Sheraton plans to open a hotel inside the Latin American Tower across Avenida Juárez from the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City. This brings Sheraton back to the Historic Center of the capital, a neighborhood it was obliged to leave when owners of another nearby hotel changed flags, running up the Hilton banner. According to the Mexico City Tourism Office, more than $25 million will be invested in converting a dozen floors in the 44-story Latin American Tower into a hotel. The tower, completed in 1957, no longer is the tallest skyscraper in the city, but remains a landmark.
According to the same source, Marriott also will open a hotel in the Historic Center as well as inaugurating a Hampton Inn in the area.
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Jimm Budd
Reporting from Mexico City
Member of the Society of American Travel Writers
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