Circulo Mexicano, Mexico, a Member of Design Hotels

Three starts seem a bit stingy but 4 seem generous. The vibe and style are lovely and much of the food was very good. But the lighting is awful in the bathroom mirror and quite dim in the room unless you want to let anyone who walks by see into your room. The rooms face a center courtyard. The bed was very comfortable and the pillows and bedding were top notch. The food was mostly very good - though the service was sometimes slow. The rooftop was lovely - didn’t get to experience the pool or the Hot tub as it was quite chilly. This is an expensive property - they should put water in the rooms for guests. They will bring it if you ask - or they may forget like they did when my friend requested some. Just give the guests water when you are charging such expensive rates. Also there there was noise that could have easily been avoided if they put a piece of glass in the window rather than just a shutter. There was a wooden shutter in place of a window in one little nook of the room - presumably to get fresh air in there. And I get that. But it opened out into an area that was like an atrium so I could hear the people below me - their phone alarms ringing in the morning was annoying. It could not be closed off to the noise. There was a lovely entryway to the room which provided some light but the room was otherwise quite dark. There was a set of windows that would have offered good light if i opened the shutters but you are then in like a store window - anyone going to their room would see into yours. The walkway goes right past. The top half could open independently of the bottom providing some privacy but if someone were on the terrace looking down you could see into my room if those shutters were open. So I kept those closed so the room was a little dark. But the lighting in the bathroom sink area was awful. It was impossible to put on makeup in there. So so dim. And overhead lighting casting shadows - you look awful. I had to go stand in the entryway and squint into the little mirror on the eyeshadow case to put makeup on. So bring a larger mirror - one you can stand up on the desk and go get ready in the window where you can wave to your fellow hotel guests. 😂