provided, and the trashcans is uncomfortably small. The apartment complex in theory allows trash separation, but there is only one trashcan so its a bit hard to do.

The giant flatscreen TV is nice, the fridge is nice and new, the shower pressure is excellent, the bathroom fixtures are new and high end, the apartment complex in general is pleasant.

There is a fantastic collection of food trucks a block from the house.

The metro is a bit far, about 15 minutes walk, which is actually quite a distance in downtown CDMX.