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Hotel El Conquistador – reviews, photos

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Avenida Paseo de Montejo X 35 | Colonia Centro, Merida 97127, Mexico
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Hotel El Conquistador
Ranked #45 of 80 hotels in Merida
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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“Filthy place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2009

I have been to the El Conquisator in Merida during a Yucatan round trip. In a nutshell: This is the filthiest place I have ever been to. Could actually be an OK hotel if they would pay more attention to cleaning and replace linens, pillows and towels more often.

General impression: At first the hotel seemed nice. Located in one of the prestigious streets in Merida. A little loud when you have a room to the street, but that comes with the territory. Also nice lobby area.

Cleanliness & rooms: This is where the problem is. The rooms and the furniture seem to be a bit old, but still acceptable. Also they seem to have newer renovated rooms according to the photos here - we had one of the older ones I guess. The rooms (and we changed once) were however not well cleaned. Dust under the bed and in some corners. The bed was disgusting. Numerous stains and hairs in the linen. Pillows absolutely terrible. While the covers were clean the pillows had several huge yellow stains (like 1-2 inches in diameter) from earwax or some other stuff. Not only one but all. And they were smelling. Bathroom was also not very well cleaned and the water in the shower would not really flow off, leaving the feet in some brown puddle during showering. Towels also had stains and were so old that they were already worn off at the edges. Friends that were in the same group reported similar experiences.

We asked the cleaning service to provide new lines and pillows. After this is was somewhat OK at least for the beds.

As said above this could actually be an OK hotel if they would pay more attention to cleaning and replace linens, pillows and towels more often.

Food: Had dinner and breakfast. Dinner was a disaster (soup, something that was supposed to be pork with mushrooms, dessert). I am usually not picky, but didn't eat it. There were some Mexican people in there not part of our group who had sandwiches with fries, which looked quite good. Breakfast next morning was good.

  • Stayed December 2009
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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An Agoda Traveller
“Nice and quiet hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2009

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  • Stayed August 2009
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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69 reviews 69 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
58 helpful votes 58 helpful votes
“Nice location, deserves a better room”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 December 2007

The hotel has a marvelous location in the Paseo of Montejo.

The hotel rates themselves as 4 stars, but when in room, frankly, don't deserve that many stars. The furniture is old, the bathroom not well equiped, poor view of the city in the room.

Their breakfast buffet is famous and totally worth it.

  • Liked — The location
  • Disliked — The room itself
  • Stayed October 2007, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Decent choice for out-of-center”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 December 2006

We stayed at El Conquistador for one night. It's rather generic (the decor seems to have run away from the 50's), but decent enough. Rooms are clean; I do have to say that the bathroom had the best water pressure and temperature I've encountered anywhere in Mexico! Service is proffessional enough. The only reason I'm not giving this hotel a higher ranking is that I also did not find anything "special" about it. The value, however, is not at all bad.

  • Liked — Value, cleanliness
  • Disliked — Nothing special about the hotel
  • Stayed November 2006, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Good Value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2006
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Have stayed at El Conquistador numerous times over the past few years. It is not the luxury of the Hyatt or Villa Mercedes (Presidente) where I have stayed in the past. However, its refreshing to stay some place that lets you feel like you're in Merida without serious deficiencies I've experienced at some hotels. The rooms are decent size, clean and comfortable.

Staff is helpful and attentive.
Restaurant is quite good. I've only experienced the breakfast buffet. But, I would assume that other meals are of similar standards.

I particularly like the location along Paseo Montejo. I stayed in the city center a few nights last year. I didn't really enjoy the cacaphony and chaos that hits you when you walk out of the hotel and onto the street. When I do want to go downtown, its an enjoyable 10-15 minute walk.

If you are looking for the luxury of a Hyatt, I highly recommend either the Hyatt or Villa Mercedes. Its been a few years since I've stayed at them, since I discovered El Conquistador.

  • Liked — Good Value
  • Disliked — I've never had any complaints. Staff always helpful
  • Stayed January 2006, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Avenida Paseo de Montejo X 35 | Colonia Centro, Merida 97127, Mexico
Price range (per night):* INR3,734

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