Top Table
Take centre stage in the open-top atrium (it’s handy for the bar, too), ideally facing the row of plants and James Bullough’s monumental mural.
Dress Code
Neutral linens and rough cotton, for reclining on the rattan cane chairs.
Hotel restaurant
The main restaurant is Aquiles, which surprisingly doesn’t have a weakness. From morning till night it serves delicate plates of fresh, organic food, ranging from homemade bread with lavender butter and creamy jocoque cheese, to soul-warming chicken soup and rich, nutty black mole. Mix it up at Suchi, the hotel’s irreverent mash-up of Mexican and Japanese cuisine, named for Culichis, the sushi-mad inhabitants of Culiacan, on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Sumo wrestlers and Lucha Libre legends vie for attention on the walls, but the real stars are the plates, including the Oaxaca-California roll with chipotle and marlin pâté, and succulent prawns in Dorito breadcrumb (it works, trust us). For pastries and cakes as good as they look, head to La Macaria, the matcha-focused tea room with tree-stump stools under a ceiling of origami swans.
Hotel bar
For a rooftop drink, head up Holden, and take your pick from a menu featuring Auyama Spritz (courgette flower cordial with amaretto and sparkling wine), Bésame Mucho (with tequila and Bailey’s) and the house margarita. Alternatively, stake out late-night speakeasy The Mirror, or stick to the airy downstairs bar at Aquiles. For tasting any of 50 or so Mexican small-batch spirits, book in at Akamba, the hotel’s shrine dedicated to all things agave.
Last orders
At Aquiles, breakfast is from 7am to noon, lunch is from noon to 5pm, and dinner is from 5pm to 11pm. Suchi is open from 1pm until 11pm, and Akamba’s hours are 4pm until 11pm. Holden stays open till 1am, and the cocktails flow till 3am at The Mirror.
Room service
You can order from the full menu at Aquiles, 24 hours a day.
