Mexico City's Hotel Scene Has Never Been Better — Here Are 4 New Hotels to Check Out
In Mexico City's sophisticated Polanco neighborhood, these new properties are rising above the rest.
Courtesy of Casa Polanco
Casa PolancoMexico City is one of Travel + Leisure readers' favorite cities (this year, it ranked sixth in our annual World's Best Awards). Every year brings more exciting hotel openings — and these four new properties in the sophisticated Polanco neighborhood are the ones to know about right now.
Campos Polanco
The apartment-style Campos Polanco is meant for gathering. Guests can reserve the rooftop terrace, library, salon, or a co-working space called El Estudio, for meetings or cocktail parties; there’s also a lounge and patio available for impromptu coffees or drinks. This project comes from the Mosaic Hotel Group — responsible for four hotels in northern California, including the Madrona and the North Block Hotel — which furnished the 12 suites with writing desks, midcentury modern sofas, and Baja ceramics, while preserving original details like bronze stair rails.
Michelle K. Min
Campos PolancoAlest Hotel
Mexico City native Sofía Aspe infused a British aesthetic into the Alest Hotel, a 19-key property on a quiet residential street, with elements like delicate botanical murals, wainscoting, and Carrara marble in the lobby and bathrooms. There’s also a handsome lobby bookcase, where you can browse Aspe’s Interior Design.
COURTESY OF THE ALEST HOTEL
The Alest Hotel in Mexico CityCasa Polanco
A striking slab of jade marble covers the lobby floor of Casa Polanco and proceeds to climb the staircase like ivy. Irish masons harvested the stone, Italian artisans polished it to a mossy glow, and Mexican architect Miguel Vives supervised its careful installation at this 1940s estate, where the color of the floor creates a spiritual bridge to the leafy Parque Lincoln across the street. By contrast, the 19 minimalist white rooms feature herringbone floors with Juliet balconies or terraces; the property, which opened in June, also has a library and spa.
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Casa PolancoUtopic Campos Elíseos
Short-term-rental specialist ULIV took a big swing with Utopic Campos Elíseos, a former mansion that has been converted into six suites that can be booked individually or as a buyout. Features include a bar and lounge, stained-glass windows, and a showstopping Rococo fireplace. Pop art, neon, and graffiti abound. The word agape — referencing the highest form of love, according to the ancient Greeks — is even spray-painted across a wall in the billiard room.
Marcelo Rodríguez
Utopic Campos ElíseosA version of this story first appeared in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Travel + Leisure under the headline "In the Heart of It All."
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