Information about accommodation for conference delegates
The unofficial conference hotel is Hotel Maria Cristina, close to the Reforma Avenue. We have had good experiences with this hotel during past conferences and we will also arrange group transportation from the hotel to the conference center every morning during the event (included in the registration fee).
Participants who live in other hotels or in host families in the Zona Rosa area and the surrounding areas, are also recommended to use the group transportation from here (but should inform us in advance, so we know how many seats we will be needing). It is also very quick easy to get to Maria Cristina via microbus or taxi on the Reforma avenue from the downtown area.
Hotel Maria Christina is a comfortable hotel in a nice and quiet area, walking distance from Zona Rosa. The building is charming, in Spanish colonial style, with a delightful garden courtyard. The price for a double room here will be 737 pesos (ca. 72 US dollars) and a single room 667 pesos (ca.65 US dollars depending on exchange rate and the kind of payment you prefer). Participants in the conference paying directly to the hotel in cash (MEXICAN PESOS, if you pay in US dollar, they will charge you the dollar rate) will receive a 10% discount.
Below we have listed a representative selection of other conveniently located Mexico City hotels in different price categories. The prices below are in US-Dollars. If you pay the pesos price directly to the hotel upon arrival or departure, you will often get a better price due to frequent fluctuation in the currency exchange value. We have included contact information for each hotel. If you prefer, we can also make a reservation for you in one of these hotels or send you further suggestions. Please send an e-mail to info@enkidumagazine.com for further details.
SOME HOTELS IN MEXICO CITY
* Hotel Misión, Nápoles 62 in the Zona Rosa, (52-55) 5533-0535, www.hotelesmision.com.mx , has 50 small but comfortable and quiet rooms along with a gym and a friendly, more or less bilingual staff. A good value in this neighborhood at $90.
* Hotel de Cortés, Avenida Hidalgo 85, (52-55) 5518-2184, fax (52-55) 5512-1863, http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=70004 is an 18th-century convent with a central courtyard near the Zócalo, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Palacio de Bellas Artes. Now part of the Best Western chain, its 29 rooms were restored in 1990. The street scene may be hectic outside but calm prevails within. Rates, $70.
* Hotel Catedral, Donceles 95 in the historic center, (52-55) 5518-5232, fax (52-55) 5512-4344, e-mail hcatedra@mpsnet.com.mx , http://www.hotelcatedral.com/ has 116 clean rooms, along with a fine bar and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Zócalo. Ask for a top-floor room with a view. At $38, it's probably the best bargain lodging in the city. The junior suite has a jacuzzi.
* The Nikko Mexico, Campos Elíseos 204 in Polanco, (800) 645-5687, www.nikkohotels.com , is a world-class hotel a short walk from the city's justly famous Anthropology Museum, with 744 well-appointed rooms. Marbled baths, a fine gym, four first-rate restaurants (including a sushi bar), concierge services -- the works, starting at $280.
* Hotel The Four Seasons: Besides 240 rooms, two good restaurants, a health club and the usual top-notch services for business travelers, the Four Seasons, Paseo de la Reforma 500, Zona Rosa, (800) 332-3442, fax (52-55) 5230-1808, www.fourseasons.com , also offers free cultural tours of the city and bargain rates on weekends. All rooms have large windows, love seats and marbled baths; ask for a courtyard view. Rates, $300 and up during the week, $180 Friday through Sunday.