This hotel has a good restaurant and bar and is centrally located. The hotel is spotless and the service excellent. We used to stay at Hotel Catedral, but it was often booked up. This is a better alternative, same price, better deal and better situated.

It is a couple of blocks from Parque Alameda, Bellas Artes, Paseo Reforma and all that area contains in Centro Historico. $40 to $60 for a suite! Recommended. Free internet.

Guerrero No. 12, and Puente Alvarado, opposite a small park. Tel. 55668333
www.hotel-monaco.com.mx

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It's a small hotel in Condesa, near the park and museums. Very friendly and a good alternative to all the big hotels.

On Durango and Cozumel, Mexico City

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A Quaker hostel just off Plaza de la Revolucion. Originally the home of muralist Jose Clemente Orozco, it was donated to the mission after his death.
Rooms are dormitory style although there are a couple of private double rooms with their own bathrooms. You can cook your own food in one of the two kitchens or have breakfast for 15 pesos. Lots of interesting people work at or stay at the hostel and it is a great place to base yourself while in Mex City. We stayed in one of the doubles for about £7 a night.

Ignacio Mariscal 132,Col. nearest Metro Plaza de la Revolucion

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Located on Insurgentes Sur in the Condesa neighborhood, this hotel is conveniently near the fun in the Zona Rosa.

I shared a double room. It was clean, quiet, and had a large bathroom with a giant shower, TV, breakfast and coffee. This hotel is comparable to any moderately priced business hotel in the US. At the equivalent of $40 US per night it's a bargain. The staff were professional and attentive.

Hotel Roosevelt
Insurgentes Sur 287, Col Hipodromo, Condesa, CP 06100
tel. 5208-3606
Access to Metrobus. Located south of the Glorieta Insurgentes.

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Jetlagged after a 12-hour flight we stumbled into the W Mexico City late on a Friday night and wondered what was going on. Well-dressed people flooding in and out, pounding music, bright lights, men in black suits with FBI-style headsets… had we come to the wrong place?

Well, it just shows that you should never expect anything ordinary from a W Hotel. There’s custom-made 60s-styled furniture and coloured lighting in the lobby while bedrooms are decorated in bright cherry-red with a hammock in the ‘wetroom’.

The service, while friendly and eager to please, can be overwhelmingly American but that’s a cultural difference rather than a criticism – and it’s far better than being ignored in a British hotel. And, let’s be honest, hotels don’t get any cooler than this.

Campos Eliseos 252, Mexico City, 11560; tel: 55 91 38 1800;
www.whotels.com

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I was attracted by the name, and delighted to find a charming yet amazingly cheap hotel bang in the centre of Mexico City. The enormous rooms are centred around an airy atrium, and the hotel bar is perfect for an ice cold Corona after the heat of the city. Far superior to the other 'backpacker' options, with internet access and helpful staff.

Isabel la Catolica 63 (Isabel la Catolica metro)

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The latest flashy hotel to open in Mexico City has received rave reviews for its design perfection, although the service is reputedly a little wanting. Double room: $165-395 plus 15% tax.

Avenida Veracruz No 102; www.condesadf.com/

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Staying at this intimate boutique hotel in the swanky Condesa district is like being inside an iPod. Sparkling white, curvy and beautifully designed, the hotel is modern, minimal Mexico (which sounds like a paradox), staffed by groovy, black-suited Gael Garcia Bernal look-alikes. The best things are the roof-top bar, a funky patio restaurant, rooms with individual arthouse DVD libraries, and refreshingly low prices. I also loved the house rules, which sternly stipulate: "No weapons, no animals, and no musicians".

Avenida Veracruz 102, Colonia Condesa. Tel: 00 52 55 5241 2600.

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Great, small, independent youth hostel. You'll feel part of the scenery of trendy, laid back Condesa/Roma.

Tabasco 303, Col Roma, tel: 55 5511 1683; www.hostelhome.com.mx

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A favourite with NGO types, this pleasant hotel is good value and centrally located but in a bit of a boring part of town.

Rio Lerma No 31, Colonia Cuauhtemoc; Tel: 5703 1212 or 5566 9688

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Simple but clean rooms in a large old building in the heart of the historic centre which is an advantage although there is less to do here at night than in other parts of town.

Isabel la Catolica No 63, Colonia Centro; Tel: 5518 1213; Double room: 270 pesos; www.hotel-isabel.com.mx/

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Simple, straightforward and very Mexican. A place for the classic dishes without pretentions and tacky decor. Approx 130 pesos per person with no alcohol.

Av Cuitlahuac No 2709, Col. Axcapotzalco; Tel: 5234 3763; Mon-Sat; Nearest metro: Cuitlahuac (not very near)

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