Detailed Review
Habita is a contemporary designed luxury hotel for modern business or leisure travellers. Habita offers a sanctuary in the exclusive shopping area of Polanco. The exterior appearance of a glass box and the simple white decor with design classics provide a stunning contrast to the colour and noise of the city. Facilities include Aura restaurant serving innovative Mexican cuisine, Area roof top bar with DJs and pool, gym and small business centre with internet access.
The 36 rooms offer all business amenities including 10-foot-long glass desks with Eames chairs, laptop safe and complimentary access to high speed internet. Also 2 in-house music channels and 27-inch Sony Vega Flat-screen TV’s.
Independent Reviews
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"Hip, minimalist and fashion-forward, this chic design hotel is a trendster hang-out, located as it is in affluent Polanco."
Hotel Habita
By Josie van der Schaaf
Habita is located in Polanco, a swanky residential neighbourhood full of designer shopping, ten minutes away by car from The Zocalo and Plaza de la Constitucion. It can be a relief to go back to the quieter street of Presidente Masaryk and relax by the pool on the roof terrace. The rooftop is divided over two levels; the pool with loungers and a wet bar, and a larger floor with a full bar, fireplace for cool evenings and tables and sofas. The wooden floor is well highlighted by smart white walls and glass railings. It’s funky, especially at night when they project films or lights on one of the nearby buildings. Their sister Hotel Deseo in Playa de Carmen also features this gimmick. The Junior Suites are light and spacious and bathrooms have huge bathtubs. Grey carpets, white walls and light coloured wood cupboards give the rooms an ‘airy’ if minimalist feel. The entrance leads you straight into the bar /restaurant with the reception in the back. During day time the place is not particularly special, but at night it comes alive as one of the city’s hippest hang-outs. And like hip hang-outs everywhere the world over, service can be slapdash and offhand. For the moment the cool young crowd seem forgiving.
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