We had a really tough time in our ~3 week stay here. From the photos (and the price) , the place look like a relatively renovated historic home... but really, it's just decorated. Perhaps a few days stay here wouldn't be bad, but after a few days the place's shortcomings REALLY start to show.
The Bad:
- Ants everywhere in the kitchen, repeatedly, even with no food left out
- Stove burners didn't work (except for one of the smallest ones, making cooking nearly difficult)
- No oven other than a small toaster oven (which, to be fair, is included in the description)
- Showers were SOMETIMES warm after waiting 15+ minutes... but only about 50% of the time. The place is VERY old, and the main shower head could be described as "trickling" at best.
- For 4-5 days our toilet leaked out of the bottom after the first repair attempt didn't stick.
- The wood floors feel like they could snap at any moment in areas of the floor that weren't on supports. As in, when you step on them, you sink 2+ inches through the floor hoping the board won't break.
- Speaking of floors... if anyone needs to use the restroom at night, everyone will be woken up by the incredibly loud creaking/cracking.
- Again, to the point of the place being old, the floors themselves are slanted by a bit more than 5 degrees, so watch your balance (or putting anything round-ish on the floor)
- We went in December/January, so it was "unusually cold," which might be welcome in the summer, but this place is CHILLY when it's not hot out. Space heaters that worked "ok" were provided.
- Unless you open the shutters during the day, the place is extremely dimly lit
- Mattresses were incredibly hard/stiff
- It looks like the dining room area might be a good place to work, but there are no outlets in that room at all (not a big deal for most folks I'm sure)
The Good:
- Hector and Pepe were good hosts and were very communicative.
- The patio/outdoor area is very nice, and there is a bathroom connected to that area that happened to be the nicest bathroom of the 3. It's also the brightest area in the house at night thanks to the outdoor lighting, and usually was the warmest too.
- Location is outstanding: Condesa is amazing, and the street is in right in the middle of some of the best walking that we found in the city.
- Garage came in handy, but don't try to park anything but a compact car in it.
We were disappointed and uncomfortable with the place for most of the trip, despite some of its positives. And while I hate leaving bad reviews (this is my first on AirBnB), none of our group feel good about recommending this place for any more than a weekend, and for the price, perhaps not at all.