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Hotel San Cristobal \u2014 Todos Santos, Mexico<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In so many of its most exciting hotels, Mexico has mastered the art of marrying traditional forms with modern designs, creating the perfect blend of old-world charm and present-day progress.<\/h4>\n

In the hotel game, putting a modern spin on a traditional form is far from novel. Quite the contrary, it\u2019s one of the most common conversions you\u2019ll see amongst boutique hotels that have taken up residence in older, pre-existing buildings. We love the past \u2014 to a point. More than a faithful recreation of a long-ago era, sometimes we want a mix of what is with what was. We still want to retreat into a world different from our current one, but we also want to take advantage of technological advances and evolutions in design that make everything a little more durable, a little more reliable, and a little more exciting. We\u2019ve earned it, and we adore the contrast of old and new.<\/p>\n

Mexico is no stranger to tradition. From Dia de los Muertos and Las Posadas to siestas and Cinco de Mayo, it’s a nation known for celebrating its rich and ancient culture with customs that have been passed down through the generations. That heritage can be felt in any number of the country’s hotels, even the ones that opened in the current millennium. Our favorite of these hotels know exactly how to balance the rustic and the refined. There’s a time and place for lodging that brings us all the way back to basics, like a tented beachfront bohemia or a modest jungle cottage \u2014 and Mexico has you well-covered there, too. But for now: something a little more progressive.<\/p>\n

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C\u00edrculo Mexicano<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mexico City, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"C\u00edrculo<\/a><\/p>\n

Grupo Habita was at the forefront of the original boutique-hotel boom, and as of 2020 they\u2019re still at it with C\u00edrculo Mexicano, a 19th-century building in the Centro Hist\u00f3rico updated by architects Ambrosi Etchegaray into a striking and unique 25-room boutique hotel. The accommodations, on the second and third floors, are arranged around a central patio, and in the public spaces the contrast of weathered period materials and brand-new modern construction is at its strongest.<\/p>\n

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La Purificadora<\/a><\/h2>\n
Puebla, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"La<\/a><\/p>\n

This 19th-century water processing plant and bottling factory was redesigned by the famous Mexican modernist architect Ricardo Legorreta, the man behind Mexico City\u2019s famous Camino Real hotel. It\u2019s a departure from the style of his brightly colored mid-century masterpiece, but then again it\u2019s not the middle of the century anymore \u2014 aside from some judiciously applied violets, La Purificadora is fairly austere, in blacks, whites, and natural wood and stone, with the exterior walls and some interior surfaces remaining untouched and unpainted.<\/p>\n

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Hotel San Cristobal<\/a><\/h2>\n
Todos Santos, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve spent time in their Texan hotels you know Bunkhouse, one of the hippest and most forward-thinking hotel chains in existence. Their architects of choice, Lake Flato, are experts at balancing a bit of boutique polish and a whole lot of charming authenticity. It\u2019s no different here; there\u2019s a bit of boutique style in the form of plush Coco-Mat mattresses, Tivoli radios and Malin + Goetz bath products, but mostly there\u2019s a fun, chill little hotel, right on the beach, with rooms and suites arranged around a central pool and lounge area.<\/p>\n

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Las Casas B+B Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n
Cuernavaca, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Las<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cB+B Hotel\u201d might seem redundant, but Las Casas, an 11-room hideaway right in the heart of Cuernavaca\u2019s pocket-sized downtown, is truly a little bit of both \u2014 it\u2019s more polished and more stylish than most any bed and breakfast, while it\u2019s smaller and more intimate than most any hotel, boutique or otherwise. The rooms and suites are sharply outfitted in shades of white and gray, with the house\u2019s colonial architecture still visible beneath the contemporary, minimalist d\u00e9cor.<\/p>\n

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Downtown Mexico<\/a><\/h2>\n
Mexico City, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Downtown<\/a><\/p>\n

Occupying a brick-fronted 17th-century palace a short walk from the Plaza de la Constituci\u00f3n, Downtown Mexico has as central a location as a Mexico City hotel could ask for. Inside, the original high ceilings remain intact, among other charmingly weathered period details, but the prevailing atmosphere is that of a very clean, very contemporary modern boutique style. Simple forms highlight rich textures, from the dark tiled floors to the raw wood furnishings to the screens, almost Moorish in style, that set the bathrooms apart from the bedrooms.<\/p>\n

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Casa No Name<\/a><\/h2>\n
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Casa<\/a><\/p>\n

Originally built for the local bishop in the 18th century, this stunning six-room mansion is tucked into the heart of San Miguel de Allende. The late fashion photographer Deborah Turbeville lived in Casa No Name for more than twenty years, and made it famous in a photo book not long before her death. Fortunately the photos aren\u2019t the only way to remember Casa No Name: in its new life it\u2019s a luxurious little boutique hotel, in which the old master suite \u2014 now called Deborah\u2019s Suite \u2014 is only one choice among several.<\/p>\n

