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Hotels in Mexico City
Not only is Mexico City one of the most exciting cities in the world, but it can also be one of the most affordable when it comes to accommodations. For around $75, you can find a double room in a fairly central hotel, including a bathroom and often air-conditioning and TV. Many hotels have their own garages wh ...
Not only is Mexico City one of the most exciting cities in the world, but it can also be one of the most affordable when it comes to accommodations. For around $75, you can find a double room in a fairly central hotel, including a bathroom and often air-conditioning and TV. Many hotels have their own garages where guests can park free.
The best hotel values concentrate in the downtown Centro Histórico (historic district), which has recently undergone a dining and nightlife renaissance. Luxury hotels are mostly in the two most popular areas for mainstream tourism: The Financial District, running alongside Avenida Reforma and near the Zona Rosa, attracts predominantly those in the city for business or shopping, whereas Chapultepec Park and the Polanco neighborhood are ideally located near museums and other cultural attractions. Hotels in these zones not only offer more deluxe accommodations and amenities, but also generally have their own fleets of taxis and secured entrances for guests. The crime rate, though on the decline, is still quite high; visitors should consider staying in the most secure accommodations they can afford.
If you're looking to save a few bucks on accommodations and to meet a few fellow travelers in the process, consider one of the city's budget hostels. The Hostal Virreyes, Izazága 8, Colonia Centro Histórico (tel. 55/2141-8087; www.hostalvirreyes.com.mx), occupies a large, impressive Art Deco building near the Centro Histórico; and Hostal Condesa Chapultepec, Cozumel 53-A, Roma Norte (tel. 55/5211-1024; www.hostelcondesachapultepec.com), a cozy two-story former residence smack between Roma and Condesa, is another great, affordable option. Both offer private rooms in addition to dorm-style accommodations.
Weekend Deals -- Traveling business professionals make up most of the clientele of the top hotels, which often offer substantially lower rates Friday through Sunday.
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Casa Vieja
Casa Vieja is a charming and colorful old Mexican house with a colonial feel that's filled with art and handicrafts. It is located in Polanco, within walking distance of Chapultepec Park and a host of museums. Once a private residence and one of the older buildings in Polanco (many…$$Col. Polanco
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Distrito Capital
Another hotel from Mexico’s Habita group, Distrito Capital is a modern luxury lodging in Mexico City’s Santa Fe area, which is a sprawling suburb of high rises and malls situated quite a ways from the city's popular tourist neighborhoods and downtown. However, since many…$$Col. Santa Fe
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Downtown-Mexico
Part of the Habita group of hotels, this relative newcomer to the mix of hotels situated in Mexico City’s historic downtown area brings a young, hip, and modern touch to the seventeenth-century palace (known as the Palacio de los Condes de Miravalle) in which it's housed. The hotel…$$Historic center
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El Patio 77
One-third art gallery, one-third science project and one-third, well, happy sleep over, this off-the-beaten path B&B is a real charmer. Priding itself on being eco-friendly, guests are given explicit instructions on how to use the bathrooms, as much of the water is re-used, and…$Col. San Rafael
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Fiesta Americana Grand Chapultepec
Location is critical in a megalopolis like Mexico City. This hotel sits at the entrance to the city's largest park, Chapultepec, home to the Castillo de Chapultepec where Emperor Maximilian and his wife, Carlota, lived during their brief reign in the 1860s. It is also an easy stroll…$$Col. Anzures, two blocks from Chapultepec Park
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Gran Melia Mexico Reforma
Convenient to the Zocalo (about a 20-minute walk that passes in front of the Palacio Bellas Artes) and to nearby metro stations, this hotel's central location is ideal for tourists looking to explore colonial Mexico City as well as the business travelers who need to be close to…$$Col. Tabacalera
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Holiday Inn Zocalo
Located in the historic center, a few blocks from the Zocalo (the main central square of the city and home to the cathedral and the national palace), this hotel is family friendly with ample-sized rooms with typical Holiday Inn decor, free Wi–Fi, cable TV, and a gym. Though it lacks…$$Historic center
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Hotel Camino Real Polanco
It is easy to spot the Hotel Camino Real with its signature purple, pink, and yellow exterior. A bit of a time capsule, it was built in 1967, in the lead up to Mexico's 1968 Summer Olympics, by famed Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta (he introduced Mexican modernism to much of…$$Col. Anzures
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Hotel Catedral
This is an ideal hotel for budget-conscious travelers who don't want a long commute to the city's cultural hotspots. How central is it? Take a clue from the name! The hotel is located right behind the cathedral, so it's within walking distance of all the major sites of the Zocalo:…$Col. Centro
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Hotel Condesa df
