Hotel Sevilla in Mérida took eight years to build, and much of that effort went into leaving things alone. The 16th-century manor was close to a ruin when architects Ingrid Moye and Christoph Zeller first saw it, and they chose to keep the peeling frescoes, the chipped courtyard columns and …
From the street, El Palacito Secreto looks unassuming, just another modest colonial facade tucked into the historic heart of Merida. You would never guess what awaits inside. But the moment you step through the entrance, the ordinary world dissolves. What emerges is something far more extravagant: a sprawling, meticulously designed …