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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