Central Pacific Coast
Set in the center of town across the road from the beach, this incongruous modern building offers spacious tiled rooms with wooden beds and furnishings…
Must-see hotels in Central Pacific Coast
Mazatlán
Gorgeous Plaza Machado's only hotel is a mixed bag. Despite its lovely facade and the funky charm of checkerboard floors and wrought-iron beds, rooms are…
Central Pacific Coast
A resort-like hotel that gets the thumbs-up thanks to the four brilliantly friendly Vazquez sisters, who make every guest feel at home. Rooms come with…
Central Pacific Coast
The thatched-roof cabañas (cabins) on stilts at this laid-back surfer joint are seriously basic but have electricity, mosquito nets (you'll need them),…
Troncones
Set at the north end of town on Manzanillo Bay is this endearing spot with comfortable rooms set in six split-level duplexes. Decked out with inlaid tile…
Puerto Vallarta
In an enviably central location, this hotel has spotless rooms that are rather nondescript but comfortable. Some are more spacious than others, and…
Zihuatanejo
Like a reliable relative, Irma attracts regulars back year after year for its family-like atmosphere and smart, professional service. Located just above…
Central Pacific Coast
Trimmed in pink and exuding barefoot style, this is a popular and friendly weekend getaway, though it could use some looking after. Its somewhat musty…
Zihuatanejo
This warehouse-turned-garden across the bridge from the center houses a friendly, original but basic hostel run by local artist and surfer Malinalli…
San Patricio-Melaque
Simple and super-clean, this guesthouse has 13 white-tiled, fan-cooled rooms with hand-painted bedheads and cable TV. Ground-floor rooms don't catch much…
Puerto Vallarta
This friendly cheapie just a block from the beach consists of simple rooms, enlivened by colorful Mexican art and rustic furnishings, and an attractive…
Barra de Navidad
In the heart of things in Barra, this hotel greets you with a giant Aztec calendar on the wall and three levels of basic, tiled rooms that are unlikely to…
Mazatlán
Right on the beach in the heart of the Zona Dorada, these spacious apartments – each with cable TV, kitchenette, dining area, double bed and two twins –…
Puerto Vallarta
This well-priced option just off the beach offers 21 clean and functional rooms, most with good natural light; only half come with air-con. The largest…
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,…
Barra de Navidad
One of Barra’s few beachfront options, Chips is most appealing for its two big ocean-facing suites with terraces, great views, nice tile- and brickwork,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Central Pacific Coast
This budget courtyard hotel on the main drag has six rooms. The rooms have seen better days but they are fairly well kept, with tiled floors and cable TV…
Central Pacific Coast
Handy for the beach, this motel-style setup offers a relaxing base, with rooms along the veranda of a low-slung bungalow that faces a grassy lawn…
Central Pacific Coast
This colorful place has an array of hanging shells, a decent-sized pool and a restaurant (open 8:30am to 6pm) in the heart of town. You can also camp here…
Puerto Vallarta
One of the better budget hotels along this street, which isn't saying much for the others. This family-run place offers darkish, fan-cooled rooms, some of…
Acapulco
A five-minute walk from La Quebrada, this sweet, family-run hotel may be basic, its rooms straight out of the 1980s, but the central location is good and…
Central Pacific Coast
The nicer of the village's two lodgings, with austere but clean en suites and powerful air-con. Worth staying overnight if you're looking to do a dawn…
Central Pacific Coast
Rooms here have a kitschy quality with ceramic floors, built-in concrete beds and bench seating, exposed roughly hewn cement walls, and lots of bright…
Central Pacific Coast
Nothing spectacular but serves its purpose as a clean budget option conveniently located near the three bus terminals. There's a restaurant here too.
Central Pacific Coast
This property could definitely use some love, but the pool, restaurant and oceanfront rooms make it one of the better options in town.
Central Pacific Coast
The town’s only hotel is run by a lovely family. Rooms are marginally clean and mostly dark; ask for one out back with a view of the lagoon. Those with…
