In 1966 the entrepreneur Manuel Suárez y Suárez embarked on building the Gran Hotel de México.

Suárez had made his fortune in various infrastructure projects including water supply systems, canals and railways, and in sugar mills that were later nationalized.

He conceived the idea of building a major business and tourist complex named Mexico 2000, centered around the huge Hotel de México.

The architect was Guillermo Rossell de la Lama.

The hotel was to be open in time to receive visitors to the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

It would be the tallest, largest and most technologically advanced building in the country.

The project included both public and private investment.

The Parque de Lama was used as the site for the project.

The hotel was to be the largest in the Americas, 237 metres (778 ft) high with 1,500 rooms.

It was to be 51 stories high with 1,508 hexagonal rooms that could house 3,100 guests.

A panoramic elevator would be able to carry 100 tourists, and 19 other elevators would carry normal passengers.

There would be one covered and one open air panoramic terrace.

There would be four cafeterias, six restaurants and 13 bars, with a revolving restaurant on the top floor, five reception halls, a 3000-person convention room, a 21,500 square feet (2,000 m²) spiral-shaped shopping mall, a theatre, museum and so on.

Parking would be provided for 2,000 cars.

A heliport would be equipped with customs facilities.

A high-speed monorail would connect the hotel to the Casino de la Selva in Cuernavaca.
In 1966 the entrepreneur Manuel Suárez y Suárez embarked on building the Gran Hotel de México.
Suárez had made his fortune in various infrastructure projects including water supply systems, canals and railways, and in sugar mills that were later nationalized.
He conceived the idea of building a major business and tourist complex named Mexico 2000, centered around the huge Hotel de México.
The architect was Guillermo Rossell de la Lama.
The hotel was to be open in time to receive visitors to the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
It would be the tallest, largest and most technologically advanced building in the country.
The project included both public and private investment.
The Parque de Lama was used as the site for the project.
The hotel was to be the largest in the Americas, 237 metres (778 ft) high with 1,500 rooms.
It was to be 51 stories high with 1,508 hexagonal rooms that could house 3,100 guests.
A panoramic elevator would be able to carry 100 tourists, and 19 other elevators would carry normal passengers.
There would be one covered and one open air panoramic terrace.
There would be four cafeterias, six restaurants and 13 bars, with a revolving restaurant on the top floor, five reception halls, a 3000-person convention room, a 21,500 square feet (2,000 m²) spiral-shaped shopping mall, a theatre, museum and so on.
Parking would be provided for 2,000 cars.
A heliport would be equipped with customs facilities.
A high-speed monorail would connect the hotel to the Casino de la Selva in Cuernavaca.
Hotel de México