Camino Real México
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The Camino Real Polanco was a good choice to access by foot Chapultepec Park with our 5 and 7-year-old children. The hotel was built in 1968, with an architectural style that gives you the impression that everything is very spacious; it is almost like visiting a great museum or something like that. The room, the hallways, the restaurants, the courtyards... everything gave us a feeling of openness and simplicity.
Reviewed by: Maria from on Sep 22 2009
I have stayed in the Camino Real hotels many times. This one was the worst. On a good day, these hotels are ok but they are a national (Mexican) hotel chain and like the Fiesta Americana chain, they never needed to be very good to be the best there was. That is no longer the case. To the east there is the Sheraton Maria Isabela which is much better and to the west is the JW Marriott (the only Marriott property in Mexico City) which is the best of the three and very well located if your business in actually in Polanco.
Reviewed by: pe from on May 12 2008
I made a pre-paid reservation on Orbitz, and it was quite a deal compared to the Camino Real's normal rates. We arrived early in the morning and it was raining pretty badly, and the staff were very helpful in allowing us check in early (at 7:00 am). While we were waiting for our room to be cleaned we noticed that security was really heavy...and about 15 minutes later we realized why when President Vicente Fox arrived with his large entourage (we were told that he periodically will hold press conferences there).
Reviewed by: Michael from on Dec 21 2006
I just returned from a business trip to Mexico City where I stayed at the Camino Real Mexico. The hotel is beatiful and very artistic. The service is perfect and the staff at the front desk all spoke good English. This hotel is very busy, so if you're looking for a place to get away from it all, this might not be the place. The rooms are awesome. King size beds. desk. three phones (there's one in the bathroom) mini bar. Balcony with a chair. Huge marble bathroom (no tub, but the shower is very nice) Overall my rooms was very relaxing and comfortable. BEWARE of the room safe. Twice i had to call the staff up to open it bcuz it just turned off (it runs on batteries) But they did show up ASAP when i called. If you don't like city noise, get a room in the courtyard. My room overlooked a road and it was noisy sometimes (esp. when a car alarm went off @ 6am and stayed on for 30 min.) My one major complaint is that they put the lockdown on the courtyard and pool at 7pm. This is just stupid. The courtyard is really cool but i never really got to enjoy it because by time i got back to the hotel it was locked up. The pool is lame considering the artistic vision put into the rest of the hotel. There are seven resturants in they hotel, all of which have excellent service and food. La Huerta has a kick tail breakfast buffet but expect to pay around $20 US/person for it!!!! And that goes with all the resturants there. They are all pretty expensive considering I ate just as well or better outside the hotel for much less. Tip: Go out the back entrance, cross the street and go left. At the corner is a small resturant that serves breakfast, lunch, & dinner. It's clean, good, and cheap. The location of the hotel is both good and bad. Good in the sense that it's right next to Mexico City's "Central Park" Bosque de Chapultepec which is loaded with Museums, a huge castle, trees and greens spaces among other things. Bad in the sense that it's not right near anything else. You'll need to either take a taxi ($$$) or a very long walk to see anything else of value. Overall, i'd stay here again in a heartbeat. I don't think I'd take my family here for vacation though. It's a very upscale, trendy hotel. But the service is great and the rooms are awesome.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 19 2006
Fantastic hotel! I cannot recommend enough that people stay here while in Mexico. Yes, there are more modern hotels in the neighborhood but this one still holds its own after all these decades. The modern architecture is phenomenal and the food out of this world. (the Mexican breakfast buffet is one of my favorite meals while in Mexico) The gym could use some work but the rest is fantastic.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 26 2005
When we checked in, the hotel did not immediately honor the type of reservation that we made. It took a certain amount of discussion and room changes until we finally received what we expected.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 14 2005
The best hotel ever! It's beautiful, chic and the staff is just amazing. You shouldn't miss the 'Gourmet Centre' located inside Camino Real, where you can taste woderful delights: begin by having breakfast at one of the Cafés, lunch at Bice Bistro (yeah, the same as NY), and have an extraordinary dinner at Le Cirque (another NYorker!), not to forget the marvelous Centro Castellano (Spanish Cuisine).
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 23 2005
The Camino Real in Mexico City is an interesting hotel - if you're interested in architecture with a very concrete feel to it, this is your kind of place. The rooms are decorated in a very modern style - my room during one stay had bright pink walls. I found this to be interesting, yet slightly jarring for long periods of time. The staff made every effort to be as friendly as possible and my stays there on average were good. The location is also convenient for getting to a variety of areas and the security was excellent as well.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 09 2004
A reflection of Mexican colors and flavors
Back to Camino Real México
The Camino Real Polanco was a good choice to access by foot Chapultepec Park with our 5 and 7-year-old children. The hotel was built in 1968, with an architectural style that gives you the impression that everything is very spacious; it is almost like visiting a great museum or something like that. The room, the hallways, the restaurants, the courtyards... everything gave us a feeling of openness and simplicity.
