We had a wonderful stay at Miguel's in Tijuana!
Initially while booking the place, I had a bit of trouble figuring out if this place was in Mexico or the USA as it was listed as Baja California. It is indeed just across the boarder on the Mexico side, and was a lovely little apartment.
Miguel was very prompt and responsive to my communications over airbnb. He's quite amicable and speaks fluent English.
Upon arrival, we had a big of trouble finding the place because the building is called "Empleados Federales" but it's not actually a building for federal employees. It's a white complex that sits on a compound of small businesses and co-working spaces. The cafe was the only business in the complex that was up and running during our visit, but it was perfect for a stages breakfast and a well-made latte.
The building had a 24hr security guard who watched the building and the parking lot. That was refreshing as my grandmother had made the choice to rent a car in the USA and bring it to Tijuana.
Miguel's place was very close to everything.
After attempting to drive in Tijuana, decided it best to take Uber for the next 6 days. I've used Uber all over Western Europe and the USA but I've never seen prices as low as in Tijuana. From Miguel's house to CECUT (the Tijuana arts and cultural center) was about a 10-15 minute drive which cost roughly $1.5 - $2USD. Miguel's building is about 7-10 minutes from all of the activities we enjoyed.
Miguel's place was very clean and had everything we needed. It had tons of natural light. The bed and the couches were all quite comfortable and clean. Miguel provided plenty of drinking water, though we also bought some of our own. He messaged me numerous times throughout our stay to make sure that we were enjoying our stay. The wifi worked very well, and as long as we found the sweet spot in the faucet, the shower was perfectly hot.
One drawback to the location is that it's very noisy in the mornings and sometimes at night. It's located near a heavy traffic intersection and the several of the neighbors have loud dogs. Once I put earplugs in, it was never a problem sleeping.
I highly recommend this cozy flat in Tijuana!