Merida is an ancient colonial city and the capital of the Yucatan state located to the west of Quintana Roo, rich with historical churches, architecturally unique buildings, delicious flavors, music, night life, shopping and more. Every night, the Historic Center hosts traditional folk dancers, right in front of City Hall, dancing to live music, in traditional costume. On Sunday nights, salsa and cumbia dance liven up the streets. Restaurants and street vendors are abundant, as is the shopping. Staying near the Main Square is recommended.
My wife and I had the joy of staying at Casa Mexilio, a great Merida hotel, over the first weekend in August, 2009 and it was one of the most distinctive places we have ever stayed. Located near the town center, about 4 blocks from the main square, you will discover Casa Mexilio squeezed in among residences and merchants along one of the typically urban sections of Merida. All of the buildings in this section of town have no spaces between them and the only method to quickly differentiate where one ends and the next one begins is the difference in color. Each block is consequently full in distinctive colors and personal distinguishable window boxes, signs, benches, and the like.
The main entrance to Casa Mexilio is relatively non-descript, with a few iron gates fronting wooden doors right on the street. Don’t be fooled by the lack of ordainment outside this fine small hotel. Once inside, the hotel is more museum than hotel with antique furnishings, artifacts, books and photos throughout. It really is like stepping back in time. The hotel is a converted home dating back to the late 19th century and is full of its own colorful history as are the buildings and city of Merida that surround it.
The focal point of the hotel is situated directly behind the front desk and service locale where you will find a lush garden and “grotto” like pool with a Jacuzzi. This area always stays pleasant and cool due to the shade of the gardens and secluded location, a splendid place to cool off anytime and very romantic. We went for a swim to cool off before bed one night and the burning scent of copal was a nice affect (this is a indigenous herb and incense well known for its cleansing properties). This area with the trees and plants almost reminds you of being in a jungle cenote except there are stairs and balconies just about everywhere you look. There is even an elevated walkway that connects one of the top sections of the inn. Here are patios, landings and secret garden nooks everywhere; the place begs to be explored.
Our room was wonderful with very high ceilings and quite clean with a comfortable king sized bed, extra pillows, ceiling fan and AC, though we only used the AC for a few hours at night, the ceiling fan was great for air circulation. The furnishings, like everything else we saw while we were there were classic, antique couches, chairs, dressers, bed and wardrobes, really nice touches. Our room also had eclectic tiled floors. I honestly don’t know the actual name of our room, but each one has its own unique appeal with similar furnishings from what we could see.
Our only disappointment was missing a great breakfast! We got out of bed exceptionally early…too early for breakfast seemingly as we looked around and did not catch sight of anybody (this was around 7am) so we walked a few blocks to one of the local cafes. Upon our return to the hotel one of the waiters stopped by our room wondering if we wanted breakfast. We will without doubt seize breakfast on our next visit! We will be back to Merida in search of more attractive sites, sounds and flavors and suggest this hotel to anyone, as it is sincerely a magical space.
Ron Williams is a freelance travel writer living year round in Tulum, Mexico specializing in information about merida hotels, Merida hotel accomodations and life on the Yucatan Peninsula. Feel free to contact Ron directly if you need local tips or information.
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