Must-see hotels in Mexico

  • La Llorona Cihuacoatl Campground

    Mexico City

    In Xochimilco, the ecotourism center Michmani arranges stays at La Llorona Cihuacoatl campground, which sits on a peaceful off-grid chinampa (Aztec garden…

  • Mayaland Hotel & Bungalows

    Chichén Itzá

    Getting long in the tooth at this point, and somewhat officious rather than personal, the Mayaland is less than 100m from Chichén Itzá and has a 'private'…

  • Refugio de Altzomoni

    East of Mexico City

    Basic shelter is available at Altzomoni Lodge, located by a microwave station roughly halfway between Paso de Cortés and La Joya. There are excellent…

  • Parador Turístico La Ticla

    Central Pacific Coast

    Welcoming and popular with surfers but rather unkempt at last visit, this beachside spot offers spartan rooms in thatched multilevel wooden cabañas …

  • Quinta Quetzalcóatl

    Guadalajara Region

    Behind the stone walls of this hotel are a pool, lush gardens and plenty of private outdoor space. Some of the rooms are highly eccentric in style (the…

  • Hotel Aeropuerto

    Mexico City

    Although there are several upscale hotels linked to the terminals, this affordable hotel across the street serves just fine for weary travelers with…

  • Un Sueño Valle de Huajes

    Oaxaca City

    In the highly competitive league table of Oaxaca hotels, Un Sueño probably wouldn't make the top 10, but there's function and tranquility in its 12 sharp…

  • Las 3 Marías

    San Agustinillo

    On a spacious hillside site, Las 3 Marías enjoys awesome views especially from its pool and the mostly vegetarian restaurant. Its cabañas and rooms are…

  • Hotel Colonial Campestre

    Chiapas

    Rambling and Escher-esque, this hotel has extremely basic rooms in need of a good pick-me-up. Room 26 has good views. It also has a restaurant (mains M$70…

  • Centro Vacacional IMSS Malintzi

    East of Mexico City

    Operated by the Mexican Social Security Institute, this family-oriented resort has 50 cabins, including rustic and ‘luxury’ options, at a frosty 3333m. It…

  • Hotel Casino

    Morelia

    Overlooking Plaza de Armas and the cathedral, the Casino's frontage hums with the addictive energy of Mexican street life. The 42 rooms themselves,…

  • Villa Mexicana

    Zihuatanejo

    Its chain-hotel sterility won’t inspire much enthusiasm, but you can’t argue with the choice location right on Playa La Ropa. It's decked out in orange…

  • Hotel Nude

    Zipolite

    Tapping into Zipolite’s clothing-optional vibe, the Nude wears its nudist reputation fairly subtly (guests usually save their nudity for the beach)…

  • Zazil-Kin

    Tulum

    About a 10-minute walk from the ruins, this beachside place resembles a little Smurf village with its painted cabañas. Bare-bones cabins (basically just a…

  • Hotel Serenidad

    Mulegé

    Dating to the 1960s, this hotel is a local institution. Plenty of famous folk have flown into the bumpy private airstrip here, including John Wayne. The…

  • Hotel Mar de Coral

    Central Pacific Coast

    Set in the center of town across the road from the beach, this incongruous modern building offers spacious tiled rooms with wooden beds and furnishings…

  • Hotel Machado

    Mazatlán

    Gorgeous Plaza Machado's only hotel is a mixed bag. Despite its lovely facade and the funky charm of checkerboard floors and wrought-iron beds, rooms are…

  • Posada Los Balcones

    Taxco

    As its name suggests, many of the 15 rooms at this straightforward hotel have small balconies overlooking the boisterous narrow street below. Just moments…

  • Hotel La Finca

    Veracruz

    This friendly resort on the lakeshore, some 2km west of the town center, is rather dated and pricey (steep discounts out of season), and the beds are not…

