This hotel is conveniently located just on the edge of the touristy centro, near the southern end of the paseo, and down the street from a few of Merida’s best restaurants. The service is friendly and helpful, and they have a parking arrangement nearby in a garage. The pool is small but lovely—we spent hours in it—enjoying the quiet of the courtyard out of the hubub of the street. We stayed in Room 1, which we recommend—large room, huge bathroom, high ceilings, all nicely appointed. Plenty of air conditioning. No noise problems. The plumbing is a little weird, but met our needs.
I can’t possibly gush enough about how wonderful this lovely hotel is. We had the pleasure of staying twice during our Yucatán vacation, and still that didn’t seem enough. The gorgeous property strikes the perfect balance of charm and hospitality, and the staff went above and beyond to make our stay memorable and frictionless. The rooms are well appointed, bathrooms clean (with ample space), and beds very comfortable. We will definitely return, hopefully soon.
We loved our weeks stay los Palomas. The hotel is beautiful to the eye, and was everything you could ask for in a small boutique hotel. We got to know Jessica, the manager who was fantastic and assisted us in any needs we had and this carried on to the rest of the staff who were so absolutely nice and professional also. The room was always spotless, as were the hotel grounds and the daily breakfast was wonderful. Thanks to all our new friends at Los Palomas; we will be back!
Absolutely stunning boutique hotel. The staff were really good people, made sure we had everything we needed but not intrusive. Very knowledgeable too and helped us with our tourist activities in the nearby area for Pyramids, Cenotes and the beach. Fantastic breakfasts. Fresh fruits, eggs, coffee, fruit juices. Perfect start to the day. The interior courtyard with pool is absolutely stunning, you can tell they really put a lot of effort into creating this beautiful space. My wife & I aren't finished with Merida, there's still so much more to see and so many incredible restaurants to experience so we will absolutely stay here again
The design of the hotel is very thoughtful, and the outdoor/courtyard space is especially beautiful. Great location near both local hotspots and the historic city center. The staff offered great recommendations for day trips and things to do nearby.
After our Airbnb got flooded due to the huricane we 'rushed' to this hotel, to find a haven of serenity, nice smelling rooms (which is rare in moldy, humid Merida), dry feet and above all - a very welcoming staff. The smaller character of the hotel makes it very peaceful - yet you have more than enough private space, since the court yard is way bigger than you'd think and so nicely decorated by Paloma (hence the name). My husband's birthday literally fell in the water, but Residence Manager Vladimir pro actively asked me what I had originally planned for him and went above and beyond to make my plans reality. He drove all the way to the other side of town to buy a gift, a cake and candles. In the rest of our stay we were impressed by his skills to 'feel the room' everytime. He has a great sense of hospitality - smart, friendly and very service oriented. We got the room with the garden view on the ground floor - which had an outside shower. If it's available, book this one! It really adds a lot of value! During the weekdays we need to work and the WiFI was good enough to do video calls at the same time - both in the hotel room as on the terrace. The pool is very nice and the daybeds are super comfortable. Even so comfortable, that in the weekend we just stayed there and ordered food. The breakfast is simple, but very tasty and there's more than enough nice restaurants (go to Apoala!!) around on walking distance or you can order food through Rappi or Uber Eats). There's also a communal kitchen - in which we could cook a full meal on one night. In short - we had an amazing time! We were planning on staying 2 night and extended it twice to a full week. Thank you to the great staff!!!…
Escaping from Delta hurricane we drove to Merida and stayed for 2 days at this great and cozy hotel. Which is very well located and with very good maintenance of the property. What made our trip AMAZINGLY good; having in mind we were in the middle of storms and close to a hurricane, was Vladimir the guy at the front desk and who’s also running the show at the hotel. He did EVERY SINGLE thing to make us feel welcome and helped us go through this difficult trip (every restaurant and Store were closed). Vladimir attitude and service is out of this WORLD! Thanks a lot for your help Vladimir!!!
