Serving our guests attentively is our commitment; therefore, after 15 decades of successful history, we proudly reaffirm that Hotel Suites Kino is "Your home in Hermosillo."

Hotel Suites Kino, un Hotel Centenario

I welcome you, dear guests, to discover a part of my long and storied history. I say it aloud with well-earned pride: I am the oldest hotel in the Mexican Northwest. I saw the first light at the foot of Cerro de la Campana in Hermosillo, Sonora, in 1863.

It is worth remembering that on November 19, 1862, Mr. Manuel Íñigo sold the land where I now stand to Mr. Carlos E. Hale, who at the time served as The Union's Consul in Sonora.

In December of that same year, the City Council of Hermosillo granted Mr. Hale a license to build a lodging house, which was first named El Mesón and later El Siglo XIX. I should note that in my early years, I was a modest two-story adobe building with just six rooms.

The property on which I sit changed hands several times in a short span: thus passed before me Mr. Napoleón Graff and Mr. Bernardo H. Lacarra, who barely had time to warm the owner’s chair before selling me, on December 12, 1891, to Mr. Antonio García. My dear Don Antonio leased me to Mr. Mark Cohen, who managed me with the invaluable help of his gracious wife, Herlinda. During the 1890s, I bore the name Gran Hotel. In 1907, construction began on the building I currently occupy in the heart of Sonora’s capital. I was inaugurated in 1909 all with glad rags and christened as Hotel Cohen.

A new century was beginning, and I entered it with the optimism of one who envisions a promising future.

I am fond of the architecture of my façade; I find it elegantly understated: adorned with attached pilasters and framed windows. At my rounded corner, a decorative crown tops the building. I am told that my façade falls within the neoclassical style — an architectural trend that was very much in vogue at the time of my construction.

I bore witness to the political turbulence at the dawn of the 20th century.

The country was in the air of unrest, and my beloved Hermosillo was no exception.

In January 1910, I was officially instructed by the authorities to deny lodging to Mr. Francisco I. Madero and his entourage, who were then running for the presidency. Three years later, the then-young Colonel Álvaro Obregón Salido held several meetings in the hall on my second floor. Let me tell you, if there is one thing I am proud of, it is knowing that within my walls, military strategies were devised to overthrow the illegitimate government of Victoriano Huerta.

Time went on, the city grew, and I grew with it. Thus, I arrived at the roaring twenties. In the promising year of 1922, I was acquired by Mrs. Elvira García, known throughout Hermosillo as “Elvirita,” though the hotel was still managed by Mr. Cohen until 1930. In 1938, Elvirita sold me to her daughter, Mrs. Elvira Noriega, who wisely chose to rename me Hotel Kino — a name I now wear with great pride!

In the mid-1960s, I came under the administration of the agricultural engineer Armando Benard, Elvira Noriega’s eldest son. Around here, everyone knows him as “Güero” Benard. With his talent and dedication, he led me to become what I represent today.

The years have flown by, and now a new generation has taken up the torch of their ancestors, faithfully preserving my historical essence.

My motto is also our promise:

“Hotel Suites Kino, Su Casa en Hermosillo.”

I’ll be here waiting for you. In the meantime, please accept my warmest regards.
Hotel Suites Kino