This was a great space for our 2 night stay. There are some things that could be improved to make it a 5 star AirBnb (better shower pressure, removing the cat poop from the bathroom roof so that the backyard doesn't smell, fixing the door to the upstairs bedroom, adding a bathroom door to the master, getting rid of the ants in the kitchen, etc.) but we enjoyed our couple days here. I will say, it says it sleeps 7 but that means one person is sleeping on a non-sleeper sofa couch and 2 people are sharing a pretty small bed upstairs. The backyard is huge and we didn't really have problems with mosquitos during the day, but having the second bathroom that 4+ people share outside is ripe for bites on the butt at night. Electricity was about $15 USD for our 2 days there.

We had a great time at this apartment! The location was perfect for exploring, it was spacious and comfortable for 3 people, and the hosts were friendly.

Overall, we're happy with our stay. The property is located outside of the city center so we made great use of the complimentary bicycles to get us around quickly in the hot Merida sun! It's quite clean, but there are cobwebs in places and the fans are in need of heavy dusting. We were extremely careful with electricity usage (we only ran the AC/fan in the room being used) so to give you an idea 8 nights cost a total of 10$ CAD. Check-in / check-out could have been smoother; someone showed up 2 days after we got there, unannounced, and was an hour late to our agreed upon check-out time. Don't forget your DEET bug spray!

Check In & Check Out: Check in was easy, there is a lock box with a code on it to get your keys. Luis the concierge did not have to be there so we didn't feel rushed to get to the airbnb when our flight was delayed. We had some issues with the keys to unlock the doors getting into the airbnb. After about 10 minutes of trying to get into the airbnb we decided to call Luis who said he would come and help us out. Within a few minutes though we were able to get in and told him we got in. It was nice to have a quick response from him. Upon entering, we had been given the instruction to read the rules / contract. I did not sign the contract for the damage deposit as the whole contract was in Spanish and it made me feel uneasy as it wanted my credit card number. 

Check out was relatively easy. We needed an earlier checkout and that was easily arranged with Luis. He showed up at 9am for us to return the keys. I prefer when I don’t have to wait for someone to checkout since we were ready to leave for the airport much easier than expected and we just sat around waiting. 

 The Airbnb: This place has a lot of doors with padlocks / keys. We had a lot of difficulty figuring out which key goes into which lock and when we went out it took forever to lock up. The fact that so many padlocks in this place is a bit concerning as someone else mentioned in another review of this airbnb. The area looks a bit dodgy... seems as though it is in the middle of a commercial district. At night there is nobody around which makes coming and going later in evening a bit scary. That said, we had no issues getting around. It was a quick 15-20 min walk to the centro area and we uber'd back to the airbnb when it started to rain. The listing shows that this is a family friendly unit. It is a great place for people with older kids perhaps. Especially because of the pool, however, there are a lot of breakables that are at reachable levels so if you have a young kid (I have a 1 and 4 year old) you may want to reconsider. I just moved things to higher levels out of reach this worked. After doing a lot more research, I think that there are much cheaper places to stay with the same amenities and closer to the centro. We had booked this trip last minute so not much effort was put into finding a place. The fact that this airbnb uses a property manager to run the rental makes it more expensive, plus, they charge you 1.78 pesos per kWh for electricity used. Over the 3 nights, we used just over 300 kWh and so it cost us 560 pesos which we weren't really that please about since we have never experienced this before in any other airbnb we have travelled to. That said, we did expect it as it was listed in the ad. For those wondering, we left the air-conditioning on for about 60% of the time we were there and left the fans on 100% of the time because it was pretty hot out (we have 2 young kids under 4). I did not think it would use that much though. I probably wouldn't stay in the unit again when we return to Mérida though it is beautiful and having the pool right there accessible was absolutely wonderful. The area is pretty quiet, though on the Friday night it sounded like someone was having a karaoke party - luckily my kids were asleep before that started and my husband and I found the singing entertaining. This airbnb uses an app called ALICE. We did not use any of its services though I think its absolutely brilliant. Had we of thought about it in advance, we would have used the service to stock the fridge with some snacks for the kids. Instead, we ordered groceries through 'Chedraui', a grocery store and had them delivered to us. A few things the unit is missing are: wine bottle opener and coffee. We’ve stayed at many places and have found that most places will offer this. That said, they did offer tea and they had a French press so we went and bought our own coffee. Overall, I would give it a 3.5 - This is a beautiful home with a great patio and pool. But the area isn’t my #1 pick. But the communication was great with Luis and he was very nice.

Outstanding home! We will be back for sure!

Amazing place!!

Una de las casas más bonitas en las que me he hospedado, sin duda regresaría de nuevo.

La casa esta muy linda igual a como sale en las fotos. El cobro excesivo por la luz fue una decepcion y el cobro por la limpieza que no detallan bien que no la haran hasta que uno se vaya”