last updated 12/03/11
Hotels and Lodging in Maya Mexico
(with a preference for económico)
Hint, anytime you check into a new hotel, be sure to get its name and address, either on its business card or in
your notes. If you get lost, all you have to do is show the address to a cabbie to get a ride back there.
Locations
If you are looking for lodging in the Cancun hotel zone,
you came to the wrong place.
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Generally speaking, unless you definitely want to stay in one particular place during a specific time period, 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 duende (at) mostlymaya.com.
I have begun to list some 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 bit. 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 and has wifi and free drinking water. Bacalar House Rentals. Close to town, but on the lake, they have only three little houses, but they are not expensive. Casita Carolina has a range of affordable rooms and houses.
Puerta Calakmul is expensive 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 Chiccanná, which I will never list.
Campamento Yaax Che is 7 KM from the highway toward the Calakmul Ruins. Rent a pre-pitched tent with mattresses or set up your own tent. Meals are available. Telephone: 983 871 6064 Email: ciitcalakmul@prodigy.net.mx
Also see Xpuhil.
Campeche City and State Hostal Parroquía can get hot at night and has a super skimpy breakfast.
For Hotel Zone info, you need to go somewhere else.
Hostels Chaak Mool Hostel has wifi, breakfast, kitchen use and free parking. Hostal el Meson de Tulum is right downtown, has internet access and it sounds pretty good. Hostel Mayapan has wifi, continental breakfast and sheets.
Hotels Hotel Rey del Caribe is not cheap, but if you are looking for a nice looking splurge with pool and kitchenette downtown, this could be the place. Bring cash though.
(Lacandón Village)
Chetumal
Hotel Chactemal was not online last I knew, but it is close to the second class bus station and economical. Cozumel 88. 983 129-2536
Hotel Ucum has a pool, budget prices for it and its restaurant, and it provides drinking water to guests. 832-0711 832-6186 Av. Mahatma Gandhi 167 Hotel Xcalak is near the Ucum, costs a bit more, but advertises having Wifi.
Close to the bus station and it doesn't cost a lot.
Chiapa de Corzo
Chichén Itzá (Pisté) List Hostel Chichén looks like the cheapest place to stay in Pisté. 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 advertises Internet and looks like it might be a nice splurge.
Cozumel Hostelito has dorms and a room, is near the ferry, advertises wifi and has a guest kitchen. Hotel Marques looks nice for a bit of a splurge.
Ek' Balam (north of Valladolid) Genesis Retreat is not generally cheap and requires a one week stay.
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 cafeand 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 is more like a group of somewhat overpriced cabins in Mexico on the Usumacinta River than a hotel. 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 relevant places to get cold beer in town are the the museum cafeteria and the nearby Tienda Cortez.
See also Chansayab Lacanhá
Hotel Arcos is basic, but clean, and next door to the bus terminal.
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. Tribu Hostel sounds like the place to stay, with wifi, drinking water, common kitchen and the other usual hostel benefits included with its rooms and dorms. This place sounds especially cool, because bicyclists get a 25% discount. Amigo's House Holbox is just one house and would be good for a group of up to eight people. Posada D' Ingrid looks nice, includes a kitchenette and is not terribly expensive. Reservations require 75% down.
A really good resource page about Isla Mujeres.
Poc Na Hostel has bunk beds or hammocks and some private rooms. Also it has Internet access with a pc and offers wifi from its restaurant and hammock area, but it will most likely be noisy at night. Bring earplugs and sleeping pills or a partying attitude. XS Hostel has Wifi and sounds a lot quieter. Hotel Marcianito looks interesting for a stay if you want to be in the center of town. Hotel Osorio (online budget hotel). There are presumably cheaper ones, but I haven't found them online. María Leticia Apartments is nice and not expensive if you need cooking facilities. Four of the six apartments have a full kitchen and the others have kitchenettes.. __________ Rent an apartment or cabaña in Isla List of Hotels and links
Izamal Macan Che looks good for a splurge, but take a look before checking in.
