Hotel Hércules

This Lesser-known Mexican City Is a Food Lover’s Paradise—and No, It's Not Oaxaca or Mexico City

"I stayed in a generously sized suite at a 40-room hotel carved from a sprawling pink-concrete former textile factory dating to 1846; warm, inviting public spaces evoke nostalgia with tabletop radios and rotary telephones, and my room opened onto a plant-filled terrace overlooking a small plaza where locals danced. The pool sits in an open-air atrium that once processed cotton, the spa occupies an old machine room, and the hotel's restaurant served house-made charcuterie, local cheeses, and olives harvested from 40-year-old trees surrounding a marble demigod sculpture." - Naomi Tomky Naomi Tomky From trailing a street food hawker in Singapore to navigating the ancient roads of the Mayan jungle, award-winning food and travel writer Naomi Tomky explores the globe with a hungry eye—and mouth. Her work has appeared in publications including AFAR, Saveur, and Eater. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines