I spent 2 nights at the hotel to recover from an exhausting trip and enjoy Mexico City and its nightlife from a central location.
It was a kind of spontaneous decision and I had booked the hotel room over a web travel agency on the very same day I checked in. The disadvantage was that I couldn't print out the voucher, so I had to send it to them via email upon check-in (always traveling with laptop sometimes helps). I was quickly checked in. However due to arriving early (official check-in time is 3PM), they couldn't give me a good room, so I first had a quite big but very dark room without any view. Even the window was partly occluded by what seemed like some sort of frosted glass stripes. There were also 2 beds but I only needed one.
So, later I decided to give it a try and ask for another room. Much to my pleasure I got a room in the 12th floor on the other side of the building with a fair view (higher up must be even more spectacular), good enough, a bit smaller but well laid out, with a large window front. The staff was always super friendly and helpful. Even if there were some very slight problems I overall enjoyed my stay excellently. Special thanks to Veronica at the Reception from a very satisfied client.
The bad:
- Air condition was too loud. I didn't need it anyway, but could be an issue during hotter period.
- Minibar is locked. Why??? I asked the concierge to come and open it, but nobody came. Fine, 7/11 (one block away) it is!
- Rooms in 10th floor (guest rooms start at 10th floor, so it is the lowest you can get), facing west, seem to be really dark and don't have a view. Not so good, only take it if you come here to sleep and spend your days outside/at work.
- Internet is fast but expensive. If you are looking for a Hotel with free WiFi this is not the place. I know some places in Mexico City with free WiFi that cost less per night than the Hilton's fee only for WiFi! A somewhat far-fetched comparison, but you get the point.
The good:
- Excellent breakfast buffet on the 6th floor. A true delight. They also have excellent wine for the afternoon or evenings.
- Location of the hotel is superb.
- Very quiet and well insulated rooms.
- Clean and modern, somewhat dark luxurious ambiente.
- It is a skyscraper so if you score a high floor you will have a great view.
- Even though I only reserved the room on the very same day on an inexpensive web-travel agency site, and then checked in early, there was no problem.
- Very good and friendly shuttle service, a bit expensive, but with very good and fast driver.
- Everybody speaks English, but will also appreciate the gringo traveler's basic Spanish vocabulary.
Room Tip: The higher the better, prefer east side.
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17 January 2012
Hi! thanks a lot for the review!
I've already share this comment with the entire managers team, thanks to this feedback we are always able to learn more and know what to do to give you the service you deserve :D the maintenance department is already aware about the noise of the Air Condition and also the F&B for any Minibar aspects, we are glad you found our staff friendly and we are gonna congratulate Veronica for the magnificent work, thanks a lot again for all your comments and if you ever come back to Mexico City we will be happy to receive you again in this your home!
Thanks a lot, Best Regards
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