Reviewed by: Maria from on Sep 22 2009
I have stayed in the Camino Real hotels many times. This one was the worst. On a good day, these hotels are ok but they are a national (Mexican) hotel chain and like the Fiesta Americana chain, they never needed to be very good to be the best there was. That is no longer the case. To the east there is the Sheraton Maria Isabela which is much better and to the west is the JW Marriott (the only Marriott property in Mexico City) which is the best of the three and very well located if your business in actually in Polanco.
Reviewed by: pe from on May 12 2008
I made a pre-paid reservation on Orbitz, and it was quite a deal compared to the Camino Real's normal rates. We arrived early in the morning and it was raining pretty badly, and the staff were very helpful in allowing us check in early (at 7:00 am). While we were waiting for our room to be cleaned we noticed that security was really heavy...and about 15 minutes later we realized why when President Vicente Fox arrived with his large entourage (we were told that he periodically will hold press conferences there).
Reviewed by: Michael from on Dec 21 2006
I just returned from a business trip to Mexico City where I stayed at the Camino Real Mexico. The hotel is beatiful and very artistic. The service is perfect and the staff at the front desk all spoke good English. This hotel is very busy, so if you're looking for a place to get away from it all, this might not be the place. The rooms are awesome. King size beds. desk. three phones (there's one in the bathroom) mini bar. Balcony with a chair. Huge marble bathroom (no tub, but the shower is very nice) Overall my rooms was very relaxing and comfortable. BEWARE of the room safe. Twice i had to call the staff up to open it bcuz it just turned off (it runs on batteries) But they did show up ASAP when i called. If you don't like city noise, get a room in the courtyard. My room overlooked a road and it was noisy sometimes (esp. when a car alarm went off @ 6am and stayed on for 30 min.) My one major complaint is that they put the lockdown on the courtyard and pool at 7pm. This is just stupid. The courtyard is really cool but i never really got to enjoy it because by time i got back to the hotel it was locked up. The pool is lame considering the artistic vision put into the rest of the hotel. There are seven resturants in they hotel, all of which have excellent service and food. La Huerta has a kick tail breakfast buffet but expect to pay around $20 US/person for it!!!! And that goes with all the resturants there. They are all pretty expensive considering I ate just as well or better outside the hotel for much less. Tip: Go out the back entrance, cross the street and go left. At the corner is a small resturant that serves breakfast, lunch, & dinner. It's clean, good, and cheap. The location of the hotel is both good and bad. Good in the sense that it's right next to Mexico City's "Central Park" Bosque de Chapultepec which is loaded with Museums, a huge castle, trees and greens spaces among other things. Bad in the sense that it's not right near anything else. You'll need to either take a taxi ($$$) or a very long walk to see anything else of value. Overall, i'd stay here again in a heartbeat. I don't think I'd take my family here for vacation though. It's a very upscale, trendy hotel. But the service is great and the rooms are awesome.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jun 19 2006
Fantastic hotel! I cannot recommend enough that people stay here while in Mexico. Yes, there are more modern hotels in the neighborhood but this one still holds its own after all these decades. The modern architecture is phenomenal and the food out of this world. (the Mexican breakfast buffet is one of my favorite meals while in Mexico) The gym could use some work but the rest is fantastic.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 26 2005
When we checked in, the hotel did not immediately honor the type of reservation that we made. It took a certain amount of discussion and room changes until we finally received what we expected.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on May 14 2005
The best hotel ever! It's beautiful, chic and the staff is just amazing. You shouldn't miss the 'Gourmet Centre' located inside Camino Real, where you can taste woderful delights: begin by having breakfast at one of the Cafés, lunch at Bice Bistro (yeah, the same as NY), and have an extraordinary dinner at Le Cirque (another NYorker!), not to forget the marvelous Centro Castellano (Spanish Cuisine).
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Mar 23 2005
The Camino Real in Mexico City is an interesting hotel - if you're interested in architecture with a very concrete feel to it, this is your kind of place. The rooms are decorated in a very modern style - my room during one stay had bright pink walls. I found this to be interesting, yet slightly jarring for long periods of time. The staff made every effort to be as friendly as possible and my stays there on average were good. The location is also convenient for getting to a variety of areas and the security was excellent as well.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 09 2004
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