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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.)

Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $691 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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Located at Paseo De La Reforma 500, Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City has great rooms from $691 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 3.9 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love parking, child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
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  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room
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JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $456 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Mexico City
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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A great place to stay is JW Marriott Hotel Mexico City which has nice rooms starting at $456. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Andres Bello 29, Polanco. 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 6 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
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hotel Catedral

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $102 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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We found Hotel Catedral to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $102. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a bar, city views, and a hot tub, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Donceles 95. You'll also find free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 0.6 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Mondrian Mexico City Condesa

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Mexico City
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
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With terrific rooms from $202, Mondrian Mexico City Condesa, at Aguascalientes 158 Hipodromo Condesa Cuauhtemoc provides room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a game room. It's located just 4.3 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Holiday Inn Ciudad De Mexico-Trade Center By IHG

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Holiday Inn Ciudad De Mexico-Trade Center By IHG has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care. The great rooms here start at $104 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Avenida Revolucion 583. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, a game room, a spa, 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
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Stadia Suites Mexico City Santa Fe

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $94 (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 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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The great guest rating of Stadia Suites Mexico City Santa Fe is 8.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $94, and it's located at Juan Salvador Agraz 60. We also love the rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which are great for visitors. And since it's just 16.8 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Four Points by Sheraton Mexico City, Colonia Roma

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $204 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
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A cool place is Four Points by Sheraton Mexico City, Colonia Roma because it has great rooms that start at $204. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and child care, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Alvaro Obregon No. 38. Only 2.5 km from the city center, travelers will especially love laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, a hot tub, and a spa at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Hive Mexico City by G Hotels

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Hive Mexico City by G Hotels offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $79 (before taxes). It's located at Vermont 29 and has earned a guest rating of 8.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, parking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.4 km from the city center. The swimming pool is fantastic and lots of fun, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room
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Marquis Reforma

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your 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.
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Located at Paseo De La Reforma 465 Col Cuauhtemoc, Marquis Reforma has great rooms from $202 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 8.80 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.8 km from the center of town. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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The Westin Santa Fe, Mexico City

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $203 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Family-Friendly
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A great place to stay is The Westin Santa Fe, Mexico City which has nice rooms starting at $203. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Javier Barros Sierra 540. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms. It's located just 14.8 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Bicycle rental
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
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Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Mexico City, Puebla City, Cuernavaca, Tepoztlán, and Valle de Bravo.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Mexico City, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Mexico City, Best Luxury Hotels in Mexico City, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Mexico City, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Mexico City, Best Hotels for One Week in Mexico City, Best Hotels for One Night in Mexico City, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Mexico City, Best Adults Only Hotels in Mexico City, Best Party Hotels in Mexico City, Best Business Hotels in Mexico City, or Best Party Hotels in Mexico City.


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

Mexico City Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$132

After analyzing 229 first time trip hotels in Mexico City, Mexico, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $132. 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: $342
  • 4-star hotels: $127
  • 3-star hotels: $92
  • 2-star hotels: $94


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