Octavia Casa

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

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.