Hotels in Mexico City

For a first trip, Roma or Condesa: leafy, walkable, full of restaurants, and 15-25 minutes by taxi from the Centro. The Centro Histórico works if monuments and budget come first. Polanco is the luxury pick and Reforma the business one. Skip the very cheap airport-strip hotels unless you have an early flight.

Prices dip from June to September, the rainy season, and again in January-February. They spike hard in late October — the F1 Grand Prix and Day of the Dead land almost together — plus Holy Week and the Christmas-New Year stretch. Business districts cost more midweek; tourist zones often cost more at weekends.

From AICM to Roma, Condesa or the Centro, an authorised taxi or ride-hailing app runs about MX$200-400 and takes 30 to 60 minutes depending on traffic. The Metro is extremely cheap but awkward with luggage. If you land at AIFA instead, budget an hour or more and a noticeably higher fare.

The altitude: 2,240 metres is real. Drink water and keep day one light. From June to September expect rain most afternoons, usually a two-hour burst — mornings are generally fine. Order taxis through an app at night rather than hailing them, and build traffic into every plan you make.