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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]About AirBnB:

Most travelers are going to stay in Condesa, Roma, Centro, maybe Tabacalera/Cuauhtémoc/Juárez, and Coyoacán.

"Typical" Mexicans haven't been able to afford Condesa for many years -- probably 15-20 years. (And it was actually built for the upper middle class a century ago.) Roma has been unaffordable for probably 10-15 years.

I would think you're not displacing working class people from Condesa by staying in AirBnBs. You're displacing a different demographic -- youngish Mexicans who are professionals and enjoy the same things digital nomads do -- restaurants, yoga studios, tree-lined streets, etc.

I'm thinking out loud here: It seems like it could be worse for local middle and working class people if travelers stay in AirBnBs in neighborhoods like Doctores, Obrera, Portales, Del Valle, Narvarte, Centro, etc. Those are the kinds of centrally located neighborhoods where middle class locals still live.

Hmm.[/quote]

This. You're not displacing working class Mx from Roma, Polanco or Condesa.

OP, you do you. When I travel with family, I always get Airbnb. If I travel alone, I'd get a hotel. [/quote]

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