TL;DR

Historic boutique townhouse: A 1920s French-style building on one of Roma Norte’s prettiest streets.
Contemporary suites: Modern, design-forward interiors contrast with the classic exterior.
Standout suites: Especially the Cilene Suite with its terrace, outdoor tub, and movable bed.
Calm location: Right on Calle Colima with cafés, galleries, and museums steps away.
Food & spa: Breakfast in bed, a French café, and a compact but solid spa menu.
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Mexico City’s hip neighborhoods are packed with upscale boutique hotels, but La Valise in Roma Norte ups the ante somewhat.

It’s a gorgeous, 1920s-era, French-style townhouse on a quiet corner of the lively, central Calle Colima.

A street which showcases, particularly well, La Roma’s mix of hip cafes, galleries and stately looking houses.

Designers made little effort, though, to match the, admittedly, stunning interiors to the architecture of this particular stately looking house.

La Valise’s decidedly modern interiors feature a range of bespoke furnishings, hand-picked artwork and regional antiques.

The building’s old French flair is honored in the onsite restaurant, though, and there’s a dedication to stylish luxury here that befits such a grand old building.

What are the rooms like?

8 suites: Spacious, design-led rooms starting at nearly 500 sq ft.
Suite-only stay: No small rooms—everything feels like a proper apartment.
Showstopper options: Especially the Cilene Suite with terrace, plants, and outdoor tub.
Modern comforts: King beds, quality linens, climate control, entertainment systems.
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With so few rooms, it’s easy to make each one a bit of an event.

La Valise is a suites-only establishment, so you don’t have to worry about squeezing into a little shoebox.

The smallest option is almost 500 square feet, and more than half of the suites are over 800.

The Nova Suite, our 495 square-foot option, is admittedly the least exciting.

It follows a general design trend of molded black-and-white ceilings padded with unique furniture.

Yet, we don’t find a super coherent vision here. Each part is lovely, but the suite doesn’t really come out as more than the sum of them.

On the other end of the spectrum is the Cilene Suite, a spacious option that is almost half terrace.

The bed is movable, and can be wheeled out onto the terrace, for anyone who loves stars (and mosquitoes?)

The vibe in here is pretty much perfection. Plants abound, a primary color scheme comes out fully gender-neutral, and the outdoor bathtub is surrounded by trees for a dappled sort of privacy.

Anywhere in between will be equally beautiful, if not quite as exciting as the Cilene.

Whatever you choose, you’ll enjoy the best of linens, king-sized beds, a bathtub in all but one case (trade bathtub for outdoor shower), seating, climate control, some sort of entertainment system, coffee machines and mini bars.

What are prices like?

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And what’s the food like? Any facilities we should know about?

Breakfast in bed: Complimentary and pastry-leaning unless you request otherwise.
New café: A small French café on the first floor, crisp and gallery-like.
Spa options: Massages, facials, and nail services, despite the hotel’s small footprint.

Complimentary breakfast is delivered to you in bed at La Valise.

You can trust the quality, though it tends to celebrate the pastry when not nudged a different direction. Low-carb folk might want to have a word.

There’s a small French café on the first floor, home to the aforementioned pastries.

The space is crisp and gallery-like, a decent attempt to connect the contemporary charm of the rooms and the delicate exterior.

They have also managed to squeeze in a spa. The menu is a fairly impressive array of massages, facials, and nail services.

It’s more than enough, in our opinion, to make you feel suitably pampered.

How is the neighborhood? Anything interesting nearby?

Prime Roma Norte: Walkable, leafy, full of cafés, galleries, and small museums.
Calle Colima: Home to La Valise and the excellent MODO design museum.
Art scene: Numerous contemporary galleries in easy reach.
Close to Condesa: Another relaxed, creative neighborhood just nearby.
Major park access: Bosque de Chapultepec is close for museums, zoo, and green space.

Popular with visitors, the boho chic neighborhood of Roma Norte is very walkable, and has some lovely cafes, restaurants, and a few small museums in its grid of pretty, tree-lined streets

On the popular, central Colima Street, home to La Valise, you’ll find our favorite design museum MODO.

And in the immediate surroundings, you can find many interesting contemporary art galleries – the area has a thriving artistic scene.

The other relaxed, walkable, hipster-friendly neighborhood, Condesa, is nearby too. If you are enjoying Roma’s atmosphere but find it gets a bit small, wander over there.

For something a bit different, head to Bosque de Chapultepec. It’s a lovely park, home to multiple history and art museums, a zoo, and, as Mexico City’s largest park, loads of green space.

And what about the reviews? What did other guests think?

Some things guests liked:

“The location was very good. This was our first time to Mexico City and the neighborhood was a good introduction. There were locals and tourists alike visiting the nearby restaurants and stores. The management at the hotel was delightful. They could not have been more accommodating and kind….”

“Exceptional place. Choose if you want very large comfortable rooms, great staff service and an optimal location….”

Some things guests didn’t like:

”Lighting in bathroom….”

”Just a word of caution to anyone physically impaired, that the hotel is in an old space. The stairs are a little steep and the room we stayed in had some uneven surfaces of the floors….”

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