Hotel El Salvador

I stayed at the Hotel El Salvador Maris over the 2023 Thanksgiving weekend and was extremely pleased with the hotel's staff, public areas, breakfast buffet restaurant, and its close proximity to all of the historic "Centro" tourist sites. Its location is halfway between all the zocalo sights and the museums, markets, shopping, and restaurants in the area of the Torre Latinoamericana (Mexico City's smaller version of the Empire State Building). The staff is friendly, and the complimentary breakfast buffet in the hotel's restaurant was superb. My room on the street side had big windows (and even a small private balcony with its own door from the room out to it), good light, a new mattress, quality linens on the bed, and was very clean. Price-wise, it is an incredible value. The only thing to note is that the hotel fronts on a street specializing in electronic gear and audio equipment. As a result, one can hear neighboring shops projecting music from about noon to dusk, but then all the sounds abruptly end at the close of the work-day. I actually began to miss the background music after the evening descended back into regular quiet boring streets. I will stay there again when I am next visiting Mexico City. It is an incredible bargain, a safe middle-class "family" hotel, without feeling overly "touristy." I felt no concern for any safety issues when walking in the proximity of the hotel at any time of the day or night.