7. Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City
While the Paseo de la Reformat may be buzzing with traffic and tourists, the Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City offers some peace and quiet. Clean, spacious rooms are spread out across a colonial-style building, with a romantically lush fountain courtyard at its center. Accommodations are equipped with smart TVs, Nespresso Unisia coffee makers, complimentary standard Wi-Fi access, and full marble bathrooms featuring deep soaking tubs, not to mention views of the bustling avenue below. Chapultepec Forest sits a little more than a mile west of this Four Seasons, but lodgers interested in R&R are content to stay near the hotel, especially with its pampering amenities. Guests say the rooftop pool is kept at a comfortably warm temperature, while the spa is equally enticing with refreshing facials and customized massages available. And visitors also praise the cuisine at the on-site restaurant, Zanaya, and the professional staff.
8. Viceroy Riviera Maya
Consistently lauded by travel experts, this stylish member of the Viceroy Resorts clan has a long-standing reputation to uphold. And aside from a few complaints about high room rates, Viceroy Riviera Maya also wins the hearts of its guests. Surrounded by white sands and verdant jungle – just north of downtown Playa del Carmen, Mexico – this intimate resort encompasses 41 villas designed to mirror the Riviera Maya’s impressive landscape. Accommodations are appointed with private plunge pools, outdoor rain showers and hammocks, plus creature comforts like Bose radios, free Wi-Fi access and satellite TVs with DVD players. Recent guests recommend dining alfresco at Coral Restaurant + Bar, which pairs seaside scenery with enticing traditional small bites. But past patrons assure you won’t be disappointed with a meal at La Marea, which offers a sophisticated setting and flavorful Mexican dishes. And though the therapeutic massages and revitalizing body treatments at the WAYAK spa come attached to steep price tags, past guests assure the services are well worth the extra cost.