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Three seated reception desks now greet you when the elevator doors open on the third floor. Behind them, sculptural glass screens create smaller pockets of privacy. Overhead, bronze and copper catch the changing light, while 2 translucent installations rise from floor to ceiling across the double-height lobby.
It’s part of a sweeping redesign underway at the St. Regis Mexico City, the 189-room hotel on Paseo de la Reforma, where a renovation that began in 2025 is now approaching its final stages.
I’ve stayed here several times, and it remains one of the best hotels in Mexico, period. And this is just another sign it’s getting even better.
The project, led by Kalā Design Group, covers the main reception lobby, guest-floor elevator foyers, all guest rooms and suites, with completion scheduled for September. The hotel has remained open throughout the work.
Inside, Mexico appears in dozens of precise details: jade, marble, bronze, cacao-colored fabrics, hand-woven textiles and references to Purépecha metalwork, Maya ceremonial stone and the jewelry of Frida Kahlo.
If you’ve stayed here before, the address and many of the St. Regis rituals remain familiar. The interiors you’ll encounter now are considerably different.
A New Look Above Paseo de la Reforma
The hotel occupies one of the most prominent addresses along Paseo de la Reforma, close to the Ángel de la Independencia and within reach of Roma Norte, Condesa, Polanco and Chapultepec.
The renovation concentrates heavily on what happens once you’re inside.
Kalā Design Group calls its design concept “The Layered Soul of Mexico,” drawing from the volcanic ground beneath Mexico City, pre-Hispanic civilizations, colonial history and contemporary Mexican craft.
You see those references through materials rather than museum-style displays.
Bronze fixtures reference Purépecha metalworking traditions from Michoacán. Jade appears throughout the interiors, drawing from the stone’s ceremonial importance in ancient Maya culture. Cacao-colored tones reference the crop’s early history with the Olmec civilization along Mexico’s Gulf Coast.
Stone, marble, wood paneling and textiles were produced with Mexican artisans and manufacturers. Furniture for the renovated areas was custom-designed specifically for the hotel.
Deep greens appear beside darker mineral tones and warmer browns. Geological stone sculptures already inside the hotel have been retained.
The result keeps the Mexican references unusually specific. You’re looking at materials and objects tied to particular traditions and regions instead of a general interpretation of Mexican design.
The Reception Experience Has Changed
The largest visual change arrives on the hotel’s third floor.
The reception desk has been relocated so you see it immediately after leaving the elevators. Instead of a long conventional counter, three individual seated reception stations handle arrivals.
Sculptural glass partitions stand behind the desks, separating each station while leaving views through the larger lobby.
Two translucent floor-to-ceiling installations dominate the room. Natural light passes through their layered surfaces during the day. Integrated illumination changes their appearance after dark, creating smaller areas beneath the hotel’s double-height ceiling.
Bronze and copper fixtures hang above, with reflective metal surfaces developed around the gold tones often visible across the Valley of Mexico.
The St. Regis Library remains part of the lobby, while the brand’s Champagne Sabrage ceremony takes place along the room’s central axis. Botanical motifs appear in the carpet, a reference to Caroline Astor and her interest in botanical art.
You still know you’re in a St. Regis. The visual vocabulary around the rituals has become far more connected to Mexico.
Jade Appears Again On The Guest Floors
The elevator foyers outside the rooms have also been redone.
Each one now includes a custom jade-inspired installation as its primary decorative element. The material reference comes from jade’s role in Mesoamerican culture, where it was associated with life and renewal.
Above, curved forms resembling petals fill a recessed ceiling area, illuminated indirectly. A bronze credenza carries carved floral motifs, while the botanical carpet from the public areas continues onto the guest floors.
These transitional areas receive more attention than they did before, and the details give you an early indication of what has changed inside the rooms.
All 189 Rooms And Suites Are Being Redesigned
The most consequential part of the project reaches the 189 guest rooms and suites.
Kalā retained the hotel’s original headboard composition while replacing and updating many of the surrounding elements.
There are curved sofas, sculptural tables, botanical-patterned carpets and new marble floors. Custom lighting appears throughout, including pendant fixtures inspired by Frida Kahlo’s jewelry.
The pendants use slender bronze forms surrounding suspended jade pieces, translating the large necklaces associated with Kahlo into a fixture you encounter beside the bed.
