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Connexion

Mexico City, Condesa

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The biggest student house in Mexico City, 30 rooms, 30 bathrooms, and non-stop energy. Located in Condesa, just minutes from the best bars, clubs, and taco spots. If you're here to make friends, go out, and live your exchange to the fullest, this is the hotspot.

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Covive

Mexico City

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A laid-back coliving experience right in the heart of CDMX. Modern, social, and super well-maintained, perfect if you’re looking for a chill but connected community. Live with other exchange students and enjoy the best of Mexico City with none of the housing hassle.

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La Reu

Mexico City

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This is the exchange student house in CDMX. La REU is a big, social, and safe home built 100% for students. You’ll live with other internationals, share meals, plan trips, hit the gym, study together and make friendships that last way beyond your exchange. It’s modern, welcoming, and full of life. Located near top universities and everything you need: cafés, supermarkets, parks, and tacos.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

530€

Where was it located?

Condesa, great neighbourhood and safe

How can someone find this place?

Not worth it

Would you recommend it?

No, terrible amenities. Very expensive. Loud and not that fun

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Follow HangoutMexico for parties every Thursday. Tuesday is for Departamento. Not a huge techno scene, but house/techno : Salon Solin, Essex. Best reggaeton clubs: The change, Panem

🎓 Uni life at Universidad Anahuac Norte

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Don’t take finance courses if you don’t want to work. Any course with 3 hour long sessions instead of 1:30 is considered tougher. I regret taking hard classes in the end because I have a lot a of work per week.

Do you have some tips?

Campus is nice, find friends to take uber together. NO VIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Registration is easy. For any question, Audouin.gdt on instagram

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Solo trip in a hostel is amazing. Yucatan is mandatory to do, rent a car for flexibility. Guadalajara, Puebla. Costa Rica. USA is close.

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

Mexico City is one of the best cities here because it is safe and you can walk around nice neighbourhoods during the day without problems.

💡 Other Tips

If you rented a car, have a bit of cash on you (max 500$MXN) because cops will stop you and ask for payment. Make Mexican friends, they are the most welcoming people on earth. Practice your Spanish with them as they are very patient.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Around 500$/months

Where was it located?

Condesa first and then Escandon (lot of restaurants, bars and parks). In the center of the city.

How can someone find this place?

Hangout (Joao) - +52 55 7379 5238

Would you recommend it?

I would recommand to choose a place with them bc they are super nice, friendly, safe and most of all, extremly responsive. Moreover, they throw a lot of parties (like every week) and organize some trips too. My first place wasn't the best but it was because it was last minute so it was the only apartment left but they have several others options (small apartments, bigger ones...) so I would definitely recommand it.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Departemento = every Thursday they organize a International students parties so definitely recommand that even if the price to enter the club is a bit exepensive (250 MXN so around 12,5 euros). Clubs in Polanco are nice with different type of musics and the atmosphere is chic. Lullu is a very good club to see some DJs from all around the world (techno, house, electro...). La Pescaderia is alos nice if you like house music and chic atmosphere. Cometa is also really nice for that. Both clubs look great. Purisima is a LGTBQ+ club, more international music but also reggaeton. Not chic but very fun. You also have to go see Lucha Libre there. It's very popular in CDMX. It's like fake catch but the atmosphere is very nice. You have to go to Xochimilco too with your friends in order to spend a afternoon on a boat, to drink alcholol and listen to music and see Mariacchis. I have a lot more options but honestly the night life in CDMX is every day and everywhere. You will always find nice bars, clubs and restaurants adapating to what mood you want, around you.

🎓 Uni life at Iberoamericana

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I'm studying Business and honestly I feel that every class of it are very chill so it's not very stimulating, it's very easy so I wouldn't recommand any class.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is crazy. I really like it. A lot of parks to rest and be with your friends. A lot of different places to eat and take a drink (asian, mexican, italian, american, for veggies,...). You have a lot of options for sport but like a lot. It's free and the infrastrucures are very nice and professional. You can find whatever you like to practice. They are also banks, stores for furnitures so yeah really nice campus. The registration was ok. Not easy bc to submitted our courses it was a bit tricky but now they changed so I think it's easier now. I would pick the same uni again in terms of infrastucures, green spaces, sports/activities and food but in terms of people and quality of the courses maybe not if you study Business. But I feel that every uni here is not the best for studying Business but it's just my opinion.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

A lot. Puerto Escondido, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Yucatan...

