The Maria Isabel Hotel was built in 1962 by Bolivian tycoon Antenor Patiño. He named the hotel for his late daughter, Maria Isabel Patiño de Goldsmith,[1] who died in 1954, at the age of 17, from complications in the seventh month of pregnancy, after eloping with 20-year-old British heir James Goldsmith. The hotel was designed by renowned Mexican architect Juan Sordo Madaleno, working with architects José Villagrán García, Ricardo Legorreta, and José Adolfo Wiechers. In April 1963, the Maria Isabel was taken over by Mexican hotel magnate Cesar Balsa's Balsa Hotels. In November 1963, Balsa Hotels became represented by Sheraton Hotels in the US.
In 1969, the Maria Isabel was sold to Sheraton. They renamed it the Maria Isabel-Sheraton Hotel and added a new rear tower, designed by Mexican architect Manuel De Santiago-de Borbón González Bravo (great-grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain), increasing the number of rooms from 502 to 747.[2] The hotel was later renamed the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel and Towers.
Hotel Sheraton released a statement, on February 8, denying discrimination based on national origin. They also mentioned that the rooms were booked and paid for by an American company it could not possibly have kept any funds and send them to the government of the United States.[3]
The unit of the government of Mexico responsible for the protection of consumers, the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco), declared it is unable to close the hotel because such measure is only applicable on repeated violations. However, it has estimated a fine for the hotel for up to a million pesos (roughly 96,000 dollars) but none of the Cuban officials had presented a complaint.[4]
After this incident, a written complaint of zoning violations was presented to the borough delegate, Virginia Jaramillo of the Party of the Democratic Revolution, of Cuauhtémoc, D.F., the borough of Federal District (D.F.) where the hotel is located. After a revision it was found that the hotel was in violation of zoning regulations because of 3,000 unauthorized square meters and lack of parking spaces. After this revision the borough delegate of Cuauhtémoc declared the closing of this establishment to be imminent.[5] Other violations such as lack of restaurant menus in Braille may be corrected by the deadline given by the delegate, but Jaramillo explains it is impossible to destroy part of the building or to build more parking spaces before that time.
^(in Spanish)Niega Hotel Sheraton discriminación a cubanos Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today ("Sheraton Hotel denies any discrimination against Cubans"), accessed on February 9, 2006
^(in Spanish)Desestima Profeco clausurar hotel Sheraton Archived 2013-01-26 at archive.today ("Profeco estimates that it will not close Sheraton hotel"), accessed on February 9, 2006
^(in Spanish)Inminente clausura del Sheraton: delegada ("Imminent closing of the Sheraton, says delegate") Retrieved February 9, 2006.
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Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel official website
by Gabriel Molina
April 13, 2024
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel is a business hotel operated by Sheraton Hotels and Resorts and located on Paseo de la Reforma in the Zona Rosa business and shopping district just across from El Angel de la Independencia in Mexico City Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel HotelSheraton Maria Isabel Hotel and TowersHotel chainSheraton HotelsGeneral informationLocationMexico City MexicoAddressPaseo de la Reforma 325Coordinates19 25 41 N 99 10 02 W 19 427964781746056 N 99 16719455783547 W 19 427964781746056 99 16719455783547Opening1962ManagementSheraton HotelsOther informationNumber of rooms755Design and constructionArchitect s Main building 1962 Juan Sordo Madaleno and his team of architects Second tower 1969 Manuel De Santiago de Borbon Gonzalez Bravo Contents 1 History 2 Controversy 3 See also 4 Notes 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Sheraton Maria Isabel HotelThe Maria Isabel Hotel was built in 1962 by Bolivian tycoon Antenor Patino He named the hotel for his late daughter Maria Isabel Patino de Goldsmith 1 who died in 1954 at the age of 17 from complications in the seventh month of pregnancy after eloping with 20 year old British heir James Goldsmith The hotel was designed by renowned Mexican architect Juan Sordo Madaleno working with architects Jose Villagran Garcia Ricardo Legorreta and Jose Adolfo Wiechers In April 1963 the Maria Isabel was taken over by Mexican hotel magnate Cesar Balsa s Balsa Hotels In November 1963 Balsa Hotels became represented by Sheraton Hotels in the US In 1969 the Maria Isabel was sold to Sheraton They renamed it the Maria Isabel Sheraton Hotel and added a new rear tower designed by Mexican architect Manuel De Santiago de Borbon Gonzalez Bravo great grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain increasing the number of rooms from 502 to 747 2 The hotel was later renamed the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel and Towers Controversy editOn February 4 2006 this hotel was involved in an international incident when a group of Cuban delegates were expelled from the hotel upon pressure from the United States Department of Commerce to enforce the embargo against Cuba This act however is in violation of the 1996 Law of Protection of Commerce and Investments from Foreign Policies that Contravene International Law that prohibits companies that are located in Mexico from blocking commerce and investments that are caused by the application of foreign laws Hotel Sheraton released a statement on February 8 denying discrimination based on national origin They also mentioned that the rooms were booked and paid for by an American company it could not possibly have kept any funds and send them to the government of the United States 3 The unit of the government of Mexico responsible for the protection of consumers the Procuraduria Federal del Consumidor Profeco declared it is unable to close the hotel because such measure is only applicable on repeated violations However it has estimated a fine for the hotel for up to a million pesos roughly 96 000 dollars but none of the Cuban officials had presented a complaint 4 After this incident a written complaint of zoning violations was presented to the borough delegate Virginia Jaramillo of the Party of the Democratic Revolution of Cuauhtemoc D F the borough of Federal District D F where the hotel is located After a revision it was found that the hotel was in violation of zoning regulations because of 3 000 unauthorized square meters and lack of parking spaces After this revision the borough delegate of Cuauhtemoc declared the closing of this establishment to be imminent 5 Other violations such as lack of restaurant menus in Braille may be corrected by the deadline given by the delegate but Jaramillo explains it is impossible to destroy part of the building or to build more parking spaces before that time See also edit nbsp Mexico portal nbsp Companies portalList of hotels in Mexico List of companies of MexicoNotes edit Hotel Review Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel http www travelweekly com print aspx id 152148 in Spanish Niega Hotel Sheraton discriminacion a cubanos Archived 2013 01 26 at archive today Sheraton Hotel denies any discrimination against Cubans accessed on February 9 2006 in Spanish Desestima Profeco clausurar hotel Sheraton Archived 2013 01 26 at archive today Profeco estimates that it will not close Sheraton hotel accessed on February 9 2006 in Spanish Inminente clausura del Sheraton delegada Imminent closing of the Sheraton says delegate Retrieved February 9 2006 External links editSheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel official website The Sheraton is not an isolated case by Gabriel Molina Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheraton Mexico City Maria Isabel Hotel amp oldid 1185038485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
