The Hilton Mexico City Reforma is a 24-story, 457-room hotel on Avenida Juárez, close to the

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, in

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, Mexico.

Description

The hotel opened on February 27, 2003 as the Sheraton Centro Historico Hotel & Convention Center. It was designed by Pascal Arquitectos, developed by Inmobiliaria Interpres and constructed from 2001–03, with Proarquitectura as the main contractor and Aguilar Ingenieros as the structural engineer. It was the first tall building to be constructed in the area since the

1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area ...

, The concrete structure is tall, with 24 stories above ground and 2 below. It has 457 rooms and a total floor area of , with a building footprint of . It has a helipad on the roof, and a convention centre with a capacity of 5,000 people. The hotel was built on the site of the historic Hotel del Prado, constructed in 1948 and demolished in 1985, due to structural damage from the earthquake. The Sheraton Centro Historico received a special jury recognition by the Bienal de Interiorismo de Bellas Artes in September 2003, an IMEI award (smart building) in December 2003, and was an award winner in the Tourism category of the Peremio Nacional de Interiorismo in July 2006. The hotel joined

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on December 2, 2009 and was renamed Hilton Mexico City Reforma. It was the venue for

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. The hotel interior was renovated in 2018.

References

External links

Hilton Mexico City Reforma official website
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