Stayed her in early April. I gave this accommodation five stars. I came in with very high expectations and I believe it met them.
The location is probably the listing’s best attribute. It is in what is probably the safest urban neighborhood in all the city. At no point did I feel unsafe walking the streets at any time day or night. It is also centrally located close to excellent restaurants, parks, museums, and shopping. There is everything you could possibly need within walking distance. The access to transportation is excellent as the metro stop is only one block away and the area is served by instant access to Uber around the clock.
With that said, Polanco probably lacks the character and nightlife of some other neighborhoods like Condesa or Roma as it is caters more toward the lifestyles of urban business executives than young start up entrepreneurs and artists. However, what the neighborhood may lack in nightlife, it makes up for in world class amenities, best in city safety, and superior transportation to the more central and dense neighborhoods. Another, benefit to this location is that it tucked down a lovely tree covered side street made up of residential apartment buildings and little through traffic. This makes for a relative quiet night of sleep, which is going harder to find in the other prime areas of this bustling city.
The building is attractive and is served by a 24 hour security guard/doorman that are extremely competent and eager to help. We never waited to get in the building and often found security letting us in before we even had to ring. The apartment is on the second floor of the building (technically it is the third floor as the first floor entrance to the building is below grade). There is an elevator that opens to the apartment which encompasses the entire floor. The apartment is quiet large by Mexico City standards and has two master bedrooms. There is third room that can be made private using sliding doors to enclose it. This is technically a tv room, but could be used for separate accommodations if a third bedroom was needed. The doors can also be opened to the rest of the apartment, which gives the space a nice open feeling. There is a wonderful balcony that can be used to relax. The balcony is only deep enough for a few chairs, but it is as wide as the entire apartment and it is very relaxing to sit out and listen to the birds chirp in the massive trees that line the street below. The floor to ceiling windows/sliding doors open to the balcony and on warm afternoons makes the balcony feel like part of the apartment itself. There is a third water closet with a toilet which is nice if you have visitors as they won’t have to enter your bedroom to use the facilities. The furniture and decorations in this apartment are nice and attractive, but definitely not luxurious and are probably about what you would expect to find in an upper class apartment in the area. This suited me fine as it felt like more of a home than the Ritz Carlton, which is probably what I prefer when book a place through ABnB anyway.
I would say the only downside to the apartment is kitchen which is small and minimally stocked. I would not expect to cook many large meals there, but there really in not much reason to as there are so many amazing restaurants within walking distance. The laundry room is efficient and the washer and dryer work as expected.
Being Mexico City, the apartment lacks central air and heating (the city is so temperate you really don’t need them and few houses anywhere in the city do). We happened to visit at one of the hottest times of the year and the apartment did get a bit warm in the afternoons, but we found that leaving the windows open at night and a standing fan sufficiently cooled the apartment down each day. One of the days we were there it rained quite a bit and the evening cooled considerably. This made the apartment a bit cool in the early morning, but nothing that would require us to use one of the many space heaters situated throughout the apartment. However, I would imagine that these space heaters come in quite handy during the winter months as the floor to ceiling windows in the front of the apartment are not well insulated and are not great at keeping the apartment warm.
Andres was quite friendly and helpful and had great advice as well. He was quite responsive when we texted him.
Overall, I think this accommodation is worth of its designation as a plus property. If you value location and are looking for a comfortable, but not over the top place to stay, it is definitely worthy of five stars. I would absolutely come back on my next trip to this amazing and unique city.