Colima 71 - Casa de Arte Hotel

Style

Artists’ colonia

Setting

All roads lead to Roma

In Mexico City’s coolest corner, Colima 71 - Casa de Arte Hotel is more than just somewhere to stay – the official equation is art plus community plus hotel, and the total is the perfect Roma Norte retreat. Walk in any direction outside and you’ll soon reach one of the capital’s famously good restaurants; for one of them (Rosetta), you won’t even have to leave your room, since it delivers its Mexican-Italian meals direct to your kitchenette. Communal (literally) spaces include a courtyard with a fire pit, a row of reading nooks, a coffee shop and an honesty bar. The neighbourhood may be noisy at times, but soundproofing ensures you’ll only enjoy the buzz when you want to.

Facilities

Rooms

12, including two suites.

Checkout

Noon. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include unlimited coffee and breakfast in your room, complete with a main dish, a Rosetta pastry and a drink (you'll make your selection the day before and choose your preferred time for delivery).

Also

There is an elevator, but there are steps down to the lobby, so unfortunately Colima 71 is not accessible for guests with mobility issues.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Room Service

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, coffee shop, honesty bar, courtyard, pop-up shop and fire pit. In rooms: air-conditioning, fridge, tea- and coffee-making kit, laptop-size safe, 55-inch TV with streaming options, kitchenettes, complimentary non-alcoholic minibar and organic bath products from Yucatán.

Our Favourite Rooms

To fully appreciate the Roma Norte buzz, book a Terrace Studio with a view of the lively streets below.

Spa

If long-haul travel has you desperate for a massage or facial, the hotel can despatch you to a spa that’s a 10-minute walk away, or arrange in-room treatments.

Packing Tips

The artworks at this imaginative hotel might have your creative juices flowing so to speak – bring along any nascent manuscript, abandoned idea or preliminary sketch.

Also

If you can’t skip leg day even on holiday, guests can gain complimentary access to a gym that’s a 10-minute walk from Colima 71.

Children

All ages welcome, but not particularly catered to. Up to two little Smiths can stay in a baby cot or extra bed in their parents’ room – there's only one of each though, so please contact our Smith travel team to see if they're available for your stay.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Cooling off in the courtyard, or shotgun one of the cupboard-style reading nooks with an imaginary ‘do not disturb’ sign.

Dress Code

Artists in residence.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s no restaurant at Colima 71, but the designers thoughtfully installed kitchenettes into every room, which means you can raid Roma Norte’s many restaurants and bring your spoils back home should you prefer. There’s a coffee shop on the ground floor too, with a barista on hand to supply caffeine. Breakfast is a drink and main dish dropped off at your room, accompanied by a baked good from the best bakery in town, Panadería Rosetta (helpfully just down the road). For something a little more substantial, guests can order from the menu, but the delivery time is around 40 minutes.

Hotel Bar

There’s an honesty bar to either help yourself to or enlist the assistance of a barman – all drinks are charged at US$12 plus tax and service charge. In the winter, the fire pit is the place for cocktail o’clock.

Last Orders

Breakfast and other takeaways are organised to order; Rosetta closes at midnight.

Room Service

Room service from local restaurants, including Rosetta's infamous pastries and bread, is available from 7am to 10pm.

Planes

The city’s international Benito Juárez airport is a traffic-dependent 45-minute drive from the hotel. Hotel transfers start from US$125 plus tax.

Trains

The nearest Metro stations to the hotel are Sevilla and Cuauhtémoc, both within a 10-minute walk.

Automobiles

Roma Norte is best explored on foot, plus app-hailed cabs are readily available in Mexico City. If you have come by car, there’s a covered parking lot a block away, plus valet parking.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Colima 71 is in Mexico City’s hippest ’hood, with excellent boutiques, bars and restaurants sharing its postcode. Mexico City might be the world’s most sprawling metropolis, but greenery abounds at Bosque de Chapultepec, a vast park that’s one of the biggest in the Americas. You’ll be able to load up on textiles and treasures at one of the many markets; La Ciudadela is a great place to start. Further afield, on the outskirts of the city but within an hour’s drive, the pyramids of Teotihuacan are an easy way to make a dent on Mexico’s pre-Columbian history without going very far – and yes, seeing them from a hot-air balloon at sunrise is possible (if cheesy).

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This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .