The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Mexico City

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Mexico City

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If it's your first trip to Mexico City, Mexico for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Mexico City. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Mexico City. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Mexico City for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Mexico City beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Mexico City for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Hotel Zocalo Central

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $124 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Av Cinco De Mayo 61 Col, Hotel Zocalo Central has great rooms from $124 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.4 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, free parking, and laundry facilities at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms


Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $514 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mexico City
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City which has nice rooms starting at $514. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Paseo de la Reforma 500. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.9 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Grand Fiesta Americana Chapultepec

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $162 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Grand Fiesta Americana Chapultepec to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $162. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Mariano Escobedo 756. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 4.3 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Breakfast in the room


Hilton Mexico City Reforma

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Mexico City
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $141, Hilton Mexico City Reforma, at Avenida Juarez #70 provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, outdoor tennis, child care, laundry services, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 0.8 km from the city center, too. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Holiday Inn Mexico City - Trade Center

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $62 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Holiday Inn Mexico City - Trade Center has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. The great rooms here start at $62 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Avenida Revolucion 583. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, a spa and wellness center, a game room, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 7.2 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms


Live Aqua Urban Resort Mexico

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $184 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Mexico City
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Live Aqua Urban Resort Mexico is 9.40 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $184, and it's located at Avenida Paseo de los Tamarindos Numero, 98. Colonia Bosques de las Lomas. We also love the child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a spa and wellness center which are great for visitors. And since it's just 13 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Family rooms


The Green Park Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $136 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

A cool place is The Green Park Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $136. It has room service, a restaurant, a bar, laundry services, and city views, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Constituyentes 99. Only 5.3 km from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


InterContinental Presidente Mexico City

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $178 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

InterContinental Presidente Mexico City offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $178 (before taxes). It's located at Campos Eliseos 218 Col Polanco and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.8 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Breakfast in the room


St Isidro Corporate Housing

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $127 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mexico City
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at San Isidro 63 Colonia Reforma Social Mexico City Mexico 11650, St Isidro Corporate Housing has great rooms from $127 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 7.7 km from the center of town. We always love being able to cook meals in a hotel room, and the kitchen here was a nice touch.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $240 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City which has nice rooms starting at $240. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Andres Bello 29. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers laundry services, city views, a hot tub, a spa and wellness center, and a spa. It's located just 5.8 km from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Cuernavaca, Toluca, Tepoztlán, and Pachuca.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Mexico City?

Mexico City Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$78

After analyzing 219 first time trip hotels in Mexico City, Mexico, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $78. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Mexico City.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $215
  • 4-star hotels: $91
  • 3-star hotels: $60
  • 2-star hotels: $34


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