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Mexico City Insider: Hotelier Samuel Leizorek

Born and raised in Mexico City, Samuel Leizorek studied hospitality at Cornell before returning to open Las Alcobas, which has welcomed savvy travelers in Polanco since 2010. “The hotel started construction in 2003, but opened in 2010. And I have to say that during those years, that's when the city really transformed,” he says. “That’s when a lot of the artists and chefs and entrepreneurs from all disciplines gave the city a new vibe and put us on the map.” Las Alcobas itself was part of that tr...

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