Mexico City’s first design boutique hotel was cool before the capital was hot. Before international chefs made pilgrimages to Pujol to eat grasshopper and self-proclaimed foodies posted photos of mouthwatering tacos al pastor. And the fact is, 20 years in, Condesa DF is still – if not the shiniest or most elegant hotel – the coolest. Sleek metal shades close off the guest rooms from the open-air atrium. Of the five different room types, the corner suites with wrap-around terraces stand out, especially in the spring when the jacaranda trees erupt in a riot of purple.