Merida Mexico Hotels from $23

Unexpectedly comfortable with great service for the price. Really enjoyed my stay!

We spent two weeks at the Gran Hotel. First the positives--the rooms are spotless! The location can't be beat-within walking distance to the Plaza Grande/parks/restaurants. Many vendors/performers right outside the door in the park in front of hotel. (We knew this going in so noise didn't bother us as it has other reviews). Lots of hot water and great water pressure. Plenty of storage in the armoires. Cold AC! Roberto on 3rd shift is great & funny! The not so positives: The beds are very bad! No pillow tops-old-springs poking through. We looked into several rooms & saw the same cheap/old/thin mattresses. In Room 207 there is only one chair and it isn't sturdy enough to sit on. The lobby is confusingly cluttered so you feel like you're walking into someone's antique collection & not a hotel. When it rains-it rains in the building as the interior is open-so your forced to weave around furniture/dish piles/steps to get through the lobby. Some patio furniture seems to have been placed for guests for that but it really adds to the clutter & is oddly placed (in front of the bathrooms for example). Many furniture items are for display/sale only-not for guest use or comfort. While it is gorgeous and historic-the building is showing it's age & the clutter doesn't help it. The lobby seems confused if it's a hotel-an antique store-or a clothing store. Get rid of some of the stuff & set up a coffee station. Once you make it past the obstacle course-the rest of the building is gorgeous