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

I personnaly think that the biggest incovenient of living in Mexico City is the traffic. It's absolutely awful since 7am to 22pm if you use the car and for the public transports it's alright except in rushing hours obviously. It's not expensive. Uber is really expensive though. So I would recommend to take public tranports even though it takes longer sometimes. On the positive side, people here are soooo nice. They will always help you, talk to you and moreover, they love when you try to speak spanish with them. Actually, few people speak english so you better know the basics either way it can be complicated in everyday life. You also need to bring some cash when you do groceries in like Walmart and stuff bc old people put your stuffs in bags so it's better to give them like 10MXN, depends on how many bags you have. August till October, it rains a lot so bring some stuff for that and after it's way better but it's still cold sometime and during the night so bring warm clothes fr. Eat in the streets. Nothing is gonna happened to you like food poisonned. It's always very good (way better then some restaurants/taquerias) and it's also very cheap. Try as much food you can bc it's very diverse and very good. Be careful with police officers, never bring your passport with you, bring a copy (even in clubs except Departamento bring a real ID) because some are nice but others can ask you for money, passport, etc... Buses here are amazing. You have a lot of space for your legs so try it instead of taking planes bc it's often cheaper even if it takes more time. But planes are very cheap too.

💡 Other Tips

Mexico City is huge so you will always have something to do, discover (a lot of cultural activities are free for students, you just have to show your student ID. It works everywhere in Mexico, not only Mexico City) so enjoy as much as possible. You will always find what you like, it's a city very diverse so you will find your happiness.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Classic Apartment

How much was the rent per month?

500€

Where was it located?

Condesa

How can someone find this place?

Hangout

Would you recommend it?

I would recommend the apartments from Hangout because there are very practical, and there are no scams. Joao is a very good landlord and if you have any problems he fixes it immediatly. But they are often a bit old and not that clean.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

The best street is avenida obregon in Roma Norte, it is where all of the nice bars and clubs are.

🎓 Uni life at iberoamericana

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I am studying administracion de empresas and the courses I took were really easy, there is very little homework and the exams are easy.

Do you have some tips?

The campus is great but it is very far away from the city

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Any trip is great

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

I think that the city is very safe, i never had any problems even in the middle of the night. I love that tacos places are open all night wich is very nice. You need to get used to the public transportation, they are kind of weird.

💡 Other Tips

If you want to have a great time, you will have a great time

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

590 €

Where was it located?

Condesa

How can someone find this place?

https://housing.conexionmexico.com.mx/es/habitaciones/casa-condesa/

Would you recommend it?

Horrible experience in this casa. The owners treat us like animals and just care about their money. When I arrived my room was not cleaned (blood and piss on the bathrooms, bed sheets with sperm). Not to mention the sort of cockroaches coming out of the walls. During the whole semester we had many problems: - The cleaning lady stole phones. - Only half of the gaz plates worked. - One washing machine for 30 people because they did not want to repair the second one - No washing machine during 2 weeks and a half because both broke down. - My fridge was leaking water. - WiFi does not work properly. The only solutions they found was say it was our fault if material broke down and theatened to take us in justice. I would recommend Covive or any other offer you find. They will nessarly have better services and more understanding owners as you can't do worse than Conexion. This house is a scam, and should cost half the price (even the ambassadors agree and told us they wouldn't live here). The only good thing is that you meet people.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

In Roma Norte

🎓 Uni life at Iberoamericana

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

DIRECCIÓN DE NEGOCIOS INTERNACIONALES I HISTORY AND CULTURE OF MEXICO INNOVACIÓN DE NEGOCIOS GLOBALES MERCADOTECNIA GLOBAL NEGOCIACIÓN COMERCIAL GLOBAL

Do you have some tips?

Very nice campus, with nice people. If I could do it again I would chose this University

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Puerto Escondido and Guatemala

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

Live in Roma Norte. Have fun right at the beginning because it goes by fast

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

570

Where was it located?

In condesa, 1 hour away from school.

How can someone find this place?

connexionhousing

Would you recommend it?

No, it was shit. Very bad people that own the house, nothing was working ; washing machine, gas for cooking, drying machine, shitty cleaner which stole phones…

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Supraroma rooftop, Salon solin, Panem, Hangout exchange parties every Thursday, Departamento every Tuesday, SundaySunday event

🎓 Uni life at Universidad Iberoamericana

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I recommend negotiation, business innovation, marketing, business and history and culture of mexico

Do you have some tips?

Yes great uni with great contacts to make

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

puerto escondido ! Baja california Guatemala Quintana roo/ yucatan

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

It’s pretty expensive for alcohol in bars and clubs but the food is cheap in restaurants

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

12 000 MXN =565,76 EUR

Where was it located?

La Condesa (casa condesa from Conexion)

How can someone find this place?

Website link / Instagram

Would you recommend it?

Absolutely not, the rent is too expensive in general for the quality of the house and the services that they offered. The wifi is horrible at every floor, the gas is cutted off sometimes, that’s make the kitchen unusable for cook. We had a problem with the cleaning lady (theft, unavailability for 1 week). When we wanted to slightly negotiate the rents due to unavailable washing machines, they showed no professionalism and threatened to take us to court. I suggest Hang out mexico instead, as they are much more humane, serious, and honest about their accommodations.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

i recommend Salon Solin, Departamiento, LooLoo for clubs

🎓 Uni life at ITAM

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Managerial skills and Business strategy (very easy)

Do you have some tips?

you should go to the orientation day, and be very fast for the shotgun classes (everyone takes the easiest class)

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

puerto escondido, quintana roo, sayulita, oaxaca

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

transport is very cheap, be careful to the police (they’re corrupt)

🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

570€

Where was it located?

