Mexico City Accommodations

Mexico City offers over 1000 hotels. Rooms abound in the centro histórico and near the Alameda Central. The best budget bargains can be found near the Monumento a la Revolución in the streets around the Plaza de la República. Avoid the sections around the Alameda and anywhere that makes you feel uncomfortable. Beware of any hotel marked “Hotel Garage,” where patrons enter rooms directly from the garage for illicit rendezvous. Rooms for 180-250 pesos for one bed and 250-300 pesos for two beds should be clean and have carpeting, a TV, and a telephone. Some budget hotels charge according to the number of beds, not per person, and beds tend to be large enough for two. If you don’t mind snuggling (or need an excuse), sharing a bed can save major pesos. Finally, always ask to look at a room before you accept it; this is easier to do after check-out time (noon-3pm).

The shabby neighborhoods by the four bus stations generally offer expensive rooms. If you arrive late at night, it is not safe to walk even the few blocks to your hotel. Both the TAPO and Poniente stations are in especially unsafe neighborhoods. If you arrive at either, take the Metro or a taxi to safer accommodations.

• Centro Histórico

The accommodations in the centro histórico come in all shapes and sizes: busy dorms filled with young internationals, tranquil rooms in historic buildings, and ritzier modernized hotels. Best ...more

• The Alameda

Staying in the Alameda means dealing with the construction bombarding the area. You’re better off finding a hotel in the centro and making the short trip to the sights. The area is being cleaned ...more

• Near The Monumento A La Revolución

Hotels near the Monumento a la Revolución are quieter than their counterparts in the centro or the Alameda. It is easy to find a cheap, nice room and, although the area itself does not offer ...more

• Near The Zona Rosa

Cheap hotel rooms are almost impossible to find; prices become more affordable as you cross Chapultepec and head away from the Zona Rosa. The few affordable rooms in the glamour district, however, should ...more