Hotel Lavanda Mérida, a three-star property, sits in Merida. Guests have access to beachfront access, a pool and parking. 688 guests rate it 3.7 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices start at US$45 per night.
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3.7688 reviewsMy stay was a year ago, but Google insisted on a review, so here we are. The room was inconveniently designed, uncomfortable, and the bed coverings needed laundered. The pool was directly in front of my room. For whatever reason, we were not permitted to use it. The location was convenient to downtown which was important because I could not get coffee in the lobby as the lobby services were also not open. Lastly, we used only 2 of our prepaid 7 days (refund was an option at booking), and we were unceremoniously denied a refund. I do not recommend and will not return.
I have made booking via booking.com. I had reservation for the suite - I made it on that day as I was not planning to stay in Merida, but once when I had to make a stop I wanted to have nice hotel. Once I came, they told me that they do not have that category, but they need to downgrade me. I went to the room that is so small and smells like mold, like fungus, but as I was so tired after 24h bus ride from CDMX, I asked for adjustment. They refused. I asked for some other incentive, they refused. They wanted to charge me same price for much, much, lower category. Also, the pool only looks nice…
The location was great for what I wanted to do and see in Mérida. It was all in walking distance. The hotel looks very nice, colonial, and with bright colours. The pool looks very nice, but I didn't go in. The restaurant had nice food and the cocktails were nice too.
Planning your trip to Merida
When to go
The pleasant season runs November to March: days of 28-32°C, cool nights, and the city at its best — also its most expensive, peaking in January and over the year-end holidays. Holy Week rises less than on the coast.
April to June brings the real heat: 40°C and above, with the city empty of tourists at midday for good reason. June to September adds afternoon rain to the heat. That hot half-year is when our scans logged the best rates — Mérida is already cheap, and in summer more so.
The honest point: if extreme heat wears you down, do not schedule April-June; no colonial courtyard compensates for 42°C at two in the afternoon. November and February are the rounded months.
Getting there and around
The airport is 15-25 minutes from the Centro: taxi or app for about MX$150-350 at 2025 prices, and even a cheap city bus route if you travel light. It is one of the easiest arrivals in the country. Overland, ADO links Cancún (4 hours), Valladolid (2) and Campeche (2.5) with excellent frequencies, and the Tren Maya adds another route — check timetables as you go.
The Centro is entirely walkable, with the caveat of heat: the local rhythm is morning and evening, siesta or pool at midday. City buses are cheap and chaotic; ride-hailing apps work well and cost little.
For cenotes, haciendas and Uxmal you want a rental car or a tour: public transport to the villages exists but devours hours. The colectivo vans off Calles 67 and 69 reach many towns for a few pesos if time is what you have.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Centro is the Mérida experience: colonial mansions turned boutique hotels with a courtyard and plunge pool, steps from the Plaza Grande, the markets and the museums. Our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$63 — some of Mexico's best value — with everything from US$23 in the Centro. The blocks north of the plaza (Santa Lucía, Santa Ana) are the most desirable; south toward the market the price drops and the bustle rises.
Paseo de Montejo and its side streets are the second-best address: the avenue of mansions, with airier hotels, terraces and quiet nights, still walkable to the Centro in the cool of morning.
The modern north — malls, clinics, chains — only pays off with a car or for work: comfortable, predictable, and without a gram of the charm you came for. One practical note across all zones: in the old houses confirm air conditioning in the room, not just a fan — in May that difference is your sleep.
By profile: first cultural visit, the blocks between the Plaza Grande and Santa Lucía; couple on a budget, a pool casona around Santa Ana or Santiago; family, the big-pool hotels on Paseo de Montejo; long stay or remote work, the rentals of La Ermita and San Sebastián, the rising barrios south of the centre with still-gentle prices.
One heat-driven detail with outsized impact: rooms facing west cook in the afternoon and some colonial houses have bedrooms opening directly onto the pool patio — romantic in photos, loud at breakfast. Ask which room you are getting, not just which house.
Eating and going out
Yucatecan cooking is one of Mexico's three great cuisines and this is its home: Sunday cochinita pibil, afternoon salbutes and panuchos, sopa de lima, queso relleno. A market breakfast — Lucas de Gálvez or Santiago — runs about MX$60-100 in 2025 and is the fastest education; downtown loncherías serve set menus for MX$80-130.
The full-stall rule applies, with a climate caveat: raw and cold dishes at midday, turnover in plain sight.
Mérida's nights are serene and constant: the city programmes free music and folk dance almost nightly in rotating plazas — Monday at Santa Lucía is the classic — and the bars of Santa Lucía and Paseo de Montejo stretch the evening without shouting. This is a city where walking the Centro at night is safe, something worth saying explicitly in Mexico.
Booking well
Mérida is a kind market: 107 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$23 with a typical rate of US$63. Outside January and the holidays, a week's notice usually suffices; for Christmas-to-Kings and Mexican long weekends, move a month early.
The boutique mansions have few rooms — four, six, eight — so the specific house you saw in photos does sell out even when the city does not: if you fell for one, lock it early. Verify the pool (in this climate it is infrastructure, not decoration), the air conditioning, and which floor the room is on — upper floors of the old houses hold the day's heat.
The price pattern is stable, without the coast's violent peaks: a cheap rigid rate is less risky here than in the Caribbean. Even so, the prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night — verify the live rate with the widget before booking.
Two final seasonal notes: in January and February the small downtown hotels fill with long-staying North Americans fleeing winter — book further ahead than Mérida usually requires. And if Chichén Itzá or Uxmal is on the plan, consider a night en route instead of a round trip: the early starts from Mérida run two hours each way and the heat punishes late arrivals.
Frequently asked about Hotel Lavanda Mérida
How much does Hotel Lavanda Mérida cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$45 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Hotel Lavanda Mérida?
Hotel Lavanda Mérida is at Calle 64 Entre 67 Y 69 Numero 547, Merida, Mexico, in Merida, about 3 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Hotel Lavanda Mérida have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: Air conditioning, Bath, Bathroom, Beach nearby, Car rental service and Carpeted. The full list (36 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Lavanda Mérida?
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.
