Boutique hotels
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Coqui Coqui Valladolid
- Style
- Aromatic apothecary
- Setting
- Colonial Calzada de los Frailes
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Hacienda San Jose
- Style
- Secret garden estate
- Setting
- Jungly heart of Yucatan
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Hacienda Santa Rosa
- Style
- Colonial relaxation plantation
- Setting
- Sleepy Yucatan village
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Hacienda Temozon
- Style
- Belle époque Mexicana
- Setting
- Peninsular palm-tree gardens
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Hacienda Uayamon
- Style
- Luxe romantic ruins
- Setting
- Concealed Campeche gardens
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Rosas & Xocolate
- Style
- Pretty in pink
- Setting
- Privileged Paseo de Montejo
Yucatán Eating, drinking and dancing
Restaurants
(+52 999 928 5367)
Alberto’s Continental
This romantic restaurant on Mérida’s Calle 57 serves Yucatecan specialities such as pollo pibil (chicken wrapped in banana leaves flavoured with achiote, garlic and sour orange) in a colonial courtyard, to the sounds of traditional Mexican music.
(+52 981 811 1453)
Cactus
This local-favoured steakhouse on Campeche’s Avenida Malecón Justo Sierra is a hearty antidote to all the seafood around – particularly good for rib-eyes.
(+52 981 811 1311)
Casa Vieja
The food at this restaurant on Calle 10 in Campeche is simple but it has the best spot in the city – dine in a first-floor arcade overlooking the pretty main square.
(+52 981 811 3365)
La Pigua
The dining area at this restaurant on Avenida Miguel Alemán in Campeche is an authentic Yucatecan cabin (but with air-conditioning). Expect lots of takes on seafood, including fish stuffed with shellfish.
(+52 999 928 6163)
Pórtico del Peregrino
You’ll find this restaurant in a traditional colonial house on Calle 57 in Mérida – dine outside among antiques and tropical plants. They specialise in Mayan dishes with a Spanish influence.
(+52 981 811 3898)
Restaurant Marganzo
This place on Calle 8 in Campeche is popular for its lengthy list of seafood. It’s also a breakfast favourite, mostly for its fresh fruit juices.
Bars
(+52 999 924 2289)
El Establo
This bar is on Calle 60 in Mérida, one of the city’s liveliest streets at night. It’s open late (till 3am) Thursday to Sunday, and plays salsa music.
