While we had a good, long-term stay at the apartment, we expected more and felt it could have been better.
The Good:
-The location is excellent!
-The apartment is large, spacious and well laid out - and the deck that opens up to the street is lovely.
-The security of the building and the omnipresent, friendly, helpful doormen.
-The overall responsiveness of our point of contact, Edgar, with any issues.
-Having in-unit laundry was excellent for our month-plus stay.
-The king sized bed was large, firm and comfortable.
-A housekeeper visited and cleaned the unit weekly.
- The wifi in the living room was reliable and we were able to work remotely from there.
The Bad:
-Overall, the apartment has "seen a lot of miles" and could use a fresh coat of paint and a deep clean. The pictures were clearly taken a long time ago and things have gotten shabby in the meantime.
-The couch in the living room is comically uncomfortable - like a medieval torture device. I realize this sounds dramatic, but it's accurate.
-We raised the issue of the couch with our point of contact during the first week of our stay - and that if it were not addressed we would be forced to take at least one star off of our review on Airbnb - and were told that they would bring it up with the host, but we never heard back and had to suffer with the couch for our entire six week stay. Again, I realize "suffer" sounds dramatic, but given that it's the only place to sit in the living room it was an *actual* pain.
-While it's not the fault of the ownership, there was construction from 9-5 in the building next door which made for loud, distracting noises.
-The hot water in the shower is very inconsistent.
-The kitchen was poorly stocked - lacking any spices, old, poor pots and pans for cooking, and only minimal plates / dishes / cutlery.
We loved our time in Mexico City, but for the price we expected a bit more from this apartment.