在白色之城历史中心最具氛围的街区之一拉梅霍拉达，一座高墙深院的大宅在门后重获新生。距离前弗朗西斯科修道院、铁路博物馆、尤卡坦歌曲博物馆和最近翻新的拉普兰查公园仅几步之遥，半岛最早铁路线的回响仍在街巷中萦绕。昔日旅人乘火车抵达之处，如今一座房子向那些想在梅里达停留、让城市慢慢展现的人敞开大门：透过清晨的咖啡、无地图的漫步，以及水边温暖的黄昏。自行车铃声、远处的街巷叫卖声，以及升腾的热气，共同构成每日迎接着客人的画面，并为室内展开的日子定下节奏。

At La Mejorada, one of the most evocative neighborhoods in the historic center of the White City, a grand house of high walls and deep courtyards comes back to life behind its doors. Just steps from the former Franciscan convent, the Railway Museum, the Museum of Yucatecan Song, and the recently renewed Parque La Plancha, echoes of the peninsula’s first railway lines still linger in the streets. Where travelers once arrived by train, a house now opens its doors to those looking to pause in Mérida and allow the city to reveal itself slowly: through morning coffee, map-free walks, and warm evenings by the water. The sound of bicycles, distant street calls, and the rising heat complete a daily tableau that welcomes guests and sets the rhythm of the days unfolding within.

▼项目概览，Overview of the project © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

这座新宅的精神源于一种渴望：重拾历史中心大宅中的宁静——高挑的天花板、阴凉的走廊、绿树成荫的天井，光影透过树叶洒落。跨过门槛意味着将喧嚣抛在身后，进入一个由清凉阴影和静谧庭院构成的更私密的世界。这里给人的感觉不是传统酒店，而是抵达了一处被精心经营的家宅，每个房间都像是为小住几日的人而准备——打开窗户，整理书籍，从内部体验梅里达。一切都邀请客人放低声音，放慢脚步，让气候、光线和质感来安排日程。由罗赫尔·埃斯卡兰特主持的建筑项目尊重这处受墨西哥国家人类学和历史研究所保护的宅邸精髓。其比例、原始结构，以及尤卡坦特有的通过庭院、走廊和门廊连接室内外的方式都得以保留。线条宁静的新建体量自然地融入这个格局，与花园和光线展开对话。楚库姆墙、热带木材、水泥花砖地面、石材和陶土，唤起了本地的建筑传统，营造出适合赤脚体验的清凉空间——一个可以搁置晒太阳的毛巾、在池畔放下书本、感受日子悠然流逝的地方。每一个细节都邀请目光向上，追寻历史的线脚，发现从墙头和屋顶间探出的绿意。由斯塔西·埃切维里亚负责的室内设计通过米色和黑色的色调深化了这一愿景，使西尼奥梅霍拉达酒店与姐妹产业拉埃尔米塔酒店区分开来。佩塔蒂约图案沿着墙壁和屏风延伸，定制的家具嵌入壁龛和角落，灯具投下温暖亲密的辉光。一种低调的奢华在细节中显现：窗边一张看雨的椅子，阴凉处一张邀人休憩的石凳，睡前翻阅的一架关于尤卡坦的书籍。物品的摆放带着日常的亲切感，仿佛属于在此生活了数代人的家族记忆。

The spirit of this new house is born from a desire to reclaim the calm that lives in the grand homes of the historic center: high ceilings, shaded corridors, and tree-filled courtyards where light filters through leaves. Crossing the threshold means leaving the bustle behind and entering a more intimate world of cool shadows and quiet courtyards. Rather than a conventional hotel, the feeling is one of arriving at a thoughtfully inhabited home, where each room seems prepared to welcome someone staying for a few days—opening the windows, arranging their books, and experiencing Mérida from within. Everything invites guests to lower their voices, slow their pace, and let climate, light, and texture set the agenda. The architectural project—led by Roger Escalante—respects the essence of the residence, protected by Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History. Its proportions, original structures, and the distinctly Yucatecan way of connecting indoors and outdoors through courtyards, corridors, and entryways have been preserved. New volumes with serene lines integrate seamlessly into this scheme, engaging in dialogue with the garden and the light. Chukum walls, tropical woods, pasta tile floors, stone, and clay evoke the region’s building traditions, creating cool spaces meant to be experienced barefoot—places to leave a towel in the sun, rest a book by the pool’s edge, and feel the day stretch out effortlessly. Every gesture invites the eye upward, tracing historic moldings and discovering greenery emerging between walls and rooftops. Interior design by Stacy Echeverría deepens this vision through a palette of beige and black tones that distinguishes CIGNO Mejorada from its sister property in La Ermita. Petatillo patterns run along walls and screens, custom-made furniture nestles into niches and corners, and lamps cast a warm, intimate glow. A quiet luxury reveals itself in the details: a chair by the window to watch the rain, a stone bench inviting rest in the shade, a shelf of books about Yucatán to leaf through before sleep. Objects feel arranged with a sense of everyday familiarity, as if they belonged to the memory of a family that has lived here for generations.

