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Campos Eliseos 252 Chapultep
MEXICO CITY 11560, MEXICO
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- Price Range:
Top end
- Neighbourhood:
Polanco
- Atmosphere:
Boutique and Party
Lonely Planet Review
One of the four sentinels opposite the National Auditorium, Latin America's first W is a 25-floor business hotel that's determined to break away from the stodginess of places like the JW Marriott or Intercontinental. The W dares to have fun. Fun is the future, and the W is definitely futuristic.
The fun begins as you cross the threshold and see a laser projection of the word 'Welcome' at your feet. It continues into the Whiskey bar (where a creamsicle martini will set you back 100 pesos) and even extends to the Wired business centre, with a deck for those who want to take their laptops outside. And if fun has a color, it must be red. Hallways are red, rooms are red, and the red-lit Red Lounge has red mats for chilling out. Transparent red partitions separate the tables at the Solea restaurant, which specializes in seafood à la mexicana. Rooms skillfully blend style, comfort and killer views, and feature goose-down quilts, high-tech entertainment and waterfall or massage showers (at the balcony end, which may appeal to exhibitionists). A spa takes up the entire third floor, and includes a 'relaxation pool' and temascal (pre-Hispanic sauna).
Review by author Daniel C Schechter
How To Get There
From Benito Juarez International Airport:
Approximate driving time is 30 minutes and distance is 11 miles.
Rental cars are convenient and available online. Taxis ($16-$25) are available. Follow the airport signs to reach all transportation.
Shuttle vans or private cars of varying prices also are available. They can be selected during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Nearby Points of Interest
- The National Auditorium Nearby
- National Museum of Anthropology 2.0 kilometers
- Diego Rivera Mural Museum 7.0 kilometers
- House of Tiles 8.0 kilometers
- Plaza of Three Cultures 9.0 kilometers
- Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe 13.0 kilometers
- San Angel (Colonial Residential Area) 19.0 kilometers
- Presidente Masaryk Avenue 2 blocks
- Chapultepec Park 4.0 kilometers
- National Palace 8.0 kilometers
- Palace of Fine Arts 8.0 kilometers
- Plaza Mexico (Bullfighting) 11.0 kilometers
- Coyoacan (Colonial Residential Area) 19.0 kilometers
- Xochimilco (Floating Gardens) 26.0 kilometers
Facilities
- Sauna
- Whirlpool
- 24-hour reception
- Parking
- Pets allowed
- Room service
- In-House bar
- Spa
- Cribs
- Children stay free
- Business center
- Meeting rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Fitness facility
- Laundry facilities
- Security facilities
- Wake up service
- Roll-away beds
- Audiovisual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Business services
- Comp newspapers in lobby
- Concierge desk
- Conference Room(s)
- Cribs - Upon request
- Currency Exchange
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- hasGiftShop
- Housekeeping - Daily
- Internet public area - wireless
- Lounge
- Massage-treatment room
- Meeting room (small groups)
- Parking (Complimentary)
- Pets allowed - Fees Apply
- Rollaway Bed - upon request
- Room service (24 hours)
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Steam room
Check-in/Check-out
Earliest check-in:
3:00 PM
Latest check-out time:
12:00 PM
Author Tip
Take a stroll down Paseo de la Reforma to the National Anthropology Museum, the stupendous storehouse of Mexico's ancient treasures. For evening entertainment, see what's going on at the Auditorio Nacional, the 10,000 seat concert hall directly opposite the hotel. Behind the auditorium is the Centro Cultural del Bosque, a complex of six theaters that includes a showcase for contemporary dance.
Curious Fact
Although we thought the hotel's trademark letter had something to do with the current occupant of the White House, there is no such connection: Ws belong to the Starwood Hotel chain. Since the runaway success of its flagship hotel in New York, the chain has rapidly expanded and now counts 21 Ws worldwide.