Condesa df is a member of the groovy Habita group of hotels and the hotel's rooftop terrace is a magnet for local artists and hipsters. It has great communal sofas and hammocks; when the weather turns chilly, the staff brings out blankets and heaters so that guests can continue the…$$Col. Condesa
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Hotel Four Seasons
An oasis of elegance and fine living, the Four Seasons is not only one of the best hotels in the Distrito Federal, it's considered, by many, to be one of the finest in the nation. That evaluation starts with the rooms, which are immaculate, decadently over-sized (and high ceilinged)…$$$Col. Juarez
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Hotel Habita
Hotel Habita is Mexico City's take on contemporary minimalism with flair. A former apartment building turned boutique hotel, in the city’s fashionable Polanco area, this converted 1950s building looks like a frosted glass box and that ambiance is carried inside. Decor in the 36 rooms…$$ -
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Hotel Novit
Located near the city’s business district and its World Trade Center (more like a business center/convention hall), Novit is ideal for budget-conscious business travelers. Rooms are sleek and modern, with good desks and armchairs for reading. Most importantly, you will sleep well…$$Col. Napoles
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Hotel Presidente InterContinental
This 42-story luxury hotel has the distinction of having hosted President Barack Obama on both of his visits to Mexico City, in 2009 and 2012. What makes it worthy of the "leader of the free world"? We're guessing it isn't just the fact that the hotel has the word "Presidente" in its…$$$ -
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Hotel Villa Condesa
This former art-deco mansion was one of many elegant mansions along Condesa’s tree-lined boulevards that lay neglected until it was restored by the Nava family into a chic 13-room boutique hotel. The family has retained many touches of the past—a wrought-iron entrance gate and white…$$Col. Roma Norte, near the corner of Veracruz Avenue
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Hotel Volga
The interior of Hotel Volga is supposed to make you think of a cenote—one of those circular sinkholes you took a day trip to when you felt like you should see something nature-y during your all-inclusive vacation in Cancún. Volga’s version—located just off Paseo de la Reforma (and…$$Cuahtémoc
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Hyatt Regency Mexico City
Formerly the Hotel Nikko Mexico, the 38-story Hyatt Regency Mexico City retains its former owner's fusion of Eastern and Western influences, with its outdoor Zen garden, and Yoshimi, one of hotel's three restaurants. The lobby and adjacent lounge area are open and airy with soaring…$$Polanco, near Chapultepec Park
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JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City
The JW Marriott Mexico City might just be the opposite of the bustling metropolis that is its home. By which I mean, there's a serenity here that's rare. Guests can settle back in one of the hotel's quiet, spacious rooms, sinking in to the plush bedding, or relaxing in the large…$$$Col. Polanco
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Kimpton Virgilio
The white, curving facade of the Kimpton Virgilio makes it look something like an Art Deco ocean liner moored on a leafy corner of the elegant Polanco neighborhood. Dating to 1940, the building—a protected landmark—started out as an apartment complex; in February 2024 it became the…$$$Polanco
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La Casona Hotel–Relais
Once a private mansion, built in 1923, the Hotel La Casona still shows signs of its early twentieth-century splendor from the detailed art-deco tile work in its bathrooms and courtyard, to the elegant 1920s-era furniture in the lobby, and the original hardwood floors which have been…$$Col. Roma Norte
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Las Alcobas
Las Alcobas is a stylish boutique hotel appropriately situated in fashionable Polanco, on Presidente Masaryk, considered the Rodeo Drive of Mexico City. The hotel is impeccably designed by noted New York and Toronto-based designers Yabu Pushelberg, responsible for creating some of…$$$Col. Polanco
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Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers
Just steps away from the landmark Angel of Independence on Paseo de la Reforma and not far from Chapultepec Park, this hotel couldn't be more central. The staff here are also terrific, bending over backwards to make sure guests get what they need. That's the good news. But though the…$$Col. Cuauhtémoc
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St. Regis Mexico City
Many guests find it hard to leave this hotel. Why should they? The views are breathtaking (especially from the rooftop infinity pool), the service attentive (including butlers at guests' request), and the accommodations over-the-top luxurious. Beds are draped in Pratesi linens and…$$$Near Calle Rio Mississippi, in front of the fountain of Diana
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The Red Treehouse
With B&B stays, the hosts are the key element. If the staff are gregarious, welcoming and can share expert advice, guests will often overlook a scuff mark on a wall or scratchy sheets. The staff at the Red Treehouse, charmers all, are topnotch. They bend over backwards to ensure…$Col Condesa
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W Hotel Mexico City
The W Mexico City prides itself not only on being the first W hotel to open in Latin America, but also on its modern but very Mexico-City design aesthetic. Its colors are reminiscent of a Frida Kahlo painting with red walls and ceilings in some of the rooms, a bright blue chair in…$$$Col. Polanco, at the corner of Andres Bello
