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…
Must-see hotels in Around Mexico City
Nevado de Toluca
Just beyond the Parque de los Venados gate, Posada Familiar, the only accommodations in the park, offers basic lodging at a heavily used refuge with…
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…
Puebla
This midrange hotel has one of the most stunning tiled interiors in Puebla. The rooms themselves are simple but modern and spotlessly clean, while the…
Cholula
This hostel is a quick stroll from the zócalo and has clean, comfy beds in a quiet location. There is no TV and no alcohol is allowed, but upstairs rooms…
Puebla
This elegant boutique hotel has a colorful courtyard, accommodating staff who speak English, and a reputation for being family-friendly. Each of the 17…
North of Mexico City
This 11-room adobe complex has spacious modern rooms with colonial touches on two levels beside a lovely patio. With no phones or TVs (and patchy wi-fi!),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
North of Mexico City
Look past some tacky decor to see this old 15-room hotel's charming colonial-era touches. It's run to high-standards, and some rooms have views and all…
Tepoztlán
The most centrally located of Tepoztlán's few hostels promotes tranquility, attracting spirituality-seeking backpackers rather than party animals to its…
East of Mexico City
The motel-style Hotel Alifer is up a small hill from the zócalo, and while some rooms are a bit dark and dingy (avoid bottom-floor rooms that face the…
North of Mexico City
Like much in this budget, the hodge-podge of old linen screams outdated, but the beds are restful and clean and the spectacular views across the mountain…
Taxco
Taxco’s backpacker-friendly guesthouse has basic, clean rooms, three well-tended balconies of flowers, and a variety of rooms and ample terraces for…
East of Mexico City
Jaqueline’s 20 basic but clean-enough rooms, overlooking the uphill side of the zócalo, are one of Cuetzalan’s best-value options with cable TV and 24…
North of Mexico City
Bless América for bringing a straightforward, comfortable option to the center of Pachuca, at rates much lower than similar digs. Look for the eagle…
North of Mexico City
Housed in a handsome colonial-era building on the south side of the zócalo, this centrally located budget hotel has 12 small rooms. Rooms overlooking the…
North of Mexico City
There are several campgrounds with rudimentary facilities between Km 7 and Km 10 on Carretera Pachuca en route to Mineral del Chico. Arrange camping and…
Toluca
The extremely central location of this one-grandma-run posada makes a handy, if very no-frills, base for a quick visit of Toluca's sights. Wifi is patchy…
Teotihuacán
At the east end of town, en route to the pyramids, this well-run hotel has 16 fine but unexciting carpeted rooms, all with TV and bathroom. Junior suites…
Toluca
Toluca's first hostel opened in 2019 bringing budget basic digs with cute spaces for socialising. Creaky wood is used throughout – in beds, flooring and…
North of Mexico City
The large tiled rooms are sterile and the private bathrooms are basic, but beds are comfortable and clean and it's conveniently on the same street as the…
Cuernavaca
Cheap and central on the same street as the Cathedral, Las Hortensias has small, sparse rooms and a lush garden. Street-side rooms are noisy, so bring…
Teotihuacán
The rooms at this centrally located, family-run, budget posada are smallish but clean and all have a TV and private bathroom. There is only one twin…
North of Mexico City
A short walk from the zócalo, this retro-pastel, motel-style posada (inn) is popular with weekenders. Rooms can be a bit dark, but they’re clean, quiet…
Toluca
The modern, sleek, 85-room Fiesta Inn has airy, comfortable rooms, a small gym and a cafe-bar-restaurant in the lobby. There’s another branch near the…