Hotel San Jose is affordable, advertises free wifi and is very close to the Zócalo. It also has an inexpensive restaurant. Nómadas Hostel sounds good, advertises free Wifi, continental breakfast and has a pool. Casa Bowen is relatively inexpensive and no longer online, but is way down on this list of a range of Mérida hotels. If you have a car, this is great for being easy to get to from outside Mérida and for getting back, not to mention the large off street parking lot. See Hostal del Peregrino has wifi and includes a continental breakfast. The Hotel Aragon (a B&B) looks fine for a splurge, has wifi in the lobby and drinking water is included. Hotel Caribe (pricey, but nice for a splurge. The little pool is pleasant.) Hotel Dolores Alba is affordable, has wifi and well recommended elsewhere. Hotel Montejo is in the high range of affordability, has wifi, a pool and looks impressive. Hotel Mucuy is inexpensive and has been around a long time. I stayed there once years ago. 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 and wifi 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
Oxcutzcab Hotel Puuc sounds like it is a good value.
Hotel Yaxkin sounds both good and affordable, and also has dorm rooms. Ambar Hostel Av Juarez 14 (916) 345-0092 Mayabell Hostel and Campground is inexpensive and near the ruins. Budget stays at El Panchan are interesting and reasonable, and you can rent a bike. At first, it seems like a small jungle maze, but you will soon find your way around. I suggest trying reservations via e-mail if arriving later in the day.
Hostel Playa in town is close to the downtown bus station with kitchen, free coffee in the morning and it provides free purified water all day. If 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 has a pool and is 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 and only a warning is posted here. If you somehow need to check in there, don't run any sort of tab. 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 early somewhere.
Progreso List, some with e-mail... Hotel Embajadores advertises Wifi, looks nice and seems not terribly expensive. _____________________
Telchac Puerto Hotel Ukamulbe has kitchenettes in rooms. (999) 910 5381
You can get to the turnoff there via the Riviera bus to and from the airport. Get a horario for airport buses at the ADO kiosk. Then take a combi into town. You don't need a cab either way.
Hotel Inglaterra is fairly expensive, but it has a kitchen and fridge that you can use and a pool. I am unaware of anything inexpensive anywhere near downtown. See a list of hotels
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 sgood option. Cuzan Guest House is a bit expensive, but it deserves to be listed here. It is a good place for a meal and a cold beer as well.
Punta Bete
Backpacker Hostel has Internet, kitchen and some private rooms. Casa Mayambe, a hostel with "full gourmet breakfast", free Tuesday Supper, free drinking water and kitchen use. "All Hotels in San Cristóbal" and some of the inexpensive ones too. Na Bolom is not cheap, but has a wonderful library mostly about the Maya, and I found it good for a splurge one time.
Santa Elena - near Uxmal and Kabah
The Pickled Onion is the restaurant with a pool and Wifi that also has added cabañas. A 7 AM breakfast included in the price. You can buy purified water to refill your containers.
At Sacbé Bungalows you can rent a room or camp.
Flycatcher Inn is a little on the expensive side, but it looks pretty nice and includes breakfast.
Hotel y Restaurante El Chac Mool sounds inexpensive, has its own restaurant that opens at 10 AM. I am told that the Pollo Ticuleño served there is quite wonderful.
Sian Ka'an The Visitors' (CESiak) Center has expensive rooms along the road to Punta Allen
Tapachula
Tekax
Tenosique
The Hotel Plaza. I am listing this because it is not outrageously expensive and it looks good,
Some years back, we stayed at a much less expensive place, the Hotel San Miguel, Calle 28, 295 D, which is a bit basic, but it also has off street parking. Like anywhere else you stay in Mexico, if you have a rented car, you should park it off the street somewhere.
Tizimin
Tonala
A beach cabaña will put you around three miles or so from town and any supplies and most restaurants. 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 seems both affordable and on the beach with a 3-5 day minimum stay.
Highway El Crucero has inexpensive bunks and rooms. It also has internet access. Hostel Los Mapaches sounds like it is the place to stay at for the two day minimum if you don't want to spend a lot of money and have a full breakfast and the use of a bike included. It also advertises WiFi.
Town Hostel Tulum at Calle Jupiter 20 ( 984/871 2089) sounds like the best cheap place to stay in Tulum. It has a small communal kitchen, continental breakfast and daily shuttle to the beach.
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 you love. Weary Traveler is a cleanish 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
Sacbé Bungalows 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.
Hotel Don Luis seems to be the cheapest with a pool there,
but is not online. It is at
Calle 39 No. 191. Phone is 52 985 856 2024. Hotel San Clemente is a nice splurge with pool and has parking. They also had some cheaper rooms when I was there than listed on the 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 close to downtown and its restaurant is good, but very slow now. 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 uphill from downtown on the left. if you are going west. (Nothing is online in town)
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 |