• The Villa Condesa is a beautifully converted mansion in the La Condesa district with 13 lovely rooms - think plenty of light sash windows, wooden floors and luxurious bathrooms. There’s also a great Mexican restaurant.
• Downtown is just two blocks from the central plaza and situated within the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a 17 room property converted from a 17th century colonial palace and the rooms are all suites, beautifully designed with impressively high ceilings. There’s a rooftop bar and pool too.

• The Hippodrome's intimate Mexican restaurant serving traditional and contemporary fare makes this a popular hotel for foodies. In the bohemian district. Condesa, it's luxuriously designed and has all the mod cons you need.

• Habita is a stunningly minimalist creation by a collection of architects. The walls are whitewashed, there's floor to ceiling glass and marble floors. Plus a beautiful spa and roof terrace.
• La Valise is an achingly hip, three room boutique property in the trendy Roma Norte district. The three suites are glass-fronted with contemporary art, dark wood floors and roll-top baths among other treats. Plus there’s an in-house chef who will serve up some Mexican favourites.

• Being part of a chain of fun and funky hotels makes W one of the best places to stay in Mexico City for families. The colours are bright and bold, the staff are young and friendly and there are excellent views of the city.
• Condesa DF is one of the hippest places in Mexico City, in a hip part of town. It's has a rooftop cinema, music systems in each room, a funky rooftop bar and sushi restaurant. And all done in strikingly beautiful minimalist style.

• Small and elegant, the 35 room Las Alcobas is in the smart neighbourhood of Polanco and has luxurious, contemporary rooms and suites, two excellent restaurants and a small spa.
• With only four bedrooms, the adults-only Nima is a boutique townhouse offeris an intimate and grown-up city stay. There’s a lovely sun terrace and you can arrange a massage in your room.

• AR 218 is a contemporary collection of 39 rooms and suites - complete with kitchenettes - in the beautiful and trendy La Condesa neighbourhood. Close to everything and there’s great facilities on hand.

• Pugseal Boutique B&B is a boutique B&B in the beautiful neighbourhood of Polanco. The 21 suites are huge with contemporary art, luxurious bathrooms and floor to ceiling windows. They also provide complimentary bike hire.

• For around £80 per night you can stay at El Patio 77, a hip, eight room B&B in a grand building. Carefully renovated and decorated with antiques and stylish contemporary pieces, the eight rooms have four-poster beds and luxurious bathrooms.

If you’d prefer to stay in an apartment or private villa we recommend you visit our online partner booking.com.

• Most visitors arrive in Mexico City by air via the Benito Juarez International Airport, which is in the eastern part of the city. From there you can catch a bus or the Metro, or a taxi - this can be a slightly more complicated system than you’re expecting and involves buying a ‘taxi ticket’ from licensed vendors.
• If you want to hire a car we recommend you visit our online partner Rentalcars.
• As far as the weather is concerned, the best time to visit Mexico City is between March and May. This is when most visitors come - in winter it can be quite cold and in summer it can be quite rainy.

• Contact one of our friendly Gurus for advice.