last updated 04/29/08
Hotels and Lodging in Maya Mexico
(with a preference for económico)
Locations
If you are looking for lodging in the Cancun hotel zone,
you came to the wrong place.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Generally speaking, you should not need to book ahead of time and you may very well get a better deal if you are standing in front of the desk clerk. Mostly you should use this page for information about the hotel and price. Exceptions are when you will be in the tourist areas in high season or around a holiday, especially if arriving later in the day. When just traveling around, you probably don't need to book ahead either, except for late arrivals. Then you might want to just call or e-mail ahead if you a have a particular hotel in mind.
Also, if you have a car, be sure to gravitate to places with off-street parking. There are a surprising number of budget places that have this amenity, so don't presume that you will have to be a high end spender just because you rent a car. You will find these mentioned in a good guide book.
I tend not to list specific websites of the more expensive hotels and prefer to include them in lists. Unless otherwise noted, any links to lists include a range of hotels, but not a complete one. The ones listed under the state names do show some economical accommodations. Some worthwhile places don't seem to have websites, but are listed in many places by companies wanting people to book through them. If I list one of these, it is to provide a description, not to encourage anyone to use the company unless it is somehow vitally important to have a reservation there. I do encourage anyone who knows the web address of any of these or other usefully inexpensive hotels to report them via web_ahau (at) mostlymaya.com.
I have begun to list some more or less "affordable" hotels that look interesting as I come across them. These are ones I would consider if I were planning to splurge for a night. You don't have to be a backpacker to use this page, but it helps.
Flying in via Mexico City? If you need to spend the night, but want to be near the airport, Hotel Aeropuerto sounds tolerable at $50. As you exit the airport, look across the boulevard and you should see the JR Plaza Hotel. To its immediate left is the hotel you want at 380 Aeropuerto Boulevard. Consider a cab if hauling a lot of luggage.
Amigo's B&B looks good for a splurge. Bacalar House Rentals. They have only three, but they are not expensive. Casita Carolina has a range of affordable rooms and houses. Laguna Azul is on the north end of Lake Bacalar and is probably best for those with cars.
Puerta Calakmul is offline and at the intersection to the ruins, this sounds good if you have extra money, a car and want to get an early start for the ruins in the morning. I understand that the grounds are quite nice and less expensive than the tourist trap near Chicanná, which I will never list. Also see Xpuhil.
Campeche City and State
Downtown Cancún For Hotel Zone info, you need to go somewhere else.
Hostels Chaak Mool Hostel has breakfast, kitchen use and free parking. Also nearby the bus station, but not online: Backpacker Cancun Hostel. Hostel Kankun Mayan Hostel Cancún
Hotels The Hotel Alux is not all that expensive. Hotel Punta Allen is not either.
Celestún has a full kitchen
(Lacandón Village)
Chetumal Hotel Ucum is not online, but with a pool and budget prices for it and its restaurant, it sounds good. 832-0711 832-6186 Av. Mahatma Gandhi 167
Close to the bus station, it doesn't cost a lot.
Chiapa de Corzo
Chichén Itzá (Pisté) List Pirámide Inn is less expensive than some nearby hotels. It also has palapas, a campground and a pool.
Chiapas Click on Palenque or San Cristóbal Ciudad de Carmen Extensive List
Cobá The Bocadito. This little hotel is inexpensive and near the ruins. What more can a person ask? A quiet room, maybe. There are a number of barking dogs and chickens late at night that the ceiling fan was too quiet to drown out. I saw no evidence to support any other negative claims I have seen elsewhere, such as a lack of cleanliness.
Hotelito Sac-Be has its headquarters across from the Bocadito, but the five rooms are up the street a bit in the direction away from the ruins and hopefully away from the barking dogs. The price for a double was 200 pesos in Feb. 2005 Phones are shown as (01984)206-7067 and (01984)8799340
Comalcalco
Comitán Posada Castellano looks like it might be a nice splurge.
Cozumel Hostelito is near the ferry and has a microwave and fridge. Hotel Marques looks nice for a splurge.
Ek' Balam (north of Valladolid) Genesis Retreat is not generally cheap, but has less expensive options.
The Hotel San Ignacio is not online, but is affordable, only a block and a half from the square and is next door to the Restaurante 24 Horas, which has good food. It also is very near an Internet cafe and has the off-street parking you will want if using a rental car. Av. Benito Juarez 761 Phone 01 983 4 01 22
Escudo Jaguar is listed some places as a hostel, but it is more like a group of somewhat overpriced cabins in Mexico on the Usumacinta River . No e-mail address I have found listed for it works. You are unlikely to need to reserve anyway. There are plenty of rooms and it has a lot of competition in the area. The restaurant there is an excellent place to have breakfast while looking for others to share a boat with you to Yaxchilán.
