Fodor's Expert Review Hotel La Atarazana

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This artistically renovated town house near Plaza España offers comfortable accommodations in a central, safe location in the Zona Colonial. A courtyard—furnished with outdoor tables, market umbrellas, and a small pool has a coral-stone wall with bamboo and exotic greenery—is an urban oasis, and the setting for the healthful, European-style breakfast and the rum-soaked cocktail hour. A lovely anteroom in the front has been redone and serves as a relax area with a small bar for guests. Your hosts are Susanne and Bernie, she a German economist, he a German architect who renovated the property. Rooms, all upstairs, are minimalist and clean, with plush towels. With an appointmen, massage services are available by a trained therapist.