HOTEL OVERVIEW

Presidente InterContinental Mexico City is an award-winning hotel in Polanco, one of the capital's most dynamic cultural, business and shopping areas. This prestigious locale is close to the National Museum of Anthropology, Chapultepec Park and Castle and the National Auditorium. Nearby Mazarik Avenue and Pasaje Polanco shops are also worth seeing.

RESTAURANTS & BARS

Six superb restaurants take you on a culinary journey through France, Italy, China, Mexico, the US and the UK. The Lobby Bar offers cocktails and music.

You can't help but notice the abundance of pig motifs in Au Pied de Cochon, our 24-hour French bistro imported from Paris. The mood is subdued at breakfast, gets livelier as the day progresses and is downright festive as the after-midnight crowd gathers. The signature entrée is the Roasted Pig's Trotter with Béarnaise Sauce and French Fries, and you'll also find fresh seafood, steak, pork and duck dishes.

Many say Alfredo di Roma has the best Italian food in Mexico. There's no doubt it is the most authentic, since the restaurant is a descendant of the original in Rome where Fettuccine Alfredo was created in 1914. This was also the first restaurant in Mexico City to use a sommelier to recommend the right wine - a service offered along with exquisite northern Italian specialties and live traditional music.

The Lobby Bar is the natural choice when you're looking for a convenient place to meet clients, gather with friends or steal a few quiet moments for yourself. The drink menu is long and features specialty cocktails, champagne and 66 different kinds of tequila, including Herradura Reposado. You'll also be tempted to sample the local exotic margarita specialties such as the Chocolate, Tamarindo, Jamaica or Mango.

Health & Fitness

The fitness centre has all the cardio and weight-training equipment you need as well as views of Chapultepec Park to rival any in the hotel. In-room massages are offered.

Bicycles, treadmills, step machines, rowing machine, multi-gym, leg-extension machine, abdominal machine, seated rowing machine, press-up bench, standard bars, Olympic bar, weights one to six kilos (additional weight discs), cross-trainer (sky-walking).