Hey, I wanted to speak the praises of Selina’s playa del carmen location (Calle 2 between avenida 5th & avenida 10th). Its great to work here! Fast wifi, bright airy space with good lighting, free use of their pool, restaurant in their courtyard, and literally across the street from the beach. It’s actually surprisingly affordable too - a few of us here started a fan page for the community of coworkers called @playapreneurs on IG. Follow it to stay looped, and reach out to their manager Gladys if you’d like to book coworking with them: gladysm[at]selina[dot]com

I worked here once or twice. There is a bit you can sit which is covered but still on the sand. As far as I remember the wifi was fine, it was a couple of years ago. I’m not sure how far out the wifi would reach. Depending on what you need to do (sounds like not much) looking at tethering would be a good option.

Generally I don’t find beaches to be very productive and I worry about get sand in my laptop and so the place above isn’t somewhere I spent long working at.

Personally I’d recommend getting your beach fix before and/or after work

I haven’t been but I’m looking for May now. I noticed: VRBO, HomeAway had good monthly rates (I’m just looking for one month). For longer stays: Did you check out Comparto Depa? It’s listed in the Playa page. It’s in Spanish, tho.

Were you guys able to find any secure and reliable living and working spaces in PDC? Im headed there in April.

I am looking to go to Playa hopefully in April. March is spring break central AND Mexican family vacation time in that area so Id bet many short term rentals will be booked up fast. I saw decent places on AirBnb for that price range. Let me know how the Wifi is… I hear it is spotty. NEST Coworking has fiber but its $250/mo USD.

Just in case anyone stumbles across this later, I totally agree with Parque Espana as a fun place.

You can’t really go wrong staying anywhere along Tamaulipas. You can walk to a different restaurant for every meal for weeks on end. A lot of the places to stay here reflect that popularity which is good and bad. If you’re willing to pay above the market rate of surrounding areas you can almost always find a very nice place on Airbnb that’s available. If you have a lower budget then you’ll want to book pretty far in advance.

Roma Norte also has a great scene it’s worth checking out.

As far as good goes, do not pass up trying the tacos Por Siempre Vegana. Whether you’re vegan or not, these are some of the best tacos in Mexico City which means they’re among the best in the world!

If you’re feeling really adventurous, befriend a local and ask them to tell you about the Tepito neighborhood.

I went to CDMX for 1 month and ended up staying 2 and still didn’t feel like I scratched the surface. One of my favorite cities!

Try Condesa near Parque Espana, which seems to be the most fun area to stay in right now

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I drove my Jeep over the border a couple of weekends ago, from Atlanta to Mexico City.

Lots of Mexico is accessible via highways these days (usually gotta pay a toll though), and I find driving on them much more enjoyable than in the US. The semi trucks actually wait for you to pass before trying to pass another vehicle themselves, so I used cruise control almost nearly uninterrupted the entire trip.

Re: rural areas, I've driven through wine country in Baja California and through farmland in CDMX to get to the volcanos (both via dirt roads), and never had issues. I'd just be very mindful of the topes that are scattered throughout Mexico like landmines. You won't find them on highways, but you'll usually find them on city/town streets, and they're usually unmarked. I think it's one of the reasons why people recommend to not drive at night if you're unfamiliar with the area.

Parking in the city is fine. I've seen really nice cars (Mercedes, Tesla, etc.) parked along the streets, but there's generally paid secured parking if you're uncomfortable with leaving the car on the street.

All in all, I'd say it's been an enjoyable experience. Know the driving rules in the major cities that you plan to drive through (foreigners can't drive on Saturdays in CDMX), and you should be fine.

You're more than welcome to ask me additional questions if you'd like!

I could be into this. I’ll be there March 24th. I’m looking for someone to split costs with.

In general, expats and English speakers are more common around the us embassy (zona rosa, etc). Also Polanco. That’s my experience from my stays there for 2 months in the last two years

Where are you based? Have you found a more nomad-friendly workspace?

Hop into the Mexico City room on Slack. There are lots of us!

It depends a lot per area. Try hoodmaps.com/mexico-city and visit the more hip (yellow) international areas. Also try meetup.com and visit some tech meetups. Most nomads work in tech so you’ll probably find them there!

After Mexico City come to Medellin! Here you will meet many nomads-- There are always Coliving groups basing themselves here for a month at a time, all the time. Plus the coworking space at Selina is always filled with nomads.