There is a cheaper hotel option called Nueva Esperanza. Going from the Escudo Jaguar, turn right by the comedor and watch for the hotel on your right. Unlike the Escudo Jaguar, it serves beer in its restaurant. This place is rather basic, but friendly and the food is good. The price for a single room was 50 pesos in February 2004.
Note - the other places to get cold beer in town are the the museum cafeteria and the nearby Tienda Cortez.
See also Chansayab Lacanhá
Info and scroll down for Ferry Times Hotel List Ida y Vuelta Campground is where you can hang your hammock inside a mosquito netted sleep area and cook in the communal kitchen. Amigo's House Holbox would be good for a group of up to eight people. Hotel La Palapa looks like a nice splurge.
A really good links page about Isla Mujeres. Scroll down for accommodations and tour companies. Poc Na Hostel Phone or fax 877-00-90. It has bunk beds or hammocks. Urban Hostel is newer and advertises the use of a kitchen and breakfast. Isla Mujeres List (includes some budget hotels and kitchenette apartments). Hotel Osorio (online budget hotel). I almost stayed there once years ago, but when we arrived in Isla, we could find no one to show us a room. No doubt, that has changed. María Leticia Apartments is nice, but a bit expensive Kitchenettes are available. __________ Rent an apartment or cabaña in Isla List of Hotels and links
Izamal Green River sounds good for a splurge. Macan Che does too, but take a look before checking in. Another option, the Hotel Canto, is a dump.
Bus times to Xcalak and Majahual
Casa Bowen is relatively inexpensive and no longer online, but is way down on this list of a range of Mérida hotels. See Hostal del Peregrino includes a continental breakfast. Hotel Aragon looks nice and is affordable. The Hotel Aragon (a B&B) looks fine for a splurge Hotel Caribe (pricey, but nice for a splurge. The little pool is pleasant.) Hotel Dolores Alba is affordable and well recommended elsewhere. Hotel Montejo is affordable and looks impressive. Hotel Mucuy is inexpensive and has been around a long time. I stayed there once years ago. Hotel San Jose is not online, but is affordable and close to the Zócalo. It has an inexpensive restaurant with a place to drink maxis of beer. I don't think that much English is spoken there, but the manager was quite helpful in loaning me tools to adjust my new bicycle and giving directions to a nearby hardware store. Calle 63 Num. 503-C phone 01999 928 66 57 Hotel Trinidad looks pretty nice and has 2006 room rates of 220 - 450 pesos, but I would probably do without the suite. Luz en Yucatán is three blocks from the Zócalo, not expensive and has a pool. It also has a weird self-rating system for supposedly setting prices. Mayan Backpackers (hostel) also has a pool Nómadas Hostel sounds good. Try The Nameless Place, which is listed as a hostel, has some private rooms and a common kitchen. Suites del Sol has rooms and suites with kitchens a block off Paseo Montejo.
Near Mérida Just outside of Dzemul, Komchen is not very expensive. They claim to have over 200 types of birds to watch in the area. There is a three day minimum stay.
Motul
Rancho Esmeralda outside of town was taken over by pro-Zapatistas, but now the owners have a new one in Ocosingo.
Oxcutzcab
Ambar Hostel Av Juarez 14 (916) 345-0092 Mayabell Hostel and Campground. For the Mayabell, try mayabell82 @ hotmail.com Budget stays at El Panchan are interesting and reasonable. See the info in English At first, it seems like a small jungle maze, but you will soon find your way around. I suggest reservations via e-mail if arriving later in the day.
El Palomar Hostel includes breakfast, is across from the bus station and also has private rooms. Hostel Playa in town close to bus station with kitchen, free coffee in the morning and provides purified water. If in transit and arriving late, this would seem to be a logical place to stay the night.
Cabañas Copal is described as "rustic", and you can make a reservation. Make it a short one in case you don't like it there. Mom's Hotel is online and relatively inexpensive there. The Maya Bric is affordable and has large rooms and a pool. It would be good for a small family. Papaya Playa gets some bad press on travel-related message boards. If you somehow need to check in there, don't run any sort of tab. Paradise Point Resort is 3 km. north of Playa near the Punta Bete exit and looks somewhat inexpensive if what you want is a beachfront and being away from crowds. Pension San Juan is affordable and looks nice. Also see a relatively inexpensive List See a more complete list If you are arriving late in the day from mid-December through February, you might want to make a reservation somewhere.
