Hotel Centenario

East of Mexico City


Just a short walk from the zócalo, Hotel Centenario has 31 salmon-pink, clean and spacious rooms with black-out curtains, crisp white sheets and modernized bathrooms. The staff are helpful and there’s an attached restaurant with good set-menu lunches (M$65, Monday to Saturday).


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Nearby East of Mexico City attractions

1. Museo Nacional del Títere

0.21 MILES

The national puppet museum displays dolls and marionettes from all around the world in a fantastic renovated building on the zócalo. It’s a fun stop for…

2. La Malinche

9.24 MILES

The long, sweeping slopes of this dormant 4460m volcano, named after Cortés’ now much-maligned indigenous interpreter and lover, dominate the skyline…

3. Santuario de la Virgen de Ocotlán

19.95 MILES

One of Mexico’s most spectacular churches is an important pilgrimage site for those who believe the Virgin appeared here in 1541 – her image stands on the…

4. Palacio de Gobierno

20.56 MILES

Inside the Palacio de Gobierno there are color-rich murals of Tlaxcala's history by Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin. His style is vividly realistic and…

5. Ex-Convento Franciscano de la Asunción

20.57 MILES

Built between 1537 and 1540, this was one of Mexico’s earliest monasteries and its church – the city’s cathedral – has a beautiful Moorish-style wooden…

6. Museo Regional de Tlaxcala

20.57 MILES

The Museo Regional de Tlaxcala has a large collection of religious paintings and a few pre-Hispanic sculptures and artifacts.

7. Palacio Municipal

20.59 MILES

The 16th-century Palacio Municipal, a former grain storehouse, occupies the north side of the zócalo.

8. Zócalo

20.6 MILES

It’s easy to pass an afternoon reading or just people-watching in Tlaxcala’s shady, spacious zócalo. The 16th-century Palacio Municipal, a former grain…