Alvarez Guest House - a Feel at Home in Merida
When you’re travelling and you find a place you really like, it is sometimes hard to leave! The thing about the Alvarez Guest House in Merida, is that the owners really make you feel at home. They make you feel like a real guest, not a customer.
The rooms are all of a good size - some are really quite large. All have private bathrooms and showers. There is a kitchen, so you can make your own food if you like. Breakfast is included in the rate. They are such wonderful hosts, that they even catered to my food allergies - they went out of their way to buy something special for me since I could not eat their standard breakfast! It is a good place to socialize because of the kitchen.
I stayed there around Christmas, and because hotels were full and because there is a lot to do in and around Merida, I used it as a base, and stayed at the Alvarez Guest House for much longer than I had originally intended.
They can be found at:
448 Calle 62 (near Calle 53),
Merida (Col. Centro).
Email them at casa.alvarez@hotmail.com
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[…] Alvarez Guest House, Merida (recommended) […]
Doug’s Travels » Archives » Hotels in Yucatan and Campeche, Mexico / June 3rd, 2007, 22:37 pm / #
[…] first check out the Alvarez Guest House, - my sight-unseen preference. It looks nice inside - a long and narrow courtyard, with a mezzanine […]
Doug’s Travel Journal » Archives » Finding a Hotel in Merida / June 6th, 2007, 00:20 am / #
I recently spent two weeks at the Casda Álvarez and can vouch for it being a wonderful place to stay. In addition to hospitable hosts Enrique Álvarez and his sister Miriam, and their assistant Adrián and Kitty, the house mascot, the Casa Álvarez is surrounded by a variety of resources, including the ISSTEY Super Market, barbers and beauticians, the Danubio Cleaners and Laundry, a doctor and dentist, econimical restuarants such as El Cubano, and Internet cafés.
The Casa Álvarez does not provide breakfast, but has a fully equipped kitchen, three patios and a children´s wading pool, and nearby pasrking is available for 50 pesos per day, and 28 cable television stations.
What I did find to be disagreeable were American, French and Czeck tourists haggling in very condescending manners over prices that are already more than reasonable..
It is senior citizen, children and gay friendly and within close walking distance of the main plaza and numerous other plazas where frequent cultural events are held.
Roberto / June 25th, 2007, 00:16 am / #
www.yucatanliving.com is an informational site for Mérida and surrounding areas. They have also received comments on the Casa Alvarez Guest House that can be seen at
http://www.yucatanliving.com/readers-choice-polls/best-small-hotel-in-merida-centro.htm
Roberto
Ciudad Juárez, México
Roberto / September 26th, 2007, 18:12 pm / #
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