  • Hotel Quinta Loreto

    San Miguel de Allende

    This dated motel-style place at the back of the artisans' market is spread around large, leafy grounds. One of the better budget to midrange options…

  • Hotel Garza Canela

    Central Pacific Coast

    A resort-like hotel that gets the thumbs-up thanks to the four brilliantly friendly Vazquez sisters, who make every guest feel at home. Rooms come with…

  • Stoner’s Surf Camp

    Central Pacific Coast

    The thatched-roof cabañas (cabins) on stilts at this laid-back surfer joint are seriously basic but have electricity, mosquito nets (you'll need them),…

  • Hotel Florida

    Veracruz

    The centrally located Florida, opposite the Palacio Municipal, has friendly staff, a continental breakfast, and spacious rooms with big windows and views…

  • Prashanti Tebanca

    Veracruz

    Follow Laguna Catemaco’s eastern shore along partially paved, badly rutted road for 17km from Catemaco and you can enjoy some waterfront tranquility at…

  • Campamento Topche

    Chiapas

    About 550m west of the central intersection, this campamento is run by a local family and has several options that are spread around a messy garden: wood…

  • Hotel Agua Escondida

    Taxco

    Facing the zócalo, Hotel Agua Escondida is popular with visiting silver importers and has two swimming pools, a spa and a cafe-bar on a high terrace with…

  • Casona Rosa

    Morelia

    A quintessentially Mexican-flavored guesthouse with two rooms and four large suites configured around a shared patio and dining room where you’ll be…

  • Tronco Bay Inn

    Troncones

    Set at the north end of town on Manzanillo Bay is this endearing spot with comfortable rooms set in six split-level duplexes. Decked out with inlaid tile…

  • Posada los Naranjos

    Veracruz

    Right in the center of town, this no-frills place is a will-do-for-a-night budget option. Rooms have high ceilings and, though clean, are windowless and…

  • Hostería de Xicohténcatl

    East of Mexico City

    Half of the 16 rooms at this straightforward budget hostería are large, multiroom suites with kitchens, making it a bargain for families, groups or those…

  • Las Cabañas del Doctor

    Mahahual

    Across the street from the beach and about 200m south of the end of the malecón (waterfront promenade), this spot offers simple fan-cooled palapa (palm…

  • Hotel Real Valladolid

    Morelia

    Putting in a solid performance in Morelia’s somewhat scant budget end of the market, the Valladolid delivers the basics: 21 clean, no-frills, relatively…

  • Villas Arcon

    Veracruz

    At the northern entrance to Villa Rica, this bright orange, low-rise resort hotel sits amid immaculate grounds in the shade of trees and bamboo thickets…

  • Hotel Porto Allegro

    Puerto Vallarta

    In an enviably central location, this hotel has spotless rooms that are rather nondescript but comfortable. Some are more spacious than others, and…

  • Posada La Roca

    Sonora

    A labyrinthine stone structure (built in 1927), this Old Port inn was once a casino-hotel-brothel for US mobsters, including, by all accounts, Al Capone,…

  • Hotel Hacienda de los Ángeles

    Chiapas

    Officially this is Comitán’s single luxury hotel and true enough it provides complimentary welcome cocktails, professional service and spacious…

  • A Nice Place on the Beach

    Zipolite

    Aptly named and aptly subtitled too (the second stanza reads: 'Where people come to do nothing'), Nice Place has eight basic rooms, split four upstairs…

  • Hotel Santiago

    Chiapas

    Down by the port, this medium-sized hotel has plenty of colonial stylings from the outside but very few on the inside. Rooms are arranged around a central…

  • Villa Sueño Azul

    Guanajuato

    Behind a blue facade is this pleasant blue-and-white themed oasis – a secure and tidy B&B with a helpful English-speaking manager, Malí, and ever-so…

  • Hotel Belmar

    Isla Mujeres

    Run by the same family that owns the pizza joint downstairs, Belmar offers neo-rustic rooms with tiled floors and (some) balconies. If you're looking to…

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