Hotel Loma Real is a four-star hotel in Tapachula. Guests have access to a pool, a spa and a restaurant. 1769 guests rate it 4.4 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices moved between US$88 and US$213 per night. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Tapachula: Tapachula is a working border city, and its hotels are built and priced for people with a reason to be there. All hotels in Tapachula →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 10 priced stays for Hotel Loma Real: rates ran from US$88 to US$213 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. As with most hotels in Tapachula, midweek nights tend to come in cheaper than weekends, and booking two or more weeks ahead widens the choice of rooms with free cancellation. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Hotel Loma Real is at Carretera Costera 200 Km 244, Tapachula, Mexico. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is San Cristobal De Las Casas, about 208 km away — compare San Cristobal De Las Casas hotels too if your plans are flexible. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
For food and drink, the hotel lists bar/snack/cafen', bars, breakfast, breakfast in room and coffee. On the wellness side there's fitness center, indoor pool, massage and swimming pool. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, business center, currency exchange, free car parking and laundry service. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathroom, hairdryer, iron and board and safe. The full list of 60 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
The booking flow is three steps: dates and guests in this page's widget, the live price on app.impt.io, and instant confirmation. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Tapachula for hotel guests
Almost nobody comes on holiday: they come for business, for paperwork, in transit to Guatemala, or to head up into the Soconusco coffee estates and visit the Izapa ruins. The Centro, around Parque Miguel Hidalgo and the San Agustín cathedral, has the cheapest and noisiest rooms; Boulevard Díaz Ordaz has the commercial hotels, with parking and air conditioning that actually works. Our 2026 scans found just 9 hotels with a real price: from US$48 a night, typically around US$71. Heat and humidity run year-round, so AC is not negotiable. All hotels in Tapachula →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.41769 reviewsI needed a room last minute and showed up at Hotel Loma Real. I decided to go to another hotel becuase I was looking for something a bit more simple. However, with that said, I must mention the front desk person. Even when I decided not to stay there...he saw I was exhausted and stressed out. He gave me water, offered me coffee. And when my taxi showed up - he came outside and communicated with the driver in spanish to make sure I got to the right place, safely. I can't thank them enough for being so cordial, even after I decided not to stay there. Amazing treatment and service. Highly recomm…
The hotel is an old Camino Real and it's age shows. The rooms are ok but many have connecting doors and you can literally hear every word your neighbors speak. At least they are clean. Food at the restaurant is mediocre at best. Breakfast was much better than dinner. Sadly they have an old horse drawn cart which a plaque claims is from the days of the camino real path. The plaque even says they constructed a pavillion to protect it yet it's roof has giant holes and the rain pours in.Value for money is poor and I likely will not stay again. One positive - the view from the restaurant is nic…
60s era hotel that has been kept up in good shape and renovated. Rooms are large. You definitely need a car if staying there; not in a walkable area.
Planning your trip to Tapachula
When to go
The dry season runs November to April. It's still hot — 30 to 34°C most days — but rain is scarce and the mountain roads up to the coffee fincas stay passable. That's the best window for combining the city, the Izapa ruins and the sierra, and on clear mornings the Tacaná volcano shows itself behind the town.
March to May is the heavy stretch: high humidity and an uncomfortable heat index from mid-morning onward. The rains run May to October, and they are not decorative here — the Soconusco is one of the wettest corners of Mexico, and September and October can bring cut roads and landslides in the mountains.
Because hardly anyone visits for pleasure, demand is set by business and paperwork rather than holidays. Midweek fills up more than weekends, and summer brings no meaningful discount. With only 9 hotels carrying a real price in our 2026 scans, the range stays narrow all year long.
Getting there and around
Tapachula's international airport sits about 18-20 km south, on the road to Puerto Madero, and mostly handles flights to Mexico City. A taxi into the centre runs roughly MX$300-400; agree the fare before getting in. It's a small airport with few daily departures, so a cancellation leaves you with very little room to improvise.
