Kimpton Mas Olas

One of the most soulful hotels to stay in in all of Mexico, the quietly elegant Rosewood hotel also has a team of very attentive staff and a rooftop bar to die for.

Very much keeping to the Spanish colonial style of the city, the hotel is in the typical urban hacienda style of courtyards, arches, cantera columns and traditional dark wood furniture. However belying its classical character, all of its spacious rooms have been renovated to high modern standards, and there’s an excellent spa, wine cellar, kids club program, as well as a spoiling menu of activities.

Being about four blocks from the town’s central plaza, stepping out for a wander or a spot of shopping is easy, and the hotel’s rooftop terrace is one of the world’s best for sundowners and atmospheric dining.

This intimate, elegant hotel occupies a covetable central location in the Colonia Roma. Listed as a historic monument by the National Institute of fine arts, its graceful facade exudes the old-world charm of the last century.

Each of Hotel La Casona’s 29 exclusive rooms are unique, decorated to follow an artistic or musical theme. Flat screen TVs with cable, writing desks and air conditioning can be found throughout. The kitchen focuses on international and Swiss cuisine and food can be served both inside and on the sunny terrace.

The strategic location of the hotel places it near to Chapultepec Park and Emperor Maximilian’s Paseo de la Reforma Avenue. It’s also just a few minutes walk from the Mexico City Anthropology Museum.

This hotels scores points for both its location, being positioned right in Merida’s UNESCO-protected old quarter, and its elegantly stylish Old World décor.

Housed in a 19th-century colonial mansion and reflecting all the opulence employed in the furnishings by that era’s sisal barons, Casa Lecanda is nothing short of stepping into a period that so shaped this city, and its ample patios and courtyards provide a wonderfully spacious sanctuary in this closely packed neighborhood.

Its seven rooms have been fitted with the modern amenities yet keep hold of the mansion’s original style of hospitality. The staff are warm and welcoming, and there’s a fantastic choice of local to more regional activities to choose from.

For those that prefer a more intimate and ‘natural’ stay along the Mayan Riviera, than Esencia’s private fifty-acre beachfront boutique hotels offers up a wonderful alternative to the resorts that pepper this coastline.

The Escencia channels the luxury of simplicity with palapa-style villas and white-washed rooms adorned with plantation shutters, arched orchids, oriental furniture, all the mod cons, elegant open gardens and beach area, and cultivates a general and genuinely palpable warmth to the entire property.