Welcome to Hostal Virreyes, the only historic hostel in Mexico City. Formerly Hotel Virreyes, it was built in 1947 an functioned as one of the most important, elegant and prestigious hotels in Mexico City, with guests such as the Rockefellers, and important Hollywood personalities of the 1940’s and 1950’s like Piper Laurie, Barbara Rush and Rock Hudson also national personalities of the 1980’s like Laureano Brizuela, Lupita D´alessio, La Banda del Recodo, or Flans. The Hotel Virreyes also had famous boxers and wrestlers as guests, such as Mantequilla Nápoles, Kid Azteca and Ultiminio Ramos, due to its proximity to the Arena Mexico and the important sports gymnasiums of the past.
In 2001 this famous hotel changed its focus and became the current Hostal Virreyes, but it continues to offer the historic tradition and magic which made it so famous in the mid-1900’s. Now as a hostel, we are oriented towards a younger generation from all over the world, offering hostel service with dormitories and private rooms. We also offer residential services – room rental by the month – as well as regular hotel rooms so we can receive the former clientele of the Hotel Virreyes, principally people in the Arts. This mix creates a unique atmosphere which would be hard to find in any other hostel in Mexico City or elsewhere in the world. The lobby, which was recently renovated, kept its style and you will find a unique atmosphere characterized by Art Deco furnishing with some psychedelic touches such as the elevator, which dates from the 1950’s.
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