Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico
Expert reviews
“The Gran Hotel flaunts the French art nouveau style of the pre-revolution era. Crowned by a stained-glass canopy crafted by Tiffany in 1908, the atrium is a fin de siècle fantasy of curved balconies, wrought-iron elevators and chirping birds in giant cages. Rooms do not disappoint in comparison.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Private parking
- Great views
All you need to know
Gran Hotel Ciudad de México offers a modern and elegant stay along with breathtaking views of the main plaza to the guests. This 5-star hotel is located in the heart of the city, close to many famous attractions. Once you step into the hotel, you’ll be surprised to see the beautiful historic architecture that is aesthetically pleasing combined with the world-class service. You can book a room or a suite depending on your liking and budget. All the rooms feature air conditioning, free WiFi, a TV, a desk, and an attached bathroom with a panoramic mirror.
The building was originally built in 1526 as a residence of the Royal Accountant. In 1895, it was turned into a shopping center – the first ever in Mexico. Finally, in 1968, it was inaugurated as a hotel representing a unique cultural heritage that is worth exploring. One major highlight of the hotel is its Tiffany-style stained glass window, which is said to be one of the four largest windows in the world.
The hotel also houses one of the best restaurants in Mexico City, La Terraza Restaurant, located on the 5th floor. This restaurant offers finger-licking good cuisine through their exclusive a la carte menus. The Metropolitan Cathedral and the Presidential Palace are located within walking distance of the hotel. The spectacular Castillo de Chapultepec gardens are also located nearby – just a short drive away. While you admire the interior of the hotel and its services, don’t miss capturing the breathtaking views of Zócalo Plaza from the rooftop.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
20 June 2025
Exceptional
Fabulous
17 June 2025
Very good
Everything was amazing
Someone in the upper floor was very noisy
17 June 2025
Great stay; will return again and again!
The staff were amazing, I was greeted by Emmanuel at the door who escorted me to the front desk. A glass of champagne poured for me as I checked in. Staff explained the history and layout of the hotel while taking me to my room. I was greeted by name every morning while leaving the hotel to explore the town. The housekeeping staff were wonderful. With Zócalo steps away, you near by stores like Nike but also small vendors.
It could be a little loud during the day with so much vibrance happening in the proximity of the hotel. But it is was live music so it wasn’t an actual problem. Also you have to walk a short distance to the hotel because Zócalo was frequently closed to vehicular traffic, but was not a big deal.
15 June 2025
Beautiful historic hotel.
Our room was facing the plaza. We had a great view. Our room was wonderful great bed and a very nicely appointed bathroom with nice linens. The staff was amazing. Abraham, the door man was so nice. He gave us a great overview of the history of the hotel when we arrived and gave us a ride in the steel elevator. Everyone was right there if we needed anything. The glass ceiling was amazing. The breakfast buffet upstairs was amazing and always with great service. We a dinner there several times and were not disappointed.
13 June 2025
This is a very high-end property with a very fiendly, everyman approch to things.
This hotel is one of the most beautiful I've seen. Staff bend over backwards for guests, the property is spotless; the restaurant is wonderful for breakfast (one of the best I've been to) and very good for a dinner.
The hotel is in the center of town and we learned that citizens love to protest. So our Zocala-facing room got pretty much blasted by noise. Also, the water pressure in the sinks and shower are is terrific, the toilet, sadly, was way under-pressured and it led to lots of issues.
9 June 2025
Royalty!!!
Exceptional stay!!! Loved everything about it highly recommend!
6 June 2025
Loved it!
The hotel is beautiful architecturally. Rooms were large, the location was amazing and we loved the Terrazza
There was a demonstration in the square in front of the hotel. Disappointing but out of the hotel’s control
29 May 2025
Wonderful stay at the Gran Hotel Ciudad de México
Prime location on the Zócolo and excellent, attentive service. Clean rooms and comfortable beds. The rooftop terrace is amazing -- it is worth coming in day time and night time for wonderful city views. They even have a specific photo location on the terrace since the view is so nice.
Nothing negative.
21 May 2025
Wonderful place in the heart of Centro Historico/Zocalo
Loved everything about it. Top notch service, wonderful facility. Super comfortable room. Would definitely stay again! Room with a view to Zocalo is definitely worth it!
All was good!
18 May 2025
Exceptional
We stayed 6 nights at Gran Hotel Ciudad de México with our daughter and absolutely loved everything. Our room overlooking the Zócalo was stunning—spacious, beautifully decorated, and very comfortable. Breakfast was excellent, with a wide and tasty selection. The hotel restaurant was also great, offering delicious food and a breathtaking view of the square. It’s also a lovely spot to enjoy a drink, especially at sunset. The staff was really great—friendly, helpful, and professional. The location felt very safe, with plenty of police presence around. Nothing negative to say—a perfect stay!
