The comfortable city hotel was opened in the middle of the 19th century, renovated in 2005 and decorated in a 19th century colonial style. The hotel affords impressive architecture, four floors and a total of 64 rooms including 3 elegant suites and 4 junior suites. Guests are offered a panorama terrace (La Verbena), a spacious foyer with a 24-hour reception, a hotel safe, a lift, a currency exchange desk and a cloakroom. Additional facilities include a café, a cosy bar 'El Encierro¿ with live music, a breakfast room and the 'El Ruedo¿ restaurant. Business guests may make use of the conference room and the free access to high-speed Internet. Guests may also make use of the room service and laundry service as well as the medical services. Guests may park their cars in the hotel car park and leave their bicycles in the bicycle storage room.

This luxury hotel is situated at the heart of Guadalajara, only 3 blocks from the Governmental Palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral as well as only 5 blocks from Degollado Theatre. The hotel is itself a reference point. The hotel is a good choice for those wishing to explore the historical centre, countless museums, important monuments and the UNESCO world heritage site of Hospicio Cabañas on foot. The hotel is also famous for being the bullfighter's hotel and for accommodating great Mexican actors and personalities such as María Félix, Cantinflas, Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante. A stop for public transport is situated in the immediate vicinity, as are countless bars. The closest underground/train station lies 1 km away, whilst the nearest bus and train station is 3 km from the hotel.

Guests may serve themselves at the breakfast buffet. At lunchtime and in the evenings, guests may select dishes from an à la carte menu and at lunch a set menu is additionally available.