Mexico City

Bohemian & colonial

Coyoacán

20 min · 9 km from the centre

A cobbled, village-like colonial quarter in the south — leafy plazas, the cobalt-blue Frida Kahlo house, a lively market and a bohemian, artsy soul. Calmer, prettier and cheaper than the centre, but further out; the loveliest base for those who want charm and quiet over being in the thick of it.

A look around

What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.

Around Coyoacán, Mexico City
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€80–160

typical per night in Mexico

mid for Mexico

The sensible middle

Cheapest in Mexico CityPriciest

Typical prices for Mexico City — neither steal nor splurge.

Where it sits

The circle is Coyoacán and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.

How far is everything?

Mexico City (Benito Juárez) (MEX)~24 min drive13.5 km

From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.

  • Tacos al pastor & street food22 min taxi7.3 km
  • Chapultepec Park & Castle24 min taxi8.1 km
  • Lucha libre wrestling25 min taxi8.2 km
  • The National Anthropology Museum26 min taxi8.8 km
  • The Zócalo & Cathedral29 min taxi9.7 km
  • Palacio de Bellas Artes29 min taxi9.7 km
  • Diego Rivera's murals29 min taxi9.7 km
  • Templo Mayor30 min taxi10.0 km

On your doorstep

What you’re living next to if you stay here.

The blue Frida Kahlo house (Casa Azul), Mexico City
The Frida Kahlo Museum
Colourful trajinera boats at Xochimilco, Mexico City
Xochimilco
The plaza of Coyoacán, Mexico City
Coyoacán plaza & market
  • 2.The Frida Kahlo MuseumLa Casa Azul — the cobalt-blue Coyoacán house where Frida Kahlo was born, lived, painted and died, kept as she left it, full of her art, clothes, wheelchair and spirit. Intimate and deeply moving, the highlight of any art-lover's trip; book a timed ticket online well ahead, as it always sells out.
  • 8.XochimilcoBoard a trajinera — a wide, brightly painted flat boat poled through the last of the Aztec canals in the city's south, past floating gardens, with mariachi boats and food vendors pulling alongside. A joyous, boozy, only-here fiesta on the water, especially with a group; go on a weekend for the full party.
  • 11.Coyoacán plaza & marketThe cobbled colonial heart of Coyoacán — twin leafy plazas with a fountain and a church, weekend craft stalls, mariachis, and a wonderful covered market where you eat tostadas piled high and drink fresh aguas frescas. The city's most charming, village-like afternoon; pair it with the Frida house nearby.

When are you staying?

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Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Coyoacán; flights via Google Flights.