Riana Singh (@rianasingh_) is an NYC-based content creator who loves to travel and share her favorite hotels around the world. Here is Riana’s wishlist for a perfect stay in Mexico City.

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Nima Local House Hotel & Spa

...home to tree-lined esplanades, sceney restaurants from world-renowned chefs, stunning architecture, and Mexico City’s reigning axis of cool…the edgier Roma is where you’ll find third-wave coffee shops and pricey hipster boutiques.

[There are] sparkling parks of palms and jacarandas, galleries, traditional markets, boutiques, world-class restaurants and places to stay. There are tacos you can try everywhere, and mezcal bars to unwind in. Roma is teeming with hip Mexican creative types and expats, with most streets spilling over with restaurants, bars and cafes.

Filled with fin de siècle mansions, art deco dwellings, and art nouveau–style storefronts, any architecture lover needs to stroll through this colonia. Originally a middle-class residential neighborhood, it was left destroyed after a massive earthquake rocked Mexico City in 1985. Today, La Roma has found new life as a hot spot for artists, 20-somethings, and tourists from all over.

Roma

Condesa df, Mexico City, a Member of Design Hotels

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Sofitel Mexico City Reforma

The glass-and-steel towers lining Mexico City's grand ceremonial avenue, Paseo de la Reforma, [which] connects the Centro to the Bosque de Chapultepec, the city's biggest park, and the trio of art institutions clustered at its northern end — the National Museum of Anthropology, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Tamayo Museum for contemporary art.

Colonia Cuauhtémoc Is Our New Favorite Neighborhood in Mexico City…tastemakers and those who follow them have migrated north to Colonia Cuauhtémoc, a sliver of a neighborhood next to the bustling Avenida Paseo de la Reforma... this central business district has welcomed numerous independent shops and restaurants.

Colonia Cuauhtémoc

W Mexico City

A wealthy residential neighborhood northwest of downtown Mexico City, Polanco was originally built up in the 1930s... Today, the colonia is perhaps best known for its art galleries, luxury shopping malls, and high-end dining—it's home to some of Latin America’s best restaurants and a number of cutting-edge cocktail bars.

A small stroll through this buzzy neighborhood is enough to fall in love with its vibrant spirit. In Polanco, office buildings sit side-by-side with luxury apartments and colossal antique residences. The eclectic combination has turned the area into a hub of premier restaurants, international brands, acclaimed museums and galleries…

Polanco

Orchid House Polanco

Mondrian Mexico City Condesa

Mexico City

Hotel Carlota

El Patio 77

The San Rafael and Santa Maria neighborhoods are two under-appreciated gems in the center of Mexico City. They retain their residential, hometown vibe … [while offering] Taco stands and mom-and-pop places…with a fewer trendier cafes and popular restaurants thrown in…known for its alternative art gallery and exhibition spaces.

Santa María and the adjacent area of San Rafael are home to more than a dozen galleries and art spaces…[they have] always been low-key repositories for Mexican design… families move up and down the marble stairs of the gorgeously old-fashioned Geology Museum, built in 1910, while elderly couples dance beneath the striking glass dome of the Moorish Kiosk…