I want to start by saying this place is fantastic. I absolutely love the design of the building that mixes outdoor and indoor spaces so elegantly. We loved spending our evening eating dinner and watching the sunset from the rooftop terrace.
The AirBNB is in the middle of the historic district so we were able to walk to most of the restaurants and street food vendors and museums that were on our itinerary. Just bring some comfortable walking shoes. Also, our host Francisco gave us a list of restaurants and museums and others attractions that proved to be invaluable on our vacation. His list included fantastic restaurants that were literally down the street and were our favorite part of the trip. Seriously, you have to eating at Limosneros. Also, mind-blowing good and cheap street-food quesadillas are across the street from the AirBNB and it quickly became our go-to solution for lunch.
Inside the room, we really loved the decorative touches like the living room lights. It was also nice to stand on the balcony and watch the activity of the street below. I personally loved the on-demand hot water heater. After a long day of sampling street food it’s nice to come back and take a shower with instant hot water. One thing to note is that there isn’t any air conditioning in the room which might surprise you if you live somewhere hot. However, the climate in Mexico City is very mild and if the room starts to feel warm during the day using the fan or opening the window was more than enough to cool off. If you’ve ever vacationed in other cities with temperate climates like in Japan or California you’ve probablly seen similar building designs.
We stayed over a week so we took advantage of the laundromat as well as the gym. The laundry machines worked great. Just be sure to have a few $10 peso coins and you’ll be good to go. Laundry detergent is similarly cheap any any of the local convenience stores. Also take note, if you live near sea level like we do it will be harder to exercise at the elevation of Mexico City. I ended up just going really slow on the exercise bike and watching Netflix on my phone.
All in all, this was a wonderful place to stay and Francisco was a great host. We loved our vacation and we ate our fill of the world-famous street tacos. You really can’t beat the price and the proximity to all the things you will want to do on vacation. We will definitely stay at this AirBNB on our next vacation to Mexico City.