▼体量自然地融入格局，

Volumes integrate seamlessly into this scheme © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

▼户外景观，Outdoor landscape © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

▼泳池，Pool © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

酒店的22间客房分布在原有宅邸和拥抱花园的新建筑中。一些房间保留着诉说宅邸故事的原始地面和修复后的梁木，另一些则朝向更隐秘的空间，配有私人泳池、吊床和繁茂的植被——城市正中心的私密休养地。四处点缀在酒店内的泳池邀请客人在一天的不同时刻体验水，而每间客房都提出了自己栖居梅里达的方式。这种宁静、包容的氛围定义了酒店的性格：一个低调的环境，时间随着谈话、共享的沉默和不慌不忙的停顿而自我调整，而历史中心的文化生活就在门外等待。

The hotel’s 22 rooms are distributed between the original house and new structures embracing the garden. Some preserve original floors and restored beams that tell the story of the residence, while others open onto more secluded spaces with private pools, hammocks, and generous vegetation— intimate retreats in the very center of the city. Four pools dotted around the property invite guests to experience the water at different moments of the day, and each room proposes its own way of inhabiting Mérida. This serene, enveloping atmosphere defines the hotel’s character: a discreet setting where time adjusts itself to conversation, shared silence, and unhurried pauses, while the cultural life of the historic center waits just outside.

▼室内概览，Overview of the Interior © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

▼露台，Terrace © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

▼客房细部，Guest room details © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

美食成为体验尤卡坦的另一种方式。清晨，开放空间充满了现磨咖啡、新鲜果汁和温热面包的香气。根植于南方的水果、香草和烹饪准备汇聚成不慌不忙的早餐，伴随着光线在桌面上移动的交谈。夜幕降临，在厨师丹尼尔·罗恩的指导下，视觉厨房邀请客人延续餐桌上的谈话，奉上与土地对话的菜肴，提供对本地风味的个人诠释：宁静、优雅，并深刻顺应时令。精心挑选的葡萄酒以及带有柑橘、烟熏和香料风味的鸡尾酒，完善了这体验。没有过度，美食成为理解梅里达的又一个入口——贴近食材本源，关注其时令，并始终对多停留片刻的愉悦敞开怀抱。在较温暖的日子里，吧台的一杯冷饮在外部世界与内部等待的宁静之间，构成了完美的停顿。

Cuisine becomes another way of experiencing Yucatán. Early mornings fill open spaces with the aroma of freshly ground coffee, fresh juices, and still-warm bread. Fruits, herbs, and preparations rooted in the south come together in breakfasts that linger unhurriedly, accompanied by conversations as light moves across the tables. As evening falls, Cocina Vidente—under the guidance of chef Daniel Ron— invites guests to extend the table-talk with dishes that engage in dialogue with the land, offering a personal interpretation of local flavors: serene, elegant, and deeply attuned to seasonality. Carefully selected wines and cocktails with citrus, smoky, and spiced notes complete the experience. Without excess, gastronomy becomes yet another gateway to understanding Mérida—close to the origin of ingredients, attentive to their seasonality, and always open to the pleasure of staying a little longer. On warmer days, a chilled drink at the bar draws a perfect pause between the world outside and the calm that awaits within.

▼户外连廊，Outdoor corridor © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

▼交通空间，Transportation space © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida

酒店同时也是尤卡坦艺术与手工艺的舞台。法布里西奥·范德布洛克制作的铁艺出现在栏杆和精巧的细节中；何塞·福格斯的鹿形雕塑与赋予宅邸名称的天鹅对话；蒂库尔瓷砖地面、传统陶器、编织地毯，以及精心挑选的关于尤卡坦的书籍杂志，强化了这所房子作为该地区活态档案的理念。每件物品都自然地找到自己的位置，仿佛一直就在那里，邀请客人慢慢观看，触摸质感，带走超越转瞬即逝记忆的东西。没有什么是强加的或疏离的——反而，一场过去与现在之间的安静对话伴随着每一步。

The hotel also reveals itself as a stage for Yucatecan art and craftsmanship. Ironwork by Fabricio Van de Broek appears in railings and subtle details; deer sculptures by José Gómez converse with the swan that gives the house its name; Ticul tile floors, traditional pottery, woven rugs, and a curated selection of books and magazines about Yucatán reinforce the idea of the house as a living archive of the region. Each object finds its place naturally, as if it had always been there, inviting guests to look slowly, touch textures, and take away more than a fleeting memory. Nothing feels imposed or distant—rather, a quiet dialogue between past and present accompanies every step.

▼细部，Details © Courtesy of CIGNO Hoteles Mérida