By road, coastal Highway 200 links to Tuxtla Gutiérrez in about 5-6 hours and San Cristóbal in 7-8; Mexico City is close to 18 hours on a night bus. The first-class terminals are east of the centre, so if you're leaving before dawn, sleeping nearby saves you a taxi in the dark.
Around town, shared vans cost a few pesos and a regular taxi runs about MX$50-80 a trip. Frequent colectivos serve Izapa, Cacahoatán, Unión Juárez, Talismán and Ciudad Hidalgo. Carry your passport or ID at all times: there are immigration checkpoints on Highway 200 and they are checked properly. Avoid driving the coast and border strip at night.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Centro, around Parque Miguel Hidalgo, the San Agustín cathedral and the Soconusco archaeology museum, is the walkable option: market, banks and cheap meals within a few blocks. It is also the loudest, with traffic, music and heat trapped in narrow streets. This is where the cheapest rooms sit, near the US$48 floor our 2026 scans recorded.
Along Boulevard Díaz Ordaz and the north-east colonias you get the standard commercial hotel: parking, reliable air conditioning, breakfast included, sometimes a pool. That's roughly where the typical US$71 from-rate in our scans lands. You can't walk to anything worth seeing, but with a car or a work schedule it's the sensible call.
Sleeping near the bus terminals makes sense only if you're arriving or leaving at an awkward hour. The Puerto Madero road has scattered options, useful for an early flight or a run to the beach. And if your trip is really about coffee, staying up in the sierra towards Cacahoatán and Unión Juárez is a different world: an hour of curves, cooler air.
One honest caveat: Tapachula hosts a lot of long-stay guests, between work and immigration paperwork, and several hotels run close to full for much of the month. Turning up without a booking on an ordinary Tuesday can go badly, especially if you want decent air conditioning on a budget.
Eating and going out
Soconusco cooking leans on plantain in every form, chipilín tamales, grilled meat and Pacific seafood coming up from Puerto Madero. The Sebastián Escobar market is the place for a cheap breakfast and for pozol de cacao, the cold maize-and-cacao drink that people here take seriously, particularly in the flattening heat of midday.
Coffee is the regional signature: the Soconusco is the birthplace of Mexican high-altitude coffee, and several cafés in town roast beans from the estates on the flanks of Tacaná. Getting a good cup in Tapachula is easy, and buying whole beans to take home costs a fraction of what any airport shop will charge you.
Nights out are modest. After sundown the central park fills up, sometimes with marimba, and that is the city's real nightlife; the busier restaurants and bars are out along Díaz Ordaz. Midweek, things close early. In the centre, stick to lit streets and steer clear of the area around the bus terminals late at night.
Booking well
Online inventory is thin: our 2026 scans found 9 hotels with a real price, from US$48 a night and typically around US$71. Cheaper guesthouses exist but rarely appear online — they're booked by phone or by showing up. With that few options listed, booking several days ahead stops being a matter of preference.
Ask three things before paying: whether the air conditioning is in the room and actually cools, whether there's enclosed parking, and whether the room faces the street. Window screens matter too — dengue circulates in the region, particularly during the rains. Repellent and long sleeves at dusk, without making a drama of it.
Bring cash. Central hotels take cards with less enthusiasm than their listings suggest, and shared vans, markets and taxis are cash only. Choose free-cancellation rates if your trip hangs on a permit, a border crossing or a single daily flight: plans shift more than usual in Tapachula, and there is very little spare hotel capacity to absorb it.
Frequently asked about Hotel Loma Real
How much does Hotel Loma Real cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$88 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Hotel Loma Real?
Hotel Loma Real is at Carretera Costera 200 Km 244, Tapachula, Mexico, in Tapachula. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Hotel Loma Real have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Banquet, Bar/Snack/CafEn' and Bars. The full list (60 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Loma Real?
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.
