Hotel Faro

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Hotel Faro, in Doctores, is one of those. Doctores is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity does change the trip. Rooms feel practical; the touches…

Every now and then a mid-range hotel earns its place on a shortlist by simply doing the basics very well, Hotel Faro, in Doctores, is one of those. Doctores is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity does change the trip. Rooms feel practical; the touches travellers mention most are reliable wi-fi and on-site parking, and the comfort feedback has been mixed but acceptable. It feels lived-in rather than staged, which tends to be the difference between a stay you remember and one you don't. Pull the review pages apart and you find around 140 reviews, with a broadly positive consensus that's hard to engineer. The reputation reads as steady rather than spiking. Pricing has been sitting near €60 a night and the value score puts it in a middle-of-the-road bracket compared with similar properties. It's the kind of Mexico City property that rewards a careful comparison, the spec sheet doesn't quite capture what makes it tick.