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Hotel Downtown Mexico vs Hotel Catedral

Both properties are rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Downtown Mexico scores slightly higher than Hotel Catedral. Hotel Downtown Mexico comes in at #9 in Mexico City with endorsements from 10 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and goop.

Hotel Downtown Mexico
Hotel Downtown Mexico
8 / 10
Isabel la Catolica 30 City 06010
From $106 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
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Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"An oasis of style in the formerly neglected Centro Histórico, the 500-year-old city center." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"This relative newcomer to the mix of hotels situated in Mexico City’s historic downtown area brings a young, hip, and modern touch to the seventeenth-century palace." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The coolest of the cool new Mexico City boutique hotels, Downtown attracts a stylish, savvy clientele whose tastes run toward fashion, culture, and design." Full review
Wallpaper Wallpaper
"The red volcanic-rock façade sets the tone for the interior, with its quarry doors, handmade tiles and magnificent stone-forged colonial staircase." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Just two blocks from the Zócalo, the new Downtown Mexico hotel is a former palace of 17 rooms, many with exposed brick walls and wood-beam ceilings." Full review
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Hotel Catedral
Hotel Catedral
7 / 10
Donceles #95, Col. Centro City 06020
From $38 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Restaurant
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Frommer's Frommer's
"This bargain hotel enjoys a stellar location 1 block north of Calle Tacuba on tree-shaded Calle Donceles, half a block from the Templo Mayor, and a block from the Museo San Ildefonso." Full review
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Ask for a top-floor room with a view.
Fodor's Fodor's
"This refurbished older hotel on a busy street in the heart of downtown is a bargain, with many of the amenities of the more upscale hotels at less than half the price." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Near ‘one of the most busiest touristic areas,’ as the website points out, this comfortable lodging has clearly considered its prime location." Full review
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Request a remodeled room (the firm mattresses and new dark wood furnishings are well worth the additional M$60).
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"This small hotel with 116 rooms has a lovely lobby with gleaming marble floors, dark woodwork, and arched windows."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"The Catedral is right in the heart of the city a block from the Zocalo-so noise can creep in-but the rooms are spacious, comfortable and attractively decorated."