Downtown Mexico

The place

Seventeenth-century colonial architecture in the center of Mexico City, remade by Serrano & Cherem with a contemporary industrial hand. Downtown Mexico wears its history openly — nothing plastered over.

Seventeen rooms and suites, raw and chic. Lofty ceilings, exposed antique brick, wooden furnishings, black brass fixtures. Plush bedding, a rain shower, organic bath amenities.

The rooftop is where the hotel exhales: a breezy pool lined with bright yellow lounge beds, a terrace and bar beside it. On-site dining stops at breakfast — but the streets below hold more tables than you could need.