Another custom piece takes a more practical St. Regis tradition and gives it a prominent role in the room.
The new St. Regis Cart serves as the in-room refreshment station, with a curved profile and bronze detailing. Instead of hiding bottles, glassware and related items inside cabinetry, the hotel presents the cart as furniture.
Kalā is also working with a local artisan on hand-embroidered botanical cushions, created individually as textile pieces for the rooms.
Technology has received an update as well. Rooms now include automated controls for lighting, blinds and temperature.
Bathrooms have been renovated with marble, rainfall showers and heated floors.
Those additions are important at a hotel where a significant part of the appeal comes from returning to a private room high above one of Latin America’s busiest capitals after several hours in Roma Norte, Chapultepec or the historic center.
What Has Stayed At The St. Regis Mexico City
A renovation of this breadth could easily erase details regular visitors associate with a hotel. Here, several familiar St. Regis elements remain.
The original guest-room headboards are being retained. Geological sculptures remain in the lobby. The library continues to occupy its familiar role in the public areas.
You’ll also still find St. Regis Butler Service, one of the brand signatures most closely associated with the property.
The renovation is taking place in phases while the hotel continues operating. Kalā Design Group has worked alongside hotel teams during construction, adjusting lighting, finishes and guest-room details while portions of the property remain in use.
With completion scheduled for September 2026, the project is entering its last phase now.
The Hotel Still Has One Of Reforma’s Deepest Food And Bar Lineups
Outside the renovated rooms and public areas, the hotel continues to have an unusually broad collection of food and drink venues under one roof.
Diana Restaurant is the hotel’s principal restaurant, while King Cole Bar carries one of the property’s defining St. Regis identities. The hotel also has La Table Krug and Caroline’s 400, alongside Nusr-Et, Animal and Sushi Tatsugoro.
King Cole has particular importance within the St. Regis story. The original King Cole Bar at the St. Regis in New York became associated with the Bloody Mary, known there as the Red Snapper, and individual St. Regis hotels around the world have developed their own local interpretations of the drink.
In Mexico City, the bar gives you a place to stay within the hotel after returning from Reforma, Roma Norte or Polanco, particularly if you’ve spent the afternoon crossing several parts of the city.
The St. Regis Spa adds another option upstairs, with treatment rooms and wide views across Mexico City.
Meeting and event rooms remain part of the hotel as well, serving corporate gatherings, private events and celebrations.
Why Paseo De La Reforma Still Defines The Stay
Location has always been one of the strongest reasons to choose the St. Regis Mexico City.
Walk out of the hotel and you’re directly on Paseo de la Reforma, the broad avenue connecting several of the city’s most visited districts and monuments.
The Ángel de la Independencia is nearby. Continue west and you reach Chapultepec, home to Chapultepec Castle, the National Museum of Anthropology and some of Mexico City’s largest cultural institutions.
Head into Roma Norte and Condesa and the trip changes quickly, with neighborhood restaurants, cafes, galleries and tree-lined residential streets occupying much of your day.
Polanco puts restaurants, boutiques and museums within another compact part of the city, including Museo Soumaya and Museo Jumex.
The St. Regis gives you a central hotel to return to between each part of the trip, with a room well above Reforma and a concierge and butler team accustomed to arranging the details of a Mexico City itinerary.
What You’ll Find When The Renovation Is Finished
By September, the project is expected to cover the primary points you encounter during a stay: reception, elevator foyers, guest rooms and suites.
Many of its strongest details are small enough to examine up close.
Look at the suspended jade inside a bedside pendant. The bronze carving on a guest-floor credenza. The embroidery on a cushion. The translucent panels behind reception. The retained stone sculptures in the lobby. The marble beneath your feet in a redesigned room.
The references cover centuries of Mexican material culture, yet the rooms still have to perform as hotel rooms — with automated blinds, rainfall showers, heated bathroom floors, places to sit, a refreshment cart and the St. Regis service people come here expecting.
When the final phase is completed in September, the St. Regis Mexico City will have redone all 189 rooms and suitesand some of the hotel’s most frequently used public areas while keeping its Paseo de la Reforma address, its signature rituals and many of the details longtime visitors already know.
For a hotel high above one of Mexico City’s most heavily traveled avenues, the next stay will look noticeably different from the last one.
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