Unless you are traveling for business in the immediate area, do not stay in Santa Fe. It is a long way from Mexico City's charms and riches. If you are here for business, there are better choices than this. As lover of great architecture I was looking forward to staying in the unusual oval building, yet after checking in I soon realized that it lacks any kind of atmosphere or style, and because of its remote location guests are likely to feel captive. Management takes advantage by price gouging as much as possible. Internet access, bottled water (anything from the minibar), and in-room coffee are outrageously overpriced, and the hotel facilities and services do not make up for it. Because of high occupancy I was "upgraded" to the club floor, but was charged for the privilege of using the lounge. The rooms are very ordinary for a supposed stylish, contemporary 5-star hotel, with ugly commercial carpeting, Ikea-like furniture and clunky obsolete TVs. My in-room CD player was not working, later removed and never replaced. Luckily, the TV system offered a couple of music channels, but no on demand movies or basic hotel functions. Speaking of high-tech, there are indicators in the hallway for housekeeping and others to know whether guests are in their rooms, (tiny red and green LED lights), yet one housekeeper opened my door without even knocking or using the buzzer while I was in, and did not even apologize. The next day, when I returned to the hotel around 4pm my room had still not been cleaned. Not that I wanted to spend much time there, since my 7th floor view was of the loading areas and roof of the convention center across the street. All in all, it was a less than pleasant stay.
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