Guillermo, his brother Ernesto and their mother Theresa are some of the best hosts we've ever stayed with!
I actually had the opportunity to meet Guillermo in Toronto beforehand, as by chance he was visiting in my city - which was great as he gave us super helpful information about the residence as well as things we were interested in doing while staying in Mexico. Him and his brother were great and always available (in person and by WhatsApp) on giving us advice throughout our stay as well - even offering to give us a lift to a couple areas. And not speaking very good Spanish was not an issue - they are both fluent in English.
The place is really beautiful and the design is modern and very clean, and actually designed by Guillermo himself. It is a private suite with your own bathroom and kitchenette - and it was stocked with fresh fruit and water upon our arrival. You also have a private balcony - it was too bad that the evenings were a little too cold to really enjoy it, but in all honesty, we ended up spending most of our time out and about. You do have to walk through the family residence to get to the stairs in the back that lead up to the place, but there was never an issue of feeling uncomfortable as we rarely ran into them when coming and going. Security was great too - they have a fingerprint security system to get into the main entrance, which was setup the night we arrived.
We couldn't have asked to be in a better area in Mexico City. Their place is on a quiet street that is walking distance to all the food, bars, shops and parks that La Condesa offers - which I would consider as one of the nicest neighborhoods to stay in the city. Its very safe, so much so that we never felt at risk and even walked home in the late evenings. And its very central to all the other great neighbourhoods that we visited: Roma, Centro, Polanco, Hipodromo, etc - nothing was more than 10 mins away by Uber (albeit Mexico City traffic sometimes added to those times).
All in all, staying here and getting to know Guillermo and his family was the best choice we could have made for our first trip to Mexico City. I would highly recommend staying here! They are a wealth of information and advice, went beyond the normal host experience, their place is central, safe and beautiful, and the bed was really comfortable! I only hope next time we can actually go out for Guillermo's favourite local dish: posole - he offered to take us out, but unfortunately time got the better of us - next time, as we will be back! Thanks again Guillermo, Ernesto and Theresa!
Graeme & Christine