Hotel Santa María Mérida

Very fresh and clean. It seemed quite new. The photos are accurate, which we did not find true with some other traditional style hotels. Nice pool. The shared kitchen area by the pool is a real bonus, although we did not use it. The basic free breakfast was a nice touch. Serve yourself, coffee, croissants, fruit. There is a great breakfast spot directly opposite the front door, if you want more serious fare such as crepes (savoury or sweet) eggs etc. Great air-conditioning. Very nice bathrooms. Comfy bed. Great value for the money.

The property is in a good location

The place had a bad odor for a day or two, but then they cleaned out the septic and it was good.

Great location. Convenient to Parque Grande and lots of shops and restaurants, and just a block from Parque Santa Lucia.

Grounds and lobby area were very clean, pool tended daily, plenty of hot water for showers, and A/C and ceiling fan worked great. TV had Roku, Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and Prime. Many in English, which I really appreciated.

The swimming pool area was very nice, on site free parking was very convenient as street parking would have been difficult. The staff are very friendly and the hotel is in a central location within walking distance of the major sites and restaurants.

The rooms do not have much natural light and the windows (at least on the ground floor) are frosted so you can’t see outside and, if you open them, look out onto the narrow inner courtyard. The drains run through that inner courtyard and there was an unpleasant smell both there and in my room. It may have been just a problem at the time as at 03.30 in the morning the drains were being emptied. Sleep was disrupted too by guests returning to the hotel as they have to pass through the inner courtyard to get to any of the rooms on that level or higher levels.