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"This corner building was once a hotel in the 1950s but morphed into restaurants and bars over the years. Now it's a trendy, 17-room boutique just a block from the city's bustling thoroughfare Avenida Revolución. The exterior still has some midcentury retro flair, but inside, Nook is all modern, clean, and minimalist. There's exposed brick, a mural by artist Alonso Delgadillo, and maps depicting the border region. Rooms are almost austere. Think clean lines, muted colors, original artwork, and skylights in some rooms. What Nook lacks in its room decor, it more than makes up for with Elvira, the hotel's onsite restaurant and cocktail bar. You can snack on salads, a cubano, and fried pickles, but the beverage menu is lengthier, with classics (gin and tonic, negroni), mezcal, tequila, and of course mojitos and cuba libres." - Archana Ram