Alexander, Member of The Leading Hotels of the World

We recommend The Alexander to business travellers working in Santa Fe or in the south of Mexico, and to couples seeking calm far from the tourist districts. It is an address for those who already know Polanco and Condesa, and wish to discover the modernist architecture of Pedregal. Families will appreciate the space and tranquillity, but one must accept being 30 minutes by car from the historic centre.

The hotel fits into the architectural fabric of Pedregal, a residential district created in the 1940s on a lava flow from Xitle. The building adopts a sober contemporary language, with horizontal volumes and raw materials that dialogue with the volcanic landscape. The interiors favour clean lines, dark wood, local stone. The scale remains intimate, far from the large hotel complexes of Reforma or Polanco.

The restaurant at The Alexander serves international cuisine calibrated for a business and residential clientele, without gastronomic pretension. Room service operates 24 hours, practical after a late flight or a day of meetings. Breakfast is taken in a bright room overlooking the garden. We come here for discretion and efficiency, not for a signature table.

Pedregal lies south of Mexico, 20 minutes from San Ángel and 30 from the historic centre outside peak hours. The district is residential, designed around the modernist houses of Luis Barragán and his disciples, with winding streets lined with lava walls. Few shops or restaurants within walking distance, a car is required. Benito Juárez airport is 45 minutes away, the Santa Fe business district 25. It is a confidential, architectural Mexico, far from the Frida Kahlo circuits and mariachis of Garibaldi.