Hotel Downtown MexicovsHotel Gillow
Both properties are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel Downtown Mexico ranks significantly higher than Hotel Gillow. Hotel Downtown Mexico comes in at #9 in Mexico City with accolades from 10 reviews like The Telegraph, On the Grid and Afar Magazine.
Hotel Downtown Mexico Show All Reviews
Isabel la Catolica 30 City 06010
From $106/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure
"An oasis of style in the formerly neglected Centro Histórico, the 500-year-old city center." Full review
Frommer's
"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." Full review
Fodor's
"The coolest of the cool new Mexico City boutique hotels, Downtown attracts a stylish, savvy clientele whose tastes run toward fashion, culture, and design." Full review
Wallpaper
"The red volcanic-rock façade sets the tone for the interior, with its quarry doors, handmade tiles and magnificent stone-forged colonial staircase." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Just two blocks from the Zócalo, the new Downtown Mexico hotel is a former palace of 17 rooms, many with exposed brick walls and wood-beam ceilings." Full review
goop
"The Mexican boutique hotel company Grupo Habita really does have its fingers on the pulse when it comes to opening in the right neighborhoods." Full review
On the Grid
"Downtown Mexico blends colonial 17th-century viceregal style with industrial architecture, creating a kind of chic bohemian royal atmosphere." Full review
Bon Appétit
"Live (and eat) like a Count(ess) in the historic town center." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This neo-industrial hotel is managed by the successful Habita group." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"Beautiful, trendy youngsters frequent this design hotel in the heart of Mexico City." Full review
Hotel Gillow
Isabel la Catolica 17 City 06000
From $57/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Rough Guide
"Friendly and good-value mid-priced hotel with carpeted rooms, in-house travel agency and leather sofas in the public areas."
DK Eyewitness
"Pleasant small hotel with a lovely century-old marble, brass, and dark wood lobby. The sixth floor rooms have private balconies."
Michelin Guide
"One of the most popular hotels in the historic center, opened by British businessman Thomas Gillow in 1875, it offers character, convenience and comfort."
Oyster
Budget
"Hotel Gillow provides pleasant guest rooms, a solid restaurant, and historical ambience at budget prices in the heart of Mexico City's walkable and beautiful Historic District." Full review
Lonely Planet
"In this historic building with old-fashioned service, the recently revamped rooms are done up with faux wood floors and flat-screen TVs." Full review