Valle de Bravo
The nine-room Girasoles has an enviable location on the zócalo and a warm, family-run feeling. Rooms are spacious and clean with rustic touches, though…
Must-see hotels in Mexico
Sayulita
By the bridge, this place offers a good social scene and curiously attractive dorms – there's something ship-like about the wooden bunks – with lockers,…
Chiapas
Resident turtles splash about in a fountain at the Virrey, a 19th-century house converted into a friendly and very good value hotel with rooms of varying…
Cabo San Lucas
Basic, friendly, central and great for those who want to party on a budget. There's a barred door for safety and the owner wouldn't let us in to protect…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
Solar-heated hot water and heated floors distinguish this three-floor hotel centered on a small garden courtyard. Rooms have dark-wood furniture and large…
Cuernavaca
The rooms at this well-located hotel are large and airy but have tired beds. To compensate, a breezy terrace overlooks a large grassy backyard, an…
San José del Pacífico
Decent, friendly, Australian-run budget lodgings with good-value meals, 350m up the side street from Super Acuario on the main road. The well-constructed…
Cuernavaca
This relaxed budget hotel may be basic with dark downstairs rooms, but upstairs rooms with balconies and tall ceilings are good value. There’s a garden at…
San Miguel de Allende
A very plush, well-managed spot with stylish, creatively designed rooms, each named after a famous artist (the owner is a painter). We love the Dalí room…
Polanco & Bosque de Chapultepec
One of the four sentinels opposite the Auditorio Nacional, this 25-floor designer business hotel is determined to break away from the stodginess of its…
Tijuana
This small, modern, relatively new hotel, just off La Revo, has motel-style rooms set around a small astroturf garden. The decor is a dazzle of green-and…
San Miguel de Allende
This pleasant spot is less pretentious than other upmarket options and is set within an oasis – a lush garden with swimming pool – which offers a pleasant…
Zona Rosa & Reforma
Sure to please families and small groups, the spacious suites here are basically large one- and two-bedroom apartments with fully equipped kitchens,…
Campeche
A somewhat baroque lobby leads to 25 cool, but now rather faded looking rooms with a sprinkling of tasteful decoration. Bathrooms and balconies are tiny,…
Acapulco
A dated but fun choice for families, the Sands is located across the highway from the beach and has a huge children’s playground, mini-golf, pools and a…
Guadalajara
In a quiet residential area 15 minutes' walk from the city center, this 'shared house' counts six large rooms only two of which have their own bathroom…
San Cristóbal de las Casas
A simple place, its enormous fruit-tree garden buzzes with hummingbirds and roaming chickens (buy eggs and cook in the guest kitchen) and includes a kids’…
Zacatecas
Set in a converted 17th-century convent, the colonial patios of this perfectly located place are tranquil, if rather dated with their pine furniture…
Cuernavaca
This sprawling five-star retreat is designed as an escape from city life. Set in rambling grounds graced with lots of trees, lush gardens, a good…
San Luis Potosí
It's the best of San Luis' rather average lot of midrange accommodations and has its position going for it – opposite Plaza de los Fundadores. Beyond that…
La Paz
This long-running favorite has seen better days. It's not the best value in town, but the bright rooms with Pacific-blue fabrics, pine furniture, mosaic…
Puerto Escondido
This well-kept, family-run place has a small pool and a communal kitchen either side of a nice green courtyard. The 22 spacious rooms exhibit cheerful art…
Zihuatanejo
Set just off the plaza and the main beach beyond, these older, sizable rooms have air-con and there's a small pool, but while the price is fair and the…
Veracruz City
This aging, but smartened-up property on the malecón offers decent value, comfortable rooms and friendly staff who work hard to make guests feel welcome…
Sonora
Located on busy Blvd Beltrones, this old school motel offers no frills rooms arranged around a well-maintained pool. Units are spacious and have strong…
Veracruz
San Andrés’ main central option is clean, modern and has a busy cafe on the ground floor where locals love to drink coffee and gossip. Some rooms have…
San Miguel de Allende
This functional converted house offers dorms and simple fan-cooled private rooms, a kitchen for guests to use, cheap laundry services and a small back…
Veracruz
A good budget option in Córdoba is this large place with a smart, bright lobby and rather less impressive, characterless rooms, only some of which have…
Puerto Vallarta
A popular budget hotel full of brick arches. Rooms aren't huge or bright as they face an inner courtyard, but they have ceramic tile floors, satellite TV,…
Veracruz
You can't get more central than this place; the windows look directly onto the Palacio de Hierro. It's nothing special architecturally, and the rooms are…
Acapulco
Tucked down a narrow street leading to the beach and dwarfed by huge high-rises, this more modest construction is a polished if unremarkable three-star…
Playa del Carmen
This German-owned hotel is a warren of 29 rooms of several types. Rooms have fans or air-con, a couple have kitchenettes, and some come with a minibar…
Playa del Carmen
An Italian-owned establishment that has expanded from 25 to 50 rooms (many with balconies), the Sahara is centrally located across from a park and it's…
Cabo San Lucas
This former hostel still offers good value rooms with tiled floors, en suite bathrooms and air-conditioning. There's a large terrace with barbecue and…
Tepoztlán
The most centrally located of Tepoztlán's few hostels promotes tranquility, attracting spirituality-seeking backpackers rather than party animals to its…
Chiapas
The Real looks promising from the outside but venture inside and the sparkle wears a little thin. The large, slightly bland rooms have certainly seen…
Veracruz
Centrally located, Los Arcos is a friendly, well-run place with neatly decorated, small rooms with their own semi-private outdoor space and seating area…
Manzanillo
Just off a little plaza by the main road in Santiago barrio, this happy little place has basic private rooms, some with bathroom and air-con, and a small…
Central Pacific Coast
The motel-style setup offers clean rooms, a restaurant and a location five blocks from the Mexcaltitán colectivo terminal. In Santiago Ixcuintla; it makes…
Chetumal
A clean and reliable budget option, though the wi-fi is spotty at best. It's near the city's best museum and transportation to Laguna Bacalar, and there's…
