Octavia Casa
Mexico City · Mexico
Reviews
Character and identity
Octavia Casa is a six-room bed and breakfast tucked into Condesa, Mexico City's Art Deco neighbourhood of leafy parks and natural wine bars. Owner Roberta Maceda, of the Octavia fashion and home label, rebuilt a derelict building with architect Pablo Pérez Palacios into a pared-back sanctuary of whitewashed walls and elemental materials. Rooms are named for walnut, linen, earth and bronze, dressed with Onora Casa glassware, Encrudo ceramics and Octavia's own cotton linens. There's no restaurant, just bakery breakfast in a pebbled courtyard under a guava tree, and natural Mexican wines poured on the rooftop. Service is low-key and warm.
Who's it for
Best for:
Design-literate couples and solo travellers who want a calm, considered base in one of Mexico City's most walkable neighbourhoods. The hip creative set comes for the architecture, the Mexican craft on display in every room, and proximity to Lardo, Quentin and Amsterdam Avenue's running loop.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone wanting full-service hotel amenities, a spa, a pool, room service or in-house dining should book a larger property. Families and travellers who prefer to cocoon indoors will find the six-room scale and outward-looking ethos a poor fit.
Bottom line
What defines a stay here is the editorial restraint: this is a designer's home opened to six guests at a time, not a hotel in any conventional sense. Book it if you want Condesa on foot and a beautifully composed room to return to. The two apartment-style studios are the ones to request if you're staying more than a few nights.
Location
What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in public areas
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Front desk
- Baggage storage
- Concierge
