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Hilton Mexico City Reforma

Coordinates: 19°26′4.02″N 99°8′47.47″W / 19.4344500°N 99.1465194°W / 19.4344500; -99.1465194
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Hilton Mexico City Reforma
Hilton Mexico City Reforma is located in Mexico City Centro Historico
Hilton Mexico City Reforma
Location within Mexico City Centro Historico
General information
LocationMexico City, Mexico
Coordinates19°26′4.02″N 99°8′47.47″W / 19.4344500°N 99.1465194°W / 19.4344500; -99.1465194
Construction started2001
Completed2003
OpenedFebruary 27, 2003[1]
Height107 metres (351 ft)

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

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The hotel opened on February 27, 2003, as the Sheraton Centro Historico Hotel & Convention Center.[1] It was designed by Pascal Arquitectos, developed by Inmobiliaria Interpres and constructed from 2001 to 2003,[2] with Proarquitectura as the main contractor and Aguilar Ingenieros as the structural engineer.[3]

It was the first tall building to be constructed in the area since the 1985 Mexico City earthquake,[4] The concrete structure is 107 metres (351 ft) tall, with 24 stories above ground and 2 below. It has 457 rooms and a total floor area of 69,226 square metres (745,140 sq ft),[3] with a building footprint of 66,000 square feet (6,100 m2). It has a helipad on the roof, and a 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) convention centre with a capacity of 5,000 people.[4]

The hotel was built on the site of the historic Hotel del Prado,[5] constructed in 1948 and demolished in 1985, due to structural damage from the earthquake.[6]

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.[5]

The hotel joined Hilton Hotels on December 2, 2009, and was renamed Hilton Mexico City Reforma.[7][8]

It was the venue for Wikimania 2015.[2] The hotel interior was renovated in 2018.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Starwood Announces Opening in Mexico".
  2. ^ a b "Venue - Wikimania 2015 in Mexico City". Wikimedia Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Hilton Mexico City Reforma - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Hotel Hilton Centro Historico | Pascal Arquitectos". Archello. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b "HILTON MEXICO CITY REFORMA". Pascal Arquitectos. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "La Ciudad en el Tiempo: el Hotel del Prado". El Universal (in Spanish). 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  7. ^ "HILTON ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL DECEMBER 2ND OPENING DATE OF HILTON MEXICO CITY REFORMA | Mexico Premiere". 19 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Hotel Hilton Mexico City Reforma". www.edemx.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  9. ^ "El Hilton Mexico City Reforma se renueva". Gatopardo (in European Spanish). 7 March 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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