Hotel GillowvsLa Valise Mexico City
Both hotels are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, La Valise Hotel scores marginally higher than Hotel Gillow. La Valise Hotel ranks #30 in Mexico City with accolades from 6 reviewers including The Telegraph, Fodor's and Mr & Mrs Smith.
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
La Valise Mexico City
Tonala 53 | Roma Norte, Mexico City 06700, Mexico
From $370/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Travel + Leisure
"The hotel, with just three suites, is located inside an early 20th-century French-inspired building. It's hard to resist grabbing your smartphone and Instagramming the crocodile-skin covered tables." Full review
Bon Appétit
"A place that’ll feel like home—nice neighbors included." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A beautiful, ultra-private, three-room mansion hotel in the heart of Roma Norte, one of Mexico City’s most happening neighbourhoods." Full review
Fodor's
"Housed in an 1905 mansion in the heart of fashionable colonia Roma, La Valise's three massive suites give the feeling that a wealthy art-collector friend has loaned you her home." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Worldly wanderers will fall hard for La Valise Mexico City, a boutique hotel in the heart of the bohemian Roma district." Full review
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It quickly becomes clear that nothing it too much to ask for the hotel staff – we get to know four by name.
Condé Nast Traveler
"This three-room urban escape punches above its weight with innovative interior design and personalized service." Full review
Independent
"Whichever exclusive room you bag, the vibe at this unassuming townhouse is low-key and private. It includes a continental breakfast that is brought to your room."
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Request the terazza suite, with a bed on rails so you can shift it to the balcony and sleep under the stars.
Michelin Guide
"The three-suite property, located above a shop in a 1920s townhouse in the happening Roma neighborhood, makes a virtue of its small size." Full review