We had an overall good stay at Sylvia's duplex. It was our first time visiting Mexico City and we loved it! A few words on this accommodation:

Location: If you are unfamiliar with Mexico City, it is huge. There is so much to see and do and so much food to eat. The location of this duplex is in Condesa but in the Hippodrome area. It was a little farther from the heart of Condesa or from Roma than we had realized or hoped.

Building: The unit is in a concrete-block-like building with what appeared to be work-live spaces. It was cold. We would recommend staying in one of the art deco or colonial options on Airbnb.

Apartment: The unit is clean but could definitely use some work. The bathroom door was broken. The shower door was broken. The shower itself is huge but the hot water runs out before you can complete your shower. It was nice to have a doorman. Angel was kind and helpful.

Communication: We attempted to reach Sylvia a week before our check in date to confirm that everything was set. It took two more emails, a text and four days to receive a response. There was a sweet Spanish speaking woman there to let us in upon arrival. We never heard a word from Sylvia until we had let ourselves out and left the apartment at the end of our stay. There was one laminated sheet of pertinent information left in the unit for us. It listed about five restaurants and bars in the area, with no addresses.

Our stay at Condesa, new duplex was adequate for a week-long exploration of amazing Mexico City. Unfortunately there was a bit of a not-quite-right feeling with this Airbnb choice.