Casa Altata is in La Condesa, a leafy, artist-loved district where wide avenues are lined with trees and art deco townhouses.
Planes
It’s a 45-minute drive from Mexico City International Airport. The hotel can arrange return transfers for MXN$1,500.
Trains
Mexico City’s metro is quick and cheap, but can be crowded and complex to navigate. Sticking to taxis will be simpler, but if you’re up for the challenge, Chilpancingo Station is a few minutes’ walk away – or the hotel can arrange transfers for MXN$70 each way.
Automobiles
A lazy stroll is the best way to explore La Condesa, and app-hailed cabs are affordable and readily available throughout the city. If you bring your own wheels there’s paid street parking near the hotel.
Worth getting out of bed for
Come with luggage space, because a tote-swinging spree around La Condesa’s indie boutiques, vintage shops and galleries is in order. Mooni is a particularly enticing, color-drenched spot to pick up pieces from up-and-coming local artists.
On a pretty promenade around Parque Mexico, keep your eyes peeled for swans, ponds and art deco fountains. Avenida Amsterdam loops around the park – a stroll down the central pathway will take you past so much eye-catching Thirties architecture, it’s been nicknamed the Art Deco Ring. And Bosque de Chapultepec, a vast, forest-swathed park dotted with museums, is within doable walking distance, too.
In nearby Roma Norte, art aficionados can admire an impressive collection of Ibero-American works at Casa Museo Guillermo Tovar de Teresa. And Modo is a moving museum examining the stories behind seemingly everyday objects and the people who owned them.
Local restaurants
Barely a five-minute walk from the hotel, Botánico is one of the neighbourhood’s hippest all-day spots. Out in the cacti-shaded garden, there’s a leisurely pace to mimosa brunches and casual grazing on a daily-changing selection of small plates.
Or chart a hunger-curing course around Mercado Roma, an artisanal food hall where the city’s most promising young chefs cut their teeth at tapas joints and Spanish wine bars, and stalls are piled with cheese, cured meats and traditional Mexican snacks.
Local cafés
With a focus on sustainable, fairly traded coffee and a menu ranging from the classics to cold brew specials and fun iced confections, Chiquitito makes for a charming local pitstop.
Local bars
A world-renowned craft cocktail bar with the feel of a laidback local hangout, Baltra Bar is where to cap off a day in La Condesa.
