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At the Alexander Hotel, it’s instantly apparent that everything is going to be just right. The glass elevator takes you above the canopy of Chapultepec Park, into a light-flooded wonderland of polished marble and contemporary concrete, punctuated by black-and-white portraits and pops of deep purple. The soul of the hotel is the caviar bar, where live jazz plays, crystal glasses clink, and guests sink into rich leather armchairs. Later, retire to your super-sized, high-tech suite and revel in its modern romance.
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Prices
Double rooms from £552.95 ($705), including tax at 19.5 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per person per night on check-out.
More details
Rates at Alexander Hotel do not include breakfast, but it can be added for $40 a person. Minimum stays apply over Christmas, Independence Day and during the Grand Prix.
Also
All suites at Alexander Hotel are accessible for wheelchair users and glass elevators will take you to all communal areas.
At the hotel
Gym, free WiFi and air-conditioning throughout. In rooms: Bang & Olufsen sound system, Nespresso machine, tea-making kit, free minibar stocked with local snacks, Byredo bath products, Dyson hairdryer, and bathrobes and slippers (two sets each, no less).
Our favourite rooms
Go park-facing for Chapultepec views, or plump for room 11:25, an Ambassador Suite with a cavernous Inbani double bath tub.
Spa
Book a soundproof treatment room for a massage, La Prairie facial, or signature body rub, and enjoy your own private steam room too.
Packing tips
An art pad and pencils, to sketch the parklife scene.
Also
If you’re loath to leave the comforts of your contemporary room or suite, you can arrange for a spa therapist to come to you.
Children
Over-13s are welcome, but this is not a hotel for younger Smiths.
Sit at the bar to see caviar creations in the making.
Dress Code
Slick city threads.
Hotel restaurant
The Caviar Bar is the hub of the hotel, serving imaginative haute cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Naturally, the stars of the show are the sturgeon eggs – Osetra Signature topping the podium – but they’re not alone on the menu. Stone crab claws, feather-light smoked salmon, and truffled taglioni are among the supporting cast, alongside slab-like wagyu steak.
Hotel bar
The Caviar Bar is just the spot for cocktails, with a menu dreamed up by leading Mexican mixologist, Mica Rosseau – expect hibiscus-infused mezcalitas and root vegetable martinis.
Last orders
Breakfast is from 7.30am to 10.30am; lunch and dinner run from 3pm to 10pm.
Room service
Take your pick from the room service menu, or order-in from either of the restaurants downstairs (El Porteño and Cocina Abierta).
Alexander Hotel is set within the unmissable Torre Virreyes skyscraper, right on the edge of Mexico City’s megapark, Bosque de Chapultepec. The affluent Lomas neighborhoods unfold around it, and several major museums and galleries are close by.
Planes
Major airlines fly into Mexico City International Airport from most countries around the world. From there, it’s a 45-minute taxi to the hotel, in normal traffic and the hotel can arrange private transfers at extra cost.
Trains
The closest metro station is Auditorio, which is walkable in 30 minutes – but public transport can be challenging, and a better option is to travel by car.
Automobiles
Taxis are the simplest way to get around the city, but stick to online service providers to avoid being ripped off. If you have your own motor, there’s a valet service at the hotel and the car will be stored in Torre Virreyes’ secure covered car park (charges vary by length of stay).
Other
For arrivals by helicopter, there’s a helipad right on the roof of Torre Virreyes.
Worth getting out of bed for
The easiest of excursions is to the spa of course, but for a change of speed you can summon a personal trainer to the gym, or go for free spinning at the neighbouring Síclo. Outside, explore Chapultepec – on foot, by bike, or even by boat at the main lake. The fringes of the forest are seeded with cultural picks, too. The celebrated National Museum of Anthropology is chief among the museums, across from the Tamayo – a trove of modern art: on a small plaza between the two, check out the dizzying “Dance of the flyers”, which is performed every half hour by artists braver than us. Further afield, neighborhoods such as upscale Polanco, fashion-forward Roma, and graceful Condesa each deserve your time if only for a mooch – or a taco crawl if you’re hungry. The Alexander Hotel concierge can arrange gastro tours of the city, as well as day trips to the pyramids of Teotihuacán, Frida Kahlo’s favorite Coyoacán, and the characterful canals of Xochimilco.
Local restaurants
There are cosmopolitan options aplenty in the Lomas neighborhood. Nostos brings the glory of Greek tavernas to the Mexican capital, while Zeru is all about elevated Basque cuisine – including pick-and-mix pintxos and heroic grilled octopus. And for sublime sushi and slurp-worthy noodles, get yourself to Ginza, a no-nonsense and very local favorite.
Local cafés
For smashing smashed avo and Mexico’s preferred hangover dish chilaquiles, the Ojo de Agua down the road is an excellent choice. Opposite, sandwich shop Frutos Prohibidos caters to all your smoothie needs, with a menu including a creamy Cocoa Chanel, a mango-loaded Marilyn Monroe, and a zesty Frida Kahlo.
Local bars
You don’t have to speak the local language to know that the coctelería at Carmela y Sal is the place to head for margaritas and more come sundown. The mixology masters at Limantour are further away in Polanco (30 minutes’ walk), but worth the trip for the mezcal milk punch alone.
Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this luxury hotel in the Mexican capital and unpacked their mezcal and maracas, a full account of their urban adventure will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Alexander Hotel in Mexico City…
Mexico City is a marvellous and magical place, but there are times when all you want to do is escape. Step forward, Alexander Hotel – here to lift and cosset you above the rumbling jumble of street-level life. It has all the ingredients of a modern classic, not least in its iconic setting, within Teodoro González de León’s Torre Virreyes – an inverted wedge of twinkling glass and metal affectionately known as “the Dorito building”. On this occasion, the dip for the chip is the endless guacamole-green expanse of Chapultepec – a forest six times the size of New York’s Central Park, in the heart of this gigantic city. Yes, there’s a vibrant and diverse world to explore out there, filled with creative and culinary hits across a patchwork quilt of neighborhoods… but maybe, just maybe, that could wait… After all, staying put to spend more time with your 600-thread-count linens, custom-made furniture and designer Italian furnishings – set against sweeping park views – is surely the smartest of moves.
