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HISTORY OF THE GILLOW HOTEL

The history of the Hotel Gillow is closely linked with the Iglesia de la Profesa, also known as the Temple of San Felipe Neri. A part of the hotel is just below the right bell tower of the Church that in the past had internal communication.

The name of Gillow comes from its founder Don Tomás Gillow, who was originally from LiverpooI (1797-1877) and had come to Mexico in 1819 to open a branch of the Rosquel jewelry store, which was established on Profesa Street. This jewelry store was very successful, and due to the exemplary conduct of Mr. Gillow, as well as his mercantile good repute and kind and courteous treatment, he immediately gained the most valuable friendships, for which he had little influence.

Don Tomás' sincere Catholicism earned him the sincere esteem of the most distinguished families of the time. This is how he met Mrs. Marquesa de Selva Nevada, better known in Mexico as Mrs. Pininos. The lady was recently widowed and had two children, a boy and a girl, to whom she had passed on her noble title. Shortly after meeting, they fell in love and got married.


Later, after the Reform laws, many of the Church's assets passed into the hands of the State. The Iglesia la Profesa, which was founded by the Jesuits, had an annex that was called the House of Spiritual Exercises.

When the Jesuits were expelled from Mexico, the Professed remained in the hands of the order of San Felipe Neri and Don Tomás bought the House of Spiritual Exercises, which he knew for its great Catholic devotion. He had the construction adapted to the architect Ramón Rodríguez Arangoiti in 1869 to found the Hotel Gillow.

Over the years the Gillow Hotel had another owner and another remodeling. In this case, it was Tirso Sáenz, who carried out important renovations to give it the comfort, luxury and service of a first-class hotel. On Sunday, September 11, 1904, it was reopened with great solemnity with the assistance of President Porfirio Díaz and the Minister of Justice and Instruction, Justino Fernández.

Later, with the passing of the years, it underwent another transformation around the 30s. In this period, 3 floors were increased to the original structure, remaining in the 6 floors that remain to this day.

Elevators were also added.
Everything was perfectly decorated with the famous Art Deco style so fashionable at that time.
Currently, since 1974, it belongs to a group of businessmen who have known how to maintain style and form, as well as the quality of service to keep Hotel Gillow always at the forefront of the hotel industry in Mexico City.

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