In Condesa

How can someone find this place?

Casa Condesa: ig: somosconnexion

Would you recommend it?

It was very bad, you live like an animal, there are any accomadations,sometimes the gaz turn off, so you can’t cook and you have to order street food or to eat outside in restaurant. The washing machines was doesn’t work during 2 weeks. It was for réal a very bad expérience, if Someone wanna advice do not go there and go to the concurrence: HANGOUT MEXICO

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Good bar and party’s

🎓 Uni life at Tec de Monterrey

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I don’t know

Do you have some tips?

Yeah very easy to register, campus very amazing but there are no student life.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Costa Rica, Miami, Guatemala and travel in the Mexique

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

Approximately 1100€ to live per month

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Airbnb

How much was the rent per month?

around 900

Where was it located?

Benito Juarez

How can someone find this place?

AirBnb

Would you recommend it?

yes Benito Juarez is a great location but I would recommend living nearer to ITAM because of the traffic

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

n/a

🎓 Uni life at ITAM

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Mexican history, International political economy

Do you have some tips?

very easy, its an amazing university, its hard work but the campus, students and professors are great

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

Oaxaca

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

always pack a raincoat

💡 Other Tips

N/A

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

580

Where was it located?

La Condesa, 45min in Uber - 1h30 in transportation away from school

How can someone find this place?

Instagram

Would you recommend it?

It was nice because we were a big group of students of the same age, mostly French people so we had a lot of fun but it was not very clean and not very well equiped

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Not a lot of bars to go on a terrasse in Mexico but the club were nice, a lot of diversity too

🎓 Uni life at Tec de Monterrey

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I took finance classes because it was what interested me but the courses were kind of dense. I was in a master and it’s bachelor courses so sometimes you just see what you already view.

Do you have some tips?

The campus was nice, very big, the coordinations are joignable

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

The buses there are really nice and cheap, you can go to little cities at 2h from Mexico city in a weekend and enjoy. The hostels are kinda cheap too. Puebla is one of my favs. Carefull with airplane companies that are often late but overall it is easy to travel in Mexico without any trouble and at low cost

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

The city is huge so you have either to wal a long way or fake a uber but lot of traffic. Some districts are not recommended from locals, uber drivers are often nice and talk to you about it

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

250

Where was it located?

Merida, center

How can someone find this place?

@housing_merida

Would you recommend it?

Yes perfect, co-living with friends Other houses of the others intercamcio students near (5min by feet) Big house with pool, seperated rooms and bathrooms and a housemaid

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

Best year of my life, evertything was perfect I went out from monday to monday

🎓 Uni life at Anahuac Mayab

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I was in Marketing International, cool with a lot of Mexican so it was very nice to be in class with them, intercultural classes and projects

Do you have some tips?

Very good uni with everthing needed inside, very modern, beautiful infrastructures, good teatchers. I would pick it again

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

From Merida, I travelled around all Mexico (everywhere in Yucatan and Quintana Roo, CDMX, Puerto Escondido), Miami, Guatemala and Brazil

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

Go there and discover how beautiful it is, no need to explain it's perfect and you can't don't like it there

💡 Other Tips

Go to Merida !!

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Around 500€

Where was it located?

In Condesa, north of the neighborhood. Very safe, with many small cafés and nice restaurants. With Roma Norte, these are the two best areas to live in, even if they are a bit far from the universities.

How can someone find this place?

https://www.instagram.com/somosconexion?igsh=MTg3MXFrcHZqbmZidg==

Would you recommend it?

Yes, totally.

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

- Living at Casa Condesa = tons of opportunity to go out. - Exchange student parties with Hangout Mexico (WhatsApp group that organizes free student parties for internationals)

🎓 Uni life at ITESM Mexico City

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

Depend of what you are good/want

Do you have some tips?

The campus is incredible, very “American-style.” With good planning, you can arrange to only have classes on Monday and Thursday. The professors are really cool, and the exams are very simple.

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

- Weekend trips: Puerto Escondido, Baja California - Vacations: Belize, Guatemala

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

Use Ubers as much as possible, they are very cheap and much safer than public transport.

💡 Other Tips

Nothing to add, everything was great.

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🏠 Housing

What kind of place was it?

Coliving / Shared House

How much was the rent per month?

Around 500$/months

Where was it located?

Condesa first and then Escandon (lot of restaurants, bars and parks). In the center of the city.

How can someone find this place?

Hangout (Joao) - +52 55 7379 5238

Would you recommend it?

🍻 Social Life

What are some top bars, clubs, or events you recommend?

🎓 Uni life at Iberoamericana

Which classes do you recommend… or not?

I'm studying Business and honestly I feel that every class of it are very chill so it's not very stimulating, it's very easy so I wouldn't recommand any class.

Do you have some tips?

✈️ Travel

Best trips to do?

A lot. Puerto Escondido, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Yucatan...

🌆 Mexico City vibe

What do you absolutely need to know to live your best life in Mexico City?

💡 Other Tips

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