Cancun, Cozumel & the Yucatan hotels and hostels

Hostel Las Palomas

Bask in the sunny courtyard of this colonial building, where the private en-suite rooms have fireplaces and skylights.

Yaxkin Hostel

Channeling laid-back El Panchán from pretty La Cañada, this former discotheque has been revamped into a modern new hostel with a guest kitchen, ping-pong table, multiple lounges, and a swank restaurant and bar.

Hostel Ka'beh Cancun

This brand-new hostel is still working out the kinks. But it should be a good central option, with air-con, a book exchange, nice common areas, a shared kitchen and immaculately clean azulejo-tiled bathrooms.

B&B Le Gite Del Sol

A bountiful breakfast complements simple rooms with floors of radiant sunflower yellow and bathrooms that look a bit like oversized shower stalls, or pleasant rooms with shared facilities in a new location across the street.

Hotel Palenque

New management has given this hotel a much-needed facelift, with zingy stripes of tile in the corridors and traditional Chol weaving patterns on the staircases.

Hotel Chablis Palenque

This small hotel offers well-presented, spacious rooms, all with one king- or two queen-sized beds, air-con and balcony.

Hostel & Cabanas Ida Y Vuelta Camping

The island’s only hostel, Ida y Vuelta is a great spot for modern primitives. It is near the Restaurante Atmósfera.

Hostelito

The name says it all: Hostelito is affordable and clean. There’s one shared dorm room downstairs for boys and girls with bamboo privacy screens, giant lockers and amazingly clean showers. (How’s that for truth in advertising?)

Amigos Hostel Cozumel

Has a large garden, an inviting pool and a good lounging area stocked with reading material. It may not be worth the hike from the center, but the three well-appointed, cottage-style rooms here may be worth the extra effort.

Hostel Rio Playa

While it’s a bit away from the center, this is one of Playa’s standby hostels.

Hostal Mayapan

Located in an abandoned mall, this is the only budget spot in the Zona Hotelera.

Nomadas

Nómadas Youth Hostel also arranges a variety of tours.

Maria Sabina Hotel & Backpackers Hostel

It's not great, but it's better than the other hostels in the area. The cramped rooms aren't worth it, but the hostel space isn't so bad. Plus, you're right next to Quinta Avenida, so you'll definitely get the chance to party on.

Rossco Backpackers Hostel

Backpackers is a friendly, sociable and well-run hostel with good dorm rooms (one for women only), a guest kitchen and a grassy garden. Private upstairs rooms have nice skylights. All rates include breakfast.

Na Balam Beach Hotel

Butterflies flit around the beautiful hibiscus and palm garden, and many rooms face Playa Norte. All rooms are decorated with simple elegance and have safes, hammocks, private balconies or patios…and no TVs.

Hotel Cielo

At the low end of Playa’s new chic boutiques is the Cielo. Funky, modern rooms come with creamsicle-and-red bedcovers and hand-painted azulejos (a welcome rustic touch in an otherwise modern environment).

Poc Na Hostel

Poc-Na Hostel is only moments away from one of the island’s nicest beaches and it is lovingly decorated with shells and hibiscus flowers. This, Mexico’s oldest youth hostel, ranks among the country’s best.

Condohotel El Patio

Papaya Playa Project

Hotel Olmeca Plaza

Hotel Jardines Del Carmen

Coral Maya Turquesa

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