Here's a glimpse of the central courtyard. The building is triangular and open to the sky. I love how clean the space is. Hotels that seem to want to be nightclubs really bum me out. A friend, and bureau chief at the Associated Press' Mexico City bureau, told me that the hotel has earned the nickname "Fresa DF." Apparently fresa--which means strawberry--is also Mexico City parlance for yuppie. Photo 11 of 18 in Mexico City: Day 1 by Aaron Britt

Mexico City: Day 1

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Here's a glimpse of the central courtyard. The building is triangular and open to the sky. I love how clean the space is. Hotels that seem to want to be nightclubs really bum me out. A friend, and bureau chief at the Associated Press' Mexico City bureau, told me that the hotel has earned the nickname "Fresa DF." Apparently fresa--which means strawberry--is also Mexico City parlance for yuppie.