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Where to stay in Mexico City: 16 boroughs compared
279 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 16 boroughs of Mexico City. The most are in Cuauhtémoc (128), Miguel Hidalgo (78), Coyoacán (20). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Coyoacán, 2.8 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Boroughs compared
- 16
- Places to stay counted
- 279in the 16 boroughs
- Most places to stay
- Cuauhtémoc128 places
- Nearest the centre
- Coyoacán2.8 km
Compare
The boroughs of Mexico City, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuauhtémoc | 128 | 10.0 km | Palace of Fine arts 0.9 km |
| Miguel Hidalgo | 78 | 8.3 km | Luis Barragán House and Studio 0.5 km |
| Coyoacán | 20 | 2.8 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 0.6 km |
| Álvaro Obregón | 20 | 11 km | Chapultepec 7.5 km |
| Venustiano Carranza | 11 | 7.4 km | National Palace 2.5 km |
| Iztacalco | 6 | 6.0 km | National Palace 5.4 km |
| La Magdalena Contreras | 6 | 8.5 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 5.9 km |
| Xochimilco | 3 | 12 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 14 km |
| Azcapotzalco | 3 | 16 km | National Museum of Anthropology 6.8 km |
| Gustavo A. Madero | 2 | 15 km | Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe 0.6 km |
| Iztapalapa | 1 | 4.5 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 7.3 km |
| Cuajimalpa | 1 | 15 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 15 km |
| Benito Juárez | 0 | 13 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 15 km |
| Tlalpan | 0 | 16 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 15 km |
| Tláhuac | 0 | 17 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 19 km |
| Milpa Alta | 0 | 21 km | Frida Kahlo Museum 23 km |
Areas: the 16 boroughs of Mexico City that Wikidata records as a territorial demarcation of Mexico City located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 279 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Mexico City's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Anthropology | Miguel Hidalgo | 9.6 km |
| Palace of Fine arts | Cuauhtémoc | 9.1 km |
| Historic downtown of Mexico City | Cuauhtémoc | 8.8 km |
| National Palace | Cuauhtémoc | 8.8 km |
| Templo Mayor | Cuauhtémoc | 9.0 km |
| Frida Kahlo Museum | Coyoacán | 2.8 km |
| Chapultepec | Miguel Hidalgo | 9.3 km |
| Luis Barragán House and Studio | Miguel Hidalgo | 8.7 km |
| Chapultepec Castle | Miguel Hidalgo | 8.8 km |
| Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe | Gustavo A. Madero | 15 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Mexico City
Questions
Where to stay in Mexico City: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Mexico City?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Cuauhtémoc (128), Miguel Hidalgo (78), Coyoacán (20); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Coyoacán (2.8 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Cuauhtémoc (89); the area centre closest to a station is Iztapalapa (Iztapalapa, 0.1 km).
Which area of Mexico City has the most hotels?
Cuauhtémoc, with 128 places to stay in this guide, of 279 counted across 16 boroughs.
Which area of Mexico City is National Museum of Anthropology in?
National Museum of Anthropology is counted in Miguel Hidalgo: its nearest area centre, 2.2 km away. Miguel Hidalgo has 78 places to stay in this guide.
Which area of Mexico City is Palace of Fine arts in?
Palace of Fine arts is counted in Cuauhtémoc: its nearest area centre, 0.9 km away. Cuauhtémoc has 128 places to stay in this guide.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Mexico City travel guide · How this guide is made.