Imagine taking time to read reviews, see the location, view photos of this lovely hotel only to find out when you turn up to the hotel, what you paid for is not what you get. The beautiful pool which you plan to swim in, is over-run by a wedding party of over 25+ people, since the hotel rents it’s property out to large groups for photoshoots. The beautiful pool you planned to swim in was unable to be used due to privacy. Imagine the pretty garden view rooms which you were going to stay in to be assigned a room right by the lobby, without any garden views, but a dark room with a small window located in the bathroom opening to the toilets and smelly. How would you feel when you asked for the room you paid for, were blankly told, “sorry you can’t get the garden room” - even though you paid more, you can’t get it because there is no availability - would you like to find another hotel? Unfortunately after reading negative reviews from this hotel, it appears even since 2015 the hotel doesn’t seem to improve or take it’s guests feedback onboard, the hotel’s default responses to negative reviews are "We're really sorry about all the issues”, and they blame it on “technical issues” or it was “a booking issue”. Whilst this has been happening since 2015, I fail to see that you have done anything to improve the situation of your guest experience. Please note that we spoke Spanish and spoke to the management directly on the phone and they didn’t care and their direct response was, ‘you can find another hotel’ - no sorry! No compromises. Whilst you go on TripAdvisor and write that “guests are most important”, "we do everything in our power to achieve that goal”. I don’t feel you cared about us, and if you were going to rent your property out to a whole group of people, this should have been communicated to us before we booked as if we knew this, we would have chosen somewhere else quieter or more exclusive. We booked a garden room and paid a bit extra for this, when we checked in, we were shocked to find that the hotel rented out the property for a very large wedding party, so upon checking in, the pool was unusable and there was no privacy in the communal area where there was about 25+ people. This isn’t the boutique experience your hotel promises. Whilst we complained that we paid extra for a room, the hotel were not accommodating and said that we could find another hotel. In the end, we ended up staying for one night and cancelled the other two days. Whilst this hotel did have good reviews, after reading a number of the negative reviews, it appears that when you book at this hotel, you either get what you paid for and get the room you want, or you ‘like us’ we received a room which is not what you paid for. In short: It’s a gamble. The room we received was given was located by the lobby, some guests from the wedding party even were trying to open our door as they thought it was the hotel toilets. At night we were unable to sleep due to the proximity of the room and the front street and the noise of guests coming and going into the hotel. The hotel looks great in the photos, but if you are not guaranteed what you paid for, and don’t even have any apology from the hotel when you decide to cut your stay short - it just doesn’t seem they cared. It seems like this hotel and group of hotels just don’t care and it is a commercial business with revenue at the forefront of their minds. There isn’t anything boutique about this place. A tip for management is to not rent out your property for large group photos and treat it as a boutique hotel so your guests can feel they can use the lovely pool which is shown on your site. Regarding the room which we were given, it lacked light, the only window which was in the bathroom opened up to toilets, was smelly and was overpriced for what we got. In the end, the hotel refused to give us a reduce the price of the room. They did refund the other two nights we were intended to stay, but unfortunately we wasted alot of time finding a new hotel. I would rather stay at the The Diplomat Boutique Hotel in Merida which looks like a better hotel with a personalised and authentic Mexican hospitality opposed to a hotel group treating their customers as dollars.…
We had a four person suite with two double beds. Rooms are really nicely designed and furnished, the courtyard is great, little pool where you can take a dip, but one can’t really swim. It looks great though and it’s nice to sit down and read your book. Staff is very friendly. It’s 5-10 minutes walking to the very heart of Merida, and 20 minutes to the airport by car or taxi. A few small downsides that prevent me from giving five stars: - the rooms have no minibar and you can’t by a drink at the hotel, which is minor but a pity when the courtyard is so inviting and you would like to enjoy it with a beer, a glass of wine or a snack. There is a little shop 50 meters away where you can buy a cold beer and a soda plus crips, but no wine. - there is one charging point in a room for four so we unplugged the tv to be able to charge our phones. A bit odd. - breakfast is served only from 8 AM, so if you want or need to make an early start, you can’t have any breakfast.…
My wife and I visited Mérida in 2015 and stayed at Koox Casa de las Palomas. We returned in 2019 and stayed there again. It is the perfect location to explore an incredible city. It is walking distance to the Centro Histórico and Paseo de Montejo, to great shops, galleries, museums and restaurants. La Negrita, a terrific Cuban bar with live music, is only a block away. Though “in the thick of it,” Las Palomas is on a quiet street and has a wonderful atrium and pool – the perfect escape from the oppressive Yucatán heat. The small boutique hotel is in an old building with a modern addition. The rooms are spacious, cool and clean. My wife and I fell in love with the outdoor shower. Next time we go to Mérida, we’ll definitely stay at Koox "otra ves".
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