When some hotels are getting smaller and less conspicuous, there’s opportunity at the high end. The new St. Regis Mexico City isn’t about to be mistaken for a humble little boutique — it stands atop architect Cesar Pelli’s Torre Libertad, a shining glass skyscraper on the Paseo de la Reforma, towering over the Fountain of Diana.
While some of the brand’s other exemplars tend toward the traditional, the St. Regis Mexico City is quite contemporary — not modernist, by a long shot, but simply up to date, its rooms filled with contemporary-luxe comforts and elegant, if unassuming, furnishings. Views range far over the sprawling city, and tactile pleasures include 350-thread linens, deep soaking tubs and plush bathrobes. And the service is a special point of pride: the St. Regis has as many butlers as some hotels have rooms, and there’ll be one on duty for you 24 hours a day.
Expect the full complement of five-star hotel services. There’s a spa and an indoor pool, both with views, and the third-floor Diana restaurant frames a view of the fountain just outside. They’re due an upgrade, though — a steakhouse by Jean-Georges Vongerichten is set to open some time in 2010.
author watson@mouselink.net, source www.tablethotels.com