17 May 2025
Wonderful location and eager staff. Close to excellent restaurants and the main city plaza. Much better choice for us
Location - close to historical centre and main city plaza. Lovely building and a free lounge with cookies, candies and water.
The staff were unorganized but did manage to get our requests figured out - it just took some time. No towels in the room, perhaps it was laundry day as when they did arrive, they were bath mats, not bath towels.
12 May 2025
Old style Grand Hotel with Grand service and location!
Hotel is located right on the Zocalo - great location to explore parts of the city - lots of shopping around. Our room had a view of the square however due to an event happening there our view was obstructed which was unfortunate but still could see a bit of what was going on.
obstructed view of the square
9 May 2025
The staff was wonderful, the restaurant overlooks the zocalo and it’s beautiful at night
The ceiling is stunning, the pla is very nice
It’s not easy to get to by Uber or taxi, they drop you off on the street and you need to drag your suitcase for 1/2 a block
3 May 2025
Mexico City Downtown
Everything (room, restaurant, services) is wonderful, The hotel staff were helpful and courtesious, also exceeded my expectations
3 May 2025
Beautiful historic hotel
Most beautiful building- staff were very helpful. The location in the centre of the city very convenient to many historical sites
Had a room close to the square where festivities were occurring so quite noisy. Friends had a room at the back and it was much quieter
1 May 2025
Exceptional hotel. 007 and Freda have used this hotel in the movies
I treated myself on my last night in Mexico. And they treated me! Champaign on arrival. Was given a history of the hotel by the friendly man who help me with the bags. The restaurant gives a great view of the squire but would give it a 5 out of ten.
The restaurant over rated.
26 April 2025
Historic Masterpiece
GORGEOUS! A must see, even if you don’t stay here. The Tiffany ceiling is a masterpiece. The Terraza restaurant really does offer spectacular views of the Zocolo, especially at night. The entire staff from the Doormen, to the waitstaff, to housekeeping are 5 stars! They greeted us with champagne flutes. There was a plate of sweets welcoming me to the hotel in the room. The maids serviced the room each day. The restaurant reserves space for their guests so you can walk in without a reservation. The rooms are spacious with high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. It truly is grand!
Every time the AC comes on and off, it makes a clanging sound like someone dropped a weight.
24 April 2025
Fabulous
The building stunning and right on the main square The staff excellent Excellent breakfast
The road is closed off so very difficult to get to with a taxi and all the luggage
24 April 2025
Gorgeous hotel and perfect location
What a beautiful hotel! Your jaw drops when you enter. Our room was beautiful and comfortable. What really stood out were the bellboys! They are the first impression when you enter the hotel and nothing is too much trouble. So friendly and helpful. Big shoutout to Abraham!
The air conditioning in our room was noisy and there is a lot of noise on the street (this is no fault of the hotel, just the location) but at least the noise died down by the time we were ready for bed.
18 April 2025
A beautiful hotel in the heart of Mexico.
The room was clean and very comfortable. The staff was amazing, friendly and helpful with great recommendations for local cuisine.
16 April 2025
Would stay there again!
The location was wonderful, the restaurant was very good, and the staff were excellent. The hotel is gorgeous!
14 April 2025
Hote and staff were very good!
Nice hotel but a lot of events around the area leading to traffic and longer travel times.
10 April 2025
Zocalo beautiful hotel
The location of the hotel is wonderful. Very beautiful and special. Excellent breakfast with a discount. Unfortunately, the lobby toilets were locked and access was only possible through the reception who had the key. Hotels usually have a tourist information desk that offers city and out-of-town tours, but this hotel does not.
9 April 2025
Exceptional
Excellent accommodations, perfect location
AC was not cooling, mostly air
7 April 2025
Excellent location for exploring Mexico City.
The location is excellent. Directly in the center of Mexico City. Friendly and helpful staff at reception. The room had a good size and the bed was comfortable,
The food for breakfast was good and with the view from the terrace excellent. I was a little disappointed that the lunch menu and quality of service was not as good as the breakfast experience.
7 April 2025
Great hotel staff and very clean but Beware Not Zocalo View
Love the hotel but disappointed in Booking.com because they advertise the view of the zocalo but the rooms offered dont have the view. When we arrived they explained that was booking.coms fault and that they were aware booking.com oversells.
The view wasn’t what we were sold. False advertising
7 April 2025
A perfect choice for a solo traveler who wants high-quality, safety, and a more traditional Mexican experience.
The staff was so kind and personable. The location was excellent for someone who is very interested in history. The restaurant view was fantastic. I went there every day.
3 April 2025
Perfect
I love this hotel. I have stayed here many times
1 April 2025
Absolutely brilliant
The hotel was truly amazing. Staff were very attentive.
31 March 2025
It will always be a memorable holiday
The Hotel organized a driver and car for the day to visit sites outside the city centre. Our driver Christiano really helped to make the day special by taking us to the best entrances and answered our questions.
