Hotel Geneve Mexico City

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Hotel Geneve Mexico City
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The hotel's front exterior, 2010
Hotel Geneve Mexico City
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Town or city Mexico City
CountryMexico
Coordinates 19°25′30.5″N99°9′51″W / 19.425139°N 99.16417°W / 19.425139; -99.16417 Coordinates: 19°25′30.5″N99°9′51″W / 19.425139°N 99.16417°W / 19.425139; -99.16417
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Exhibits in the hotel's lobby, 2018

Hotel Geneve Mexico City is an historic hotel in Mexico City's Zona Rosa neighborhood, near Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico. Established in 1907, [1] [2] the hotel's Phone Bar has a collection of antique phones, inspired by Winston Churchill's visit. [3] [4] The lobby features a small museum. [5]

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