The holidays · Roma Norte & La Condesa · Mexico City
Posadas, ponche and lights. The holidays with Enterra.
Nights drop to single digits and the streets fill with processions. Spend Christmas on the rooftop at Casa Mérida, open 11 to 27 December, or see in the New Year in the courtyard at Casa Atlixco, open 26 December to 3 January.
Two houses, two halves of the season
Christmas on a rooftop, New Year in a courtyard
Christmas · open 11 to 27 December
Casa Mérida, the rooftop house in Roma Norte
Seven bedrooms for up to sixteen. The private rooftop has a long table, a grill and a daybed, so Nochebuena can be dinner outside under the lights. The Posadas move through the neighbourhood from the 16th.
New Year · open 26 December to 3 January
Casa Atlixco, the garden house in La Condesa
Six bedrooms for up to fourteen. Breakfast in the courtyard, one long table for New Year's Eve and twelve grapes at midnight. Parque México is an eight-minute walk, and Condesa is at its quietest that week.
Why one house, not hotel rooms
One table, one kitchen, everyone home on the 25th
One table
Nochebuena dinner at home, eaten late, with nobody watching the clock. New Year's Eve the same, with twelve grapes at midnight.
One kitchen
Coffee at seven and lunch at noon happen without a plan. No restaurant that closes at ten, no group text to find out where everyone is.
Everyone home on the 25th
On Christmas morning everyone is already in the same living room. No other guests, no lobby, no checkout line on the 26th.
The season · 16 December to 6 January
Four dates the city plans around
16–24 Dec
Las Posadas
Nine nights of candlelit processions, piñatas and ponche, the hot punch made with tejocote, guava and cinnamon.
24 Dec
Nochebuena
The big dinner, eaten late. At Casa Mérida it can be on the rooftop, with a chef if you want one.
31 Dec
Año Nuevo
At Casa Atlixco: dinner at home and twelve grapes at midnight, one for each month of the year ahead.
6 Jan
Día de Reyes
The rosca de reyes comes out. Whoever finds the little figurine baked inside buys the tamales on 2 February.
On request
A chef for Nochebuena, and the rest of the list
Everything here is an add-on, priced by group size and dates. Tell us what you want when you book and we quote it.
- Private chefFor Nochebuena, New Year's Eve, or a slow Christmas lunch. Tell us what your family eats and the menu is built around it. The chef cooks, serves and cleans up.
- Wellness at homeHolistic aromatherapy massage, reiki or a sound bath in the house, between the big dinners.
- A tarot readingA tarot reader can come to the house for the group, on one of the quiet nights.
- The fridge, before you landA grocery run so there is milk, coffee and something for dinner when the first flight gets in.
- Airport transfersOne van for the group rather than four cars, for arrivals from several cities on the same afternoon.
The holidays in Mexico City
A note from the founder
If you ask me when to see Mexico City, I say December. The Posadas start on the 16th and move through the streets with candles and singing, and someone always hands you a cup of ponche. There is a piñata for the children, and the Zócalo fills with lights that the whole city walks through at least once.
Then the city empties out. Condesa and Roma go quiet, the mornings are cold and bright, and the neighbourhood feels like a village. It stays that way through Reyes on 6 January, when the rosca comes out. If you want a chef for Nochebuena, or a reader for one of the quiet nights, our team arranges it.
Good to know
What holiday groups ask us
Which house is open when?
Casa Mérida in Roma Norte is open from 11 to 27 December, which covers the Posadas, Nochebuena and Christmas Day. Casa Atlixco in La Condesa is open from 26 December to 3 January, for New Year. The booking calendar on each house page is always the live answer.
Is there a minimum stay over the holidays?
The booking calendar shows the minimum for any dates you pick. Over the holidays most groups take a full week, either Christmas week or the run into New Year. If you want to check before you look, send us your dates.
How many people can each house take?
Casa Mérida sleeps 16 in 7 bedrooms. Casa Atlixco sleeps 14 in 6 bedrooms. The houses are a ten-minute drive apart. See how the two houses work for large groups.
Can we bring the kids?
Yes. Children are welcome in both houses. Tell us ages when you book so we can set the rooms up right.
How does the hold and payment work?
Tell us the dates and we hold them for 48 hours with no deposit while your group agrees. Then half when you book and the balance seven days before arrival, which is easier to collect from everyone in two steps.
What is the cancellation policy?
Full refund up to 30 days before arrival, 50% up to 7 days before, and no refund after that. A refundable security hold is placed the day before you arrive and released two days after you leave (USD 500 at Casa Atlixco, MXN 10,000 at Casa Mérida).