Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Price Categories
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double room per
night (with breakfast
if included), taxes,
and extra charges.
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Hotel Catedral
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Best Western Hotel de Cortés
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Hotel Gillow
Ciudad de México
This 19th-century hotel,
fronting the Zócalo,
features a magnificent
Art Nouveau lobby with a
beautiful 1908 Tiffany
stained-glass ceiling. It
has an open courtyard,
with a lovely, panoramic
view from the elegant
wrought-iron elevators.
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Hotel Majestic
This triangular-
shaped, conveniently
located, five-story
building was constructed
in 1904, and when it
opened it was the tallest
building in Mexico City.
The lobby has an elegant
marble floor, a crystal
chandelier suspended
from the ceiling, and a
sweeping grand stairway.
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Holiday Inn Zócalo
Pleasant small hotel
with a lovely century-old
marble, brass, and dark
wood lobby. The sixth
floor rooms have private
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Hotel María
The hotel is housed in
a lovely Baroque building
that fronts on the Zócalo.
The lobby of the hotel
features a red-tiled floor,
lovely fountain, and hand-
painted tiles from Pueblo.
The rooftop Terraza
Restaurant is an excellent
place to watch the flag
ceremony on the Zócalo.
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Best Western
This historic colonial
building located across
from the Zócalo houses a
thoroughly modern
Holiday Inn with a glass
front lobby. Comfortable
guestrooms are decorated
in a pleasant colonial
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Geneve Calinda
Cristina
A small hotel in a
charming rose-colored
four-story colonial
building close to the UK
Embassy. The garden
offers a retreat from the
bustle of the city. d
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This elegant 1906
colonial hotel with
classical European styling
is decorated with antique
furnishings and fine art.
The attached Sanborns
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Tulip Inn Ritz
Hotel de Cortés
Dating back to the 17th
century, this Baroque
building was originally
used by Augustine monks.
With small, simple rooms,
the hotel is located across
from Alameda Central
near the Museo Franz
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Hotel Catedral
This small hotel with
116 rooms has a lovely
lobby with gleaming
marble floors, dark
woodwork, and arched
windows. Two terraces
on the seventh floor, with
chairs and tables, provide
great views of the city.
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Built in 1930 on one
of the city's most historic
streets, Madero, the
hotel's rooms are
Unless otherwise stated, all hotels have en-suite bathrooms and
air conditioning
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