Progreso List, some with e-mail... Hotel Embajadores looks nice and seems not terribly expensive.
Near Progreso
Chelem (stay in a small fishing village 10 km from Progreso. Pay by night or month)
Telchac Puerto Hotel Ukamulbe has kitchenettes in rooms. (999) 910 5381
You can get to the turnoff there via the Riviera bus from the airport. Then take a cab into tow. Hotel Inglaterra. Not expensive and it has a kitchen and fridge you can use.
Serenidad Shardon is on the beach and has a common kitchen and range of accommodations, including some very inexpensive options. If you e-mail and want something cheap, ask about the dorm that is nearer the kitchen than the beach or the camping. The Posada Sirena is a budget accommodation by Punta Allen standards. If you are looking for a small cabaña with kitchen access near the beach, this would be a good option. Cuzan Guest House is a bit expensive, but deserves to be listed here. It is a good place for a meal as well.
Punta Bete
Backpacker Hostel has Internet, kitchen and some private rooms. Casa Mayambe, a hostel with breakfast and kitchen use "All Hotels in San Cristóbal" and some of the inexpensive ones too. Hotel El Paraiso sounds like it might be good for a splurge. Na Bolom is not cheap, but has a wonderful library about the Maya, and I found it good for a splurge one time.
Santa Elena - near Uxmal and Kabah At Sacbé Bungalows you can rent a room or camp near the only village in the Puuc Route. Use e-mail sacbebungalow @ hotmail.com to contact.
Sian Ka'an The Visitors' (CESiak) Center has expensive rooms along the road to Punta Allen
Not really, but it is a list of some.
Tapachula
Tekax
Tenosique
The Hotel Plaza. I am listing this because it is not outrageously expensive and it looks good, I like Ticul, and this appears to be the least expensive hotel there online. We stayed at a much less expensive place, the Hotel San Miguel, which is a bit basic, but also has off street parking. Like anywhere else you stay in Mexico, if you have a rented car, you should park it inside somewhere.
Tizimin
Tonala
A beach cabaña will put you around three miles or so from town and any supplies. Keep this in mind when planning.
Beach Cabañas Copal is clothing optional and if you want a cabaña on the beach, this isn't outrageously expensive, especially the ones without baño. Papaya Playa may have a web page somewhere, but I would not list it. It gets bad reviews when it gets any. Zazil Kin is affordable and on the beach.
Highway El Crucero has inexpensive bunks and rooms. It also has internet access. Lobo Inn sounds affordable and has Internet access and full kitchen.
Town
Rancho Tranquilo is cheap, and if your idea of tranquility is buses and trucks roaring past on the adjacent highway all night, this misleadingly named place could be the one for you. Weary Traveler is a hostel with a communal kitchen and it is close to the bus station. If they are full, they will try to send you to Rancho Tranquilo. Don't do it.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
The Sacbé Hostel is 17 kilometers away from Uxmal. It is near the village of Santa Elena, which is the only one in the Puuc Route. It is not online. Or see Ticul for staying in the Puuc area.
Albergue La Candelaria Youth Hostel advertises breakfast, a complete kitchen and bicycles for rent. No website 52 (985) 856-2267 Hotel María de la Luz is nice for a splurge and has a pool and parking. Hotel San Clemente is a nice splurge with pool and has parking. They also had some rooms that were a bit cheaper than listed on the former website when I stayed there. This place was a thorough pleasure after biking there from Mérida and Izamal.
Villahermosa
A list with some e-mail addresses
Hotel Caracol is the only budget place in town and it doesn't appear to have a phone. (6 rooms) This web page shows it and a number of other businesses in town.
Xpujil From this village, you can see a lot of Maya sites. Hotel Calakmul (9 871 6029) is right downtown and its restaurant is good. Hotel Mirador Maya (9 871 6028) is a decent and rustic hotel with a good restaurant in the heart of the Rio Bec area. It is just uphill from downtown on the left if you are going west. (Nothing is online in town)
Twelve km. to the west of Xpuhil is Río Bec Dreams, which charges 380 pesos for "jungalows" and cabañas for 780 as of June 2005. There are other levels of accommodation and the owner also does tours. This looks like an excellent alternative to Chicanná Eco-Village, further to the west, which I will never provide a link to.
Tierra Yucatán for monthly rentals
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Los Camellos Calle Real de Guadalupe 110 |
Posada Margarita Calle Real de Guadalupe 34 96-78-0957 |
Quia Hostel Calle Tonala 5 |