I stayed at Mision Cuernavaca with my school group on a language trip. The girls were on one side of the road and the boys on the other. But, the boys soon moved as their showers didn't work properly. The food was marginal but still quite good. The grounds were quite large which allowed for us to be regular teenagers outside. The staff were kind and very tolerant of our...somewhat rowdy behavior. Apart from some...visitors (geckos) in our room, the rooms were pleasant and clean. This hotel is great for school groups such as mine, as we were in and out of the hotel everyday and only spent evenings and early mornings there. I wouldn't recommend it to someone who is travelling by themselves, as there is not much to do during the day

I stayed at the Maximiliano and Carlota Hotel last January for a week while I was studying Spanish in one of the local schools. It is in an old hacienda with beautiful landscaping and two pools. My room was enormous -- I was there on my own but had a room big enough for five or six people and there was also a huge balcony with a table and chairs. The room itself was a little rough around the edges and somewhat basic (the furniture was not the most comfortable) but fine. The only real catch was that I had expected that I would be right downtown, but it turned out that there are two streets with the same name, and mine was about a mile from the town center in a residential neighborhood without anything much around. At first I thought that this would be a problem but there were always inexpensive taxis available, so it wasn't really a problem. There's also a pleasant on-site restaurant, but I only ever had breakfast there. In all, I would really recommend it if you have a group and also if you have your own car (there's plenty of parking). If you're alone and/or without transportation, it's not ideal but still good.