Hotel Volga
The interior of Hotel Volga is supposed to make you think of a cenote—one of those circular sinkholes you took a day trip to when you felt like you should see something nature-y during your all-inclusive vacation in Cancún.
Volga’s version—located just off Paseo de la Reforma (and about 800 miles west of the Yucatán’s cenotes)—involves an open, central atrium that stretches the length of the nine-floor building, from a concrete-lined bar and restaurant on the lower level all the way up to a huge, rounded skylight on the rooftop.
The hotel’s 50 guest rooms all surround this hollowed-out cylinder, and all of them have private balconies with iron lattice panels that you can slide open in order to have a look around at the other guests. When the panels are closed, the design might remind you less of a cenote than a very chic prison cellblock.
(Credit: Hotel Volga)
Views of the central sinkhole are offered in lieu of views of the outside world—in guest rooms there are no windows facing the street. Which might sound dreary, but Volga creates instead a kind of sexy-cave atmosphere, tucking you away from the busy part of central Mexico City where the hotel is situated and surrounding you with a combo of sleek surfaces (stone floors, a black marble bathroom) and ample creature comforts. The latter include plush bedding, rainfall showers, bathrobes, and a Nespresso coffee machine.
Each stay comes with a welcome cocktail and daily breakfast. Later in the day, ground-level restaurant Elora serves elegantly prepared Mediterranean seafood and pasta dishes (raves for the pappardelle with truffle and parmesan are well-deserved). Throughout the hotel but especially in the restaurant, service is attentive and amiable, with waiters willing to engage in lots of easygoing chitchat.
(Hotel Volga rooftop | Credit: Hotel Volga)
Two hip spaces bracket the building—an intimate basement lounge (DJ sets, complicated cocktails, reservations required) and a rooftop sundeck with a small pool and bar. Here’s where you can finally see the surrounding Cuauhtémoc neighborhood while taking a morning yoga class or simply lounging on a sunbed, before spelunking your way back down into this stylish, surprising urban wonder.
The interior of Hotel Volga is supposed to make you think of a cenote—one of those circular sinkholes you took a day trip to when you felt like you should see something nature-y during your all-inclusive vacation in Cancún.
Volga’s version—located just off Paseo de la Reforma (and about 800 miles west of the Yucatán’s cenotes)—involves an open, central atrium that stretches the length of the nine-floor building, from a concrete-lined bar and restaurant on the lower level all the way up to a huge, rounded skylight on the rooftop.
The hotel’s 50 guest rooms all surround this hollowed-out cylinder, and all of them have private balconies with iron lattice panels that you can slide open in order to have a look around at the other guests. When the panels are closed, the design might remind you less of a cenote than a very chic prison cellblock.
(Credit: Hotel Volga)
Views of the central sinkhole are offered in lieu of views of the outside world—in guest rooms there are no windows facing the street. Which might sound dreary, but Volga creates instead a kind of sexy-cave atmosphere, tucking you away from the busy part of central Mexico City where the hotel is situated and surrounding you with a combo of sleek surfaces (stone floors, a black marble bathroom) and ample creature comforts. The latter include plush bedding, rainfall showers, bathrobes, and a Nespresso coffee machine.
Each stay comes with a welcome cocktail and daily breakfast. Later in the day, ground-level restaurant Elora serves elegantly prepared Mediterranean seafood and pasta dishes (raves for the pappardelle with truffle and parmesan are well-deserved). Throughout the hotel but especially in the restaurant, service is attentive and amiable, with waiters willing to engage in lots of easygoing chitchat.
(Hotel Volga rooftop | Credit: Hotel Volga)
Two hip spaces bracket the building—an intimate basement lounge (DJ sets, complicated cocktails, reservations required) and a rooftop sundeck with a small pool and bar. Here’s where you can finally see the surrounding Cuauhtémoc neighborhood while taking a morning yoga class or simply lounging on a sunbed, before spelunking your way back down into this stylish, surprising urban wonder.