29 March 2025
The perfect place to recover after a long day of walking around the city!
Such a beautiful hotel right on the main square in the historical center of the city. The view from the restaurant as well as our room was incredible. On top of that the staff was super helpful!
23 March 2025
Located directly at the Zocalo - Fantastic ambience & very helpful staff.
Best view over the Zocalo. Staff is extremely helpful. Abraham the bellboy is the BEST advertising the hotel can wish for , when he greet visitants at the entrance, Food on the covered / open terrasse restaurant is vey tasty & at reasonable price. I highly recommend the red snapper / Huachinango. It's a joy to be served by Humberto the waiter. Last but not least please use their Taxi service - José Manuel (Pepe) the driver knows his way thru the city & will pick you up right on time, if you have such an agreement with him.
The floor could in some places be a bit more level, but hey, what can you expect from such an old fantastic hotel ? (just take a look at the Parroquia de la Asunción Sagrario - The church near the palacio nacional.)
22 March 2025
Amazing family experience in one of the most iconic places in Mexico
Amazing experience full of history and great service. The boys really love the movie Coco and we came here specifically for the architecture. The location is amazing, right next to the Constitution Square.
22 March 2025
Great views, room and service in the center of Mexico
The room was amazing with a great view of the Zocalo. The staff was top notch always with a smile and great service. The location was optimal and they clear out the Zocalo at night so the sleap was peaceful.
The food was not great; we ordered the pizza the last night as room service, and it was not good. we also ate at the restaurant, and it was lackluster. Overall, the hotel is amazing, and there are tons of good food options all over the place, so I'll still be back despite the food.
17 March 2025
Beautiful building, friendly and helpful staff, great central location.
Beautiful historic building well-maintained
No taxi/Uber drop-off since entrance ismlocated on closed pedestrian walkway. Not a problem for us, but could be a problem for someone with impaired mobility or a lot of luggage..
9 March 2025
Great hotel
This hotel is only about half a block to the zocalo. There’s tons of attractions, restaurants, and shopping within walking distance. The staff is all great and super friendly. There’s a room in the lobby open 24 hours with seating, snacks, and drinks. The rooms are very comfortable and come with lots of things you may have forgotten. The AC works great and there’s a button for blackout curtains if you need to sleep later. The bathroom is spacious and it has great water pressure. The maids are great too. The inside is beautiful and very clean. This is one of my favorite hotels!
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9 March 2025
Beautiful hotel
Location to the Zocalo
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7 March 2025
Fantastic location with excellent and stylish facilities
The location of the hotel is excellent as are its facilities. Room was very spacious.
The hotel garage was difficult to reach due to traffic restrictions. That also was the case for taxi pick-ups.
3 March 2025
Fabulous
design location
noise in the street
1 March 2025
Very good
Delicious
28 February 2025
Beautiful place, outstanding staff and perfect location
Beautiful in every way. Restaurant overlooked the plaza, location was great. Definitely recommend
27 February 2025
Very good
Location, close to all historical sights Excellent and helpful friendly staff Rooftop restaurant with panoramic views over Zócalo and cathedral
Some rooms might be a bit noisy if overlooking square (we moved to an internal facing room which was very quiet) No real bar Area slightly dodgy at night
25 February 2025
Very good
Huge room over looking Zócalo. Hotel a bit tired but extremely efficient friendly waiting staff.
Slighly shabby but not a big issue
25 February 2025
It was amazing.
Nice view on the second floor. The inside so beautiful , starstruck actually. Alot of attraction closeby. The staff very helpful and gives you update letters when making renovations. Very tasty complimentary snacks in the lounge room for free and to relax. The room is beautiful with all the wall paper and decor.
22 February 2025
Very comfortable
It’s history
17 February 2025
An iconic building in a perfect location.
The Gran Hotel Ciudad is a stunning building, perfectly located on the main square. We were upgraded to a very spacious room that looked straight on to the square and was incredibly comfortable, with a lovely bathroom. It was incredibly quiet at night. Every member of staff was friendly, polite and helpful. We didn’t have breakfast at the hotel as we had very early starts but made use of the guest lounge that was open 24 hours a day where you could make a cup of coffee, have a snack and fill up water bottles. We had a drink on the roof terrace looking over the square.
Despite being an historic building, the space feels slightly lacking in atmosphere.
16 February 2025
If returning to Mexico City my wife and I will stay here again
Everything. Excellent location. Staff were super helpful. Cynthia at front desk went above and beyond in her efforts to assist us
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9 February 2025
The most iconic location in Mexico City
Location was perfect
Everything was ok
8 February 2025
Exceptional
Absolutely gorgeous hotel , delicious food and the staff was amazing…
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Wine/champagne
- - Fruits (additional charge)
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Currency exchange
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Fitness
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Parking
- - Parking garage
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available
29 June 2025
Stunning hotel in exceptional location