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Hotel Downtown Mexico vs Hotel Gillow

Both properties are endorsed by those who travel for a living. Overall, Hotel Downtown Mexico ranks significantly higher than Hotel Gillow. Hotel Downtown Mexico comes in at #9 in Mexico City with accolades from 10 reviews like The Telegraph, On the Grid and Afar Magazine.

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 Gillow
Hotel Gillow
7 / 10
Isabel la Catolica 17 City 06000
From $57 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Friendly and good-value mid-priced hotel with carpeted rooms, in-house travel agency and leather sofas in the public areas."
DK Eyewitness DK Eyewitness
"Pleasant small hotel with a lovely century-old marble, brass, and dark wood lobby. The sixth floor rooms have private balconies."
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
"One of the most popular hotels in the historic center, opened by British businessman Thomas Gillow in 1875, it offers character, convenience and comfort."
Oyster Oyster
Budget
"Hotel Gillow provides pleasant guest rooms, a solid restaurant, and historical ambience at budget prices in the heart of Mexico City's walkable and beautiful Historic District." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"In this historic building with old-fashioned service, the recently revamped rooms are done up with faux wood floors and flat-screen TVs." Full review