Set in Cabo San Lucas, The Mexican Inn is a two-star property with real observed prices for 2026. The hotel offers wifi. 129 guests rate it 3.9 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices start at US$64 per night.
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Guest reviews
3.9129 reviewsThis place is a gem, there is no doubt. Walking distance to Cabo is 5 minutes. Maita, who is the owner, was so sweet and helpful, she made our stay even better, what a lovely person. I'm so glad we had the privilege to meet and converse with Maita'! We were looking for a place that was clean and cheap as we were having dental work done in Cabo and had scheduled outings to keep us busy throughout our stay. But it was nice to come back to a clean well manicured location. Of course the price is unbeatable for what you are getting. The room was very clean. Loved the cultural Mexican style inco…
This place is darling and the prices are amazing. The rooms are clean, the showers are hot and the courtyard is lush and inviting. We enjoy sitting under the new palapa and enjoying the water features and plants. Michelle runs this place with perfection and is a very kind host. The location is very walkable to our favorite stores and restaurants. This place is a hidden gem!
We were given a room outside of the courtyard (which is the main area of the hotel) you can see from the pictures we are right along the street and you couldn't open the curtains for fear of people looking in. Traffic driving by all night and dogs barking across the street kept everyone up all night despite wearing ear plugs. The location is fantastic! It's a very short walk to all the action. Staff were very nice and the room very clean. The only way I could recommend staying here is to have the guarantee that I would have a room in the beautiful courtyard and in the secure area. Please refer…
Planning your trip to Cabo San Lucas
When to go
High season runs December to March: guaranteed dry skies, grey and humpback whales in the bay, and Mexico's highest prices — Christmas and New Year are another level entirely. May and June are the local secret: dry, uncrowded, reasonably priced before the deep heat.
August-September is hurricane season and the price floor: humid heat, real storm risk and serious discounts — refundable rates only. October brings the sport-fishing tournaments, which fill marinas and hotels for specific weeks.
The sea is warmest July to November; diving and snorkelling are at their best exactly when prices drop.
One more season worth naming: whale season, December to March, is not a side attraction here — boats leave the marina all day, the sightings are near-guaranteed, and hotels package tours aggressively. Book the boat independently at the dock or online; the same trip through a hotel desk often costs half again as much.
Getting there and around
Los Cabos airport (SJD) sits about 45 minutes from Cabo San Lucas. Shared shuttles run about US$20-30 per person at 2025 prices and private transfers US$80-100 per vehicle; there is no practical public transport with luggage. Compare the hotel's transfer with independent operators — the hotel does not always win.
Within Cabo, downtown and the marina walk; El Médano is reached on foot along the sand. Taxis are expensive by national standards — always agree first — and apps work unevenly.
The Corridor toward San José is covered by car or by the cheap, frequent local buses on the highway: that is how you reach Chileno and Santa María, the swimmable coves. The Arch is a boat hop from the marina — short rides from about US$15-25 per person in 2025, negotiable at the dock.
Where to stay, zone by zone
El Médano is the town's swimmable beach and its front line holds the most wanted resorts: waking up facing the Arch, sand-floor restaurants and the marina a stroll away. It is the rounded location — and priced like it: our 2026 scan put Los Cabos' typical rate at US$246, the country's highest, with entry from US$31 in the simple downtown hotels.
Downtown and the marina lower the bill and raise the noise: bars into the small hours, sport-fishing docks, walkable life. Good for mid budgets that prioritise going out.
The Corridor — the 30-kilometre highway to San José — is the land of self-contained luxury resorts on private coves: deliberate isolation, golf, and a car ride for everything. The Pacific side (Pedregal, Quivira) gives you the sunsets and open-ocean drama, with a sea for watching, not swimming. The honest decision: without a car or a taxi budget, sleep where you want to live — distances here charge by the trip.
By profile: party and marina, downtown; swimmable beach with kids, El Médano; golf-and-spa honeymoon, the Corridor; sunsets and weddings, the Pacific side; real budget, the downtown hotels five streets from the water — in Los Cabos every block inland discounts dollars. Anyone wanting a gallery town instead of a party should look directly at San José del Cabo.
A note on expectations: this is the least 'Mexican-priced' destination in the country — a beer on Médano costs what it costs in San Diego. Budget accordingly, and treat the inland taquerías as both the authentic meal and the relief valve.
Eating and going out
Cabo prices in dollars and its food shows it: marina-international restaurants, steak menus, resort sushi. Food with roots exists a few blocks inland: the downtown taquerías and marisquerías — minutes from the marina — serve fish tacos and chocolate clams at normal Mexican prices, MX$25-60 a taco in 2025.
The day's catch bought at the dock and cooked at a fonda is the local ritual few tourists perform. The full-stall rule applies here too.
Cabo's nightlife is famous and loud: the downtown party bars have spent decades perfecting organised mayhem. Two streets over, the marina offers the quiet-cocktail version. San José del Cabo, half an hour away, is the elegant night out: art district, galleries and long dinners — Thursday's Art Walk is the night to go.
Booking well
Los Cabos is the most expensive market in our 2026 scans: 65 hotels with real prices, from US$31 but with a typical rate of US$246 — the median says everything about the profile of the supply. The cheap entry exists downtown; Médano's front line and the Corridor live in another price universe.
December to March and tournament weeks, book two to three months out; the rest of the year, weeks. In August-September, refundable rates only — a hurricane on the forecast turns a rigid rate into a dead loss.
Checks that matter more here than anywhere: whether your hotel's beach is swimmable (most of the Pacific side and Corridor are not — El Médano, Chileno and Santa María are), the resort fee and its fine print, and the true cost of moving around from your location. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; verify the live rate in the widget.
Two final pocket notes: nearly everything is quoted and charged in dollars — carry a card without foreign-currency fees and some pesos for taxis and stalls. And Los Cabos all-inclusive tends to exclude more than the Caribbean's: motorised sports, specialty restaurants, even the hotel's own best beach stretch — ask for the exclusion list in writing before choosing between two resorts.
Frequently asked about The Mexican Inn
How much does The Mexican Inn cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$64 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is The Mexican Inn?
The Mexican Inn is at 16 De Septiembre & Abasolo S N Colonia Centro, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in Cabo San Lucas, about 2 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does The Mexican Inn have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: TV and Wifi.
How do I book The Mexican Inn?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