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Hotel Bo<\/a><\/h2>\n
San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

Hotel BO distills the many cultural elements of San Crist\u00f3bal de las Casas (Mayan, Colonial, Moorish, etc.) while paying tribute to the elements that shape the landscape \u2014 water, fire, air and earth. But this is not a new age hotel. Quite the opposite, in fact: the grounded, forward-thinking design carves up the public spaces in clean-lined modern style (don\u2019t miss the sleek geometry of the courtyard pool). The 22 guest rooms steer clear of minimalism, however \u2014 they\u2019re vibrant without being riotous, their bright colors tempered by plenty of handsome local wood.<\/p>\n

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Era Hotel & Spa<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tulum, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Era<\/a><\/p>\n

Era Hotel & Spa is set in a leafy residential neighborhood on the western edge of town, which means urban life isn\u2019t far away \u2014 but the immediate surroundings are verdant, quiet, and exceedingly private. Architecturally, it\u2019s an appealing building, blending the orderly geometries of modernism with the appealingly warm and organic textures of traditional carpentry. The walls are made from chukum, a sand-based stucco, and there\u2019s sisal and organic cotton everywhere, a tactile contrast with the cool polished concrete floors.<\/p>\n

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Hotel Rodavento<\/a><\/h2>\n
Valle de Bravo, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe that\u2019s why it\u2019s mostly travelers from elsewhere within Mexico who know the Valle de Bravo \u2014 this lush mountain valley defies all the stereotypes, from sun-kissed beaches to colonial-era haciendas. Instead it\u2019s got Hotel Rodavento, in the lush mountain valley of Valle de Bravo, bills itself as a boutique hotel but is in actual fact quite a bit more than that. It\u2019s more like a mountain lodge, twenty-eight modern suites in tented-roof hillside villas, each one with a deck overlooking the property\u2019s pine forests and private lake. The look is contemporary but very far from urban \u2014 rustic elements make the interiors more hospitable, and the old-fashioned claw-foot tubs are charming.<\/p>\n

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Maison Couturier<\/a><\/h2>\n
Veracruz, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Maison<\/a><\/p>\n

The style at this nineteenth-century estate is broadly historical, but it\u2019s immediately apparent that it was assembled with a designer\u2019s eye. Maison Couturier is from Grupo Habita, so it shares a philosophy with Mexico\u2019s hippest boutique chain. The Maison\u2019s rustic atmosphere is all the more impressive given that fact. Eight bungalows make up the bulk of the accommodation, augmented by an Owner\u2019s Suite in the estate\u2019s main house. They\u2019re only just as modern as they need to be \u2014 a\/c, internet, plasma screens \u2014 but there\u2019s nothing to break the spell of the Maison\u2019s countrified elegance.<\/p>\n

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Amomoxtli<\/a><\/h2>\n
Tepoztlan, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Amomoxtli\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tepoztl\u00e1n is a mountain town near Mexico City that\u2019s known for its significance in Aztec history and culture. And with the advent of Amomoxtli, the region\u2019s first high-end luxury boutique hotel, it\u2019s a destination that\u2019s set to welcome a new crop of international travelers. The architecture marries the contemporary and the classic, with perhaps a slight emphasis on the latter \u2014 and in the rooms, the beamed ceilings and the tile and stone work establish a historical backdrop against which the occasional piece of contemporary furniture or artwork provides a contrasting note.<\/p>\n

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Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada<\/a><\/h2>\n
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Belmond<\/a><\/p>\n

The quietly stylish Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende is the perfect setting for a classic refuge like the Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada, equal parts 16th-century residence and modern luxury boutique hotel. The level of service is high, as professional as it is warm, and the hotel\u2019s old-world charm is always allowed to shine through. Thirty-seven rooms and suites are divided among six colonial mansions, and they\u2019re all different, keeping to the floor plans of the original houses, but the appointments are luxury-hotel modern, from the flat-screen televisions to the private plunge pools.<\/p>\n

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Hotel Escondido<\/a><\/h2>\n
Puerto Escondido, Mexico<\/h5>\n

\"Hotel<\/a><\/p>\n

Hotel Escondido, a minimal-rustic beachfront boutique hotel on Oaxaca\u2019s Pacific coast, is essentially \u201cbarefoot luxe\u201d at its apex, a sort of impossibly stylish version of beach-bum living, its sixteen bungalows smallish and spare but perfectly formed. The restaurant serves can\u2019t-miss local seafood, the bar shows off the Habita talent for hospitality, and the pool lounge mixes modern design with the most primitive of elements, to the greatest possible effect.<\/p>\n

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