Hotels Near Casa de las Artesanias del Estado de Yucatan - Tienda Matriz in Merida

Stayed 2 nights here. Here are the pros and cons. PROS * LOCATION - The Zocalo is only a couple of hundred meters up the road so this was in prime location. The central ado bus station was within walking distance although for memory was about a kilometre and a half walk so you may want to consider a taxi. * AIR CONDITIONING - Worked well * HOT WATER - Worked * WIFI - Worked and didn’t drop out CONS * NO NATURAL LIGHT - Our room had one window which opened onto the communal corridor so there was no natural light. This was not advertised at time of booking. * SECURITY - The large window that opened onto the communal corridor couldn’t be locked. This meant when we were out of the room someone could easily just open it up and get into our room. I was very uncomfortable with this and made reception aware. They sent someone up to fix it but it wasn’t fixed when we returned. I noted the room opposite ours had the same issue when I tested its window. * NOT CLEAN - When we went to use the pool there was a thick algae bloom and scum on the surface. It was not swimmable. * NOISE - This hotel seems to have a relationship with large tour operators. As such large groups of people come in the afternoon and leave early in the morning. They made a lot of noise in the mornings when they would leave and this went through the walls. Overall we weren’t happy with our stay and wouldn’t recommend this to others.

I stayed at this hotel at the beginning and end of my trip to Progreso, February 28th and March 30th, as I was arriving late and departing early. Both of my rooms were impeccably clean, the amenities were provided and well stocked with towels. The closets are huge and contain an iron and a safe large enough for a laptop. Upon my first check-in I was advised the hours of the restaurant and was politely asked that if I was planning on bringing in food or alcohol from outside to please consume it in my room and not in the restaurant. This is not an unreasonable request, one would not walk into a hotel restaurant at home and sit down with a pizza and six pack. I had a comfortable night's rest and a delicious breakfast at the restaurant in the morning. Check out was noon and my ride was not arriving until 2:30 so they kindly stored my luggage and I enjoyed sitting by the pool while I waited. My second visit was for my return flight, I checked in just after 3:00 and was offered a wake up call and arrangement of a taxi to take me to the airport. I spent my last day of vacation enjoying a late lunch/early supper and a couple of cold beverages poolside before heading to my room to turn in early. My wake up call came precisely @4:00 and my taxi was there @5:00 as requested. I would definitely return to this hotel and would recommend it, the staff are outstanding, the hotel is spotless and the restaurant food and service are fabulous. Masks were required at all times in public areas, unless you were eating or drinking, this policy was adhered to by all staff and guests.

Likes - We stayed in Hotel Boutique Casa San Angel one night only. The hotel is beautiful, when entreing the internal courtyard feels like you entered a jungle, with loads of tress, plants, birds... magnificent really! The room was on the first floor, it was spacious, beautifully decorated (ne of the best we have seen, really), provided with fridge, air conditioning and a very comfortable bed. The bathroom was also very big, clean, and the shower probably one of the best of our 14 days tour around the Yucatan peninsula The wi-fi worked perfectly. They also have a secure parking 5min. from the hotel. I was a bit concerned the location was a bit far from the city centre but actually we realised that this is not very far (about 20min walk). The streets between the hotel and the city centre are actually full of restaurants and cool bars, so in reality we had a lot of choices for dinner just round the corner Improvements - I think the breakfast could be improved in regard to quality and quantity. Personal suggestion is to not book the breakfast at the hotel and head out to the nearest cafe, you can have much more choices and more value for money

Hotel is located very near to the center, offers free parking and the staff is very nice. For the price you should be satisfied. However, for the 4 stars claimed, there are few areas of improvement. The isolation is bad, you can hear all other guests. The drains are kind of clogged so water keeps gathering in the bathroom. The bed, although it‘s advertised as a double bed, can hardly accommodate two persons, even if they are hugging. There were also some bugs in the room, not cockroaches but still, so there is a need of some measure there. All in all, a good place if you want good value for money and be central in Merida.

The hotel is conveniently located in the city centre. The facilities are perfect, the catering service is also very good, and the other services of the hotel are also very good. The hotel has complete supplies and is easy to use. The overall sanitary conditions of the hotel are very good. I am quite satisfied with this. I still wanted to live for two more days, but the room was booked by someone else. I couldn’t continue to live and I had to change to another hotel.

El lugar se ve lindísimo por internet. Así que reservamos nuestra cena de año nuevo con más de trés semanas de anticipación y llegamos muy emocionados por celebrar el año nuevo en R&X. Decepción absoluta!! Para comenzár, me preguntaron por alergias y les comuniqué por email (semanas antes!) mi alergia al aguacate. El primer platillo que me trajeron tenia aguacate. Les acordé de mi alergia y el mesero regresó con el mismo plato diciendome que no se podía hacer nada porque ya venía mesclado el aguacate en el platillo. ”Pero si tengo alergia y se los comenté hace trés semanas.” No pues, no sé... fue su actitud... y esa actitud continuo toda la noche. La cena de cinco tiempos nos llego completamente dispareja y con muy mala actitud. Pagamos muy bien y esperabamos a cambio lo prometido: una experiencia genial. Y NO fue lo que recibimos en ningun momento. No gasten su dinero aquí. Sólo tienen la fama... pero la realidad es una decepción y un robo por lo que recibes, la verdád. Muy mala administración... porque todo esto proviene de gerencia y refleja en el servicio de meseros. Un robo y nos dejaron con una MUY mala memoria de Año Nuevo. This place looks great on the internet. But, stay away. Spend your money elsewhere. We had a horrible experience for New Year's. A complete let down. I made reservations 3 weeks ahead and they still could not get it right: the service and attitude were horrible. One example of how the night went: They asked weeks before for any allergies. I let them know about my avocado allergy. What do I get for my first course of this5 course meal? Avocado. I explained to the waiter about my allergy. He came back with the same plate saying there was nothing they could do because the avocado was mixed in to the dish. ”But, I have an allergy, and I let you all know about this 3 weeks ago.” He shrugged, and that was basically his attitude the entire night. None of the courses came out at the same time. Mine (the vegan menu) continually came out much later than everyone else. He never offered us water or checked on us... I have never written a negative review, but I need to do so in this case because we felt robbed by this place: both financially and robbed of having a good New Year's experience. The bad management is obvious and in trickles down to the service at the table. Like another reviewer said: spend your money elsewhere! This place has beautiful pictures and the fame of enveloping you in a luxurious experience, which it may have had a while ago. But, it's not true now. Don't buy they hype: it's false.

This was my second time staying here. On this trip, I needed a very early check in and as a globalist, they made my room available super early which I appreciated after my red eye. Breakfast and the property are really nice. Lots of construction as they are redoing a large part of the hotel. Pool area is mediocre. Staff is great. Regular rooms are mediocre but the suites (which I stayed in on a previous trip) are amazing! Hotel location is decent depending what you want to do. Overall had a great stay.

The facilities are new and sanitary. They are cleaned every day. The staff are super patient and very good. I went straight to check in at 8 o'clock that morning and didn't say anything. I gave full marks to this point. The location of the hotel is pretty good in Merida. It’s probably more convenient to drive next to the main street of the boulevard and not far from the bus station. I don’t know why Ctrip scores so low.

The location is a bit complicated if you move by transport. It has a supermarket nearby and the convention center opposite. Generally friendly and helpful employees. Breakfast ok. Very comfortable facilities. There is a mini-bar in the room, which on this occasion helped me to have some food since, due to the contingency, there was nothing open nearby to eat and the hotel only had breakfast service. The price is really much better in this app than direct at the hotel, practically 1/3 per night.