directly across from historic Basillica and 2 blocks from busy squares.
quaint and romantic- they will light a fire in your fireplace if you request and serve you private coffee in the room each morning. also outstanding resturaunt with best lake view in the town, gotta go!!

We have stayed at the Posada La Basilica every time we have traveled to Patzcuaro. We never regret it and in fact always look forward to going back. The staff are incredible. They are one of the biggest factors in our happiness there. Each room has a fireplace that the staff will graciously light for you at your request each night.
The rooms are luxuriously comfortable. The setting is one of the best in town. The view is a Panorama of Patzcuaro including the lake. The hotel has a very good restaurant, and a great place to try the local specialty of Corundas and Uchepos. It is located across the street from the Basilica and very close to 11 Patio's for shopping as well as a short walk to the Zocalo.

My husband and I stayed here for a week, and loved every minute. The bed was the most comfortable we have ever slept in, with sun-dried cotton sheets. The restaurant was amazing, both for its view of the town and the excellent cuisine. For Valentine's Day, the staff filled the upstairs mirador with candles and set up a table just for my husband and I - it was wonderful, and very romantic. We had secure off-street parking for our rental car. The hotel was quiet and restful, exactly what we wanted. Because the staff speaks minimal English, I would suggest that you have some Spanish, and a handy Spanish dictionary, if you plan to stay there. My husband and I had no problems communicating with any of the staff, and they were uniformly helpful and friendly.

We stayed here for 2 nights in June, 2006. Having come from Morelia, where we had stayed in a noisy hotel, we wanted a quiet one that was just a little away from the centre, but still within walking distance. This was a good location for us.
We didn't have reservations, but that was not a problem. We got a very beautiful room on a quiet side street. Other guests who had a room in front, facing the basilica said that the bells bothered them at night, but we did not hear them. (Always travel with earplugs and eyeshades, that's my motto.)
It was certainly more expensive than we expected - reception staff said the prices displayed on the internet were not correct. However, the beauty of the room seduced us - dark woods, big white duvet, fireplace, gorgeous hardwood floors, lovely bathroom. I did negotiate a small discount and complimentary continental breakfast.
Still, it was the most expensive place we stayed in during our travels.
The restaurant has a great view and, as a bonus, there is a glassed in room above it - a "mirador" from which you can view the town - red roofs and courtyards, a glimpse of the lake and the rain coming. We liked to sit there at twilight, sip a glass of wine and read. I don't know if we were encouraged to do that - there wasn't really any comfortable seating and one evening a table with the remains of lunch sat there all evening.
We had planned to stay 3 nights but left after 2, because it was just too quiet for us, and also due to the cost.
The staff were pleasant and friendly, and we were even able to get our laundry done, which we much appreciated. However, we wondered if the manager was on holiday while we were there.
On day two, we returned to our room to find the bed carelessly made, with the covers roughly pulled up. The sticky blob on the wood floor in front of the fireplace stayed there for the whole time we were there. There were no towels. This is an expensive hotel, folks.
We were amused one evening - a young man came up and put little votive candles all around the windows. It was beautiful! Then we found out why - a VIP appeared - a travel writer and his escort - who stopped to have a complimentary margarita before leaving to visit more hotels. As soon as he left, the young man appeared, blew out all the candles and left us in the dark!
The same at breakfast - travel writer appeared and got overflowing bread basket, nice plates of fresh fruit, etc. We got a tasty but spartan basket of toast. They did bring some fruit on the first day, not on the second.
On departure, we were not given the usual itemized receipt. The cost was scribbled on a scrap of paper. Strange, no?
Anyway, the staff were nice and it is worth going to enjoy the view. We did meet some other guests and sit and chat in the pretty courtyard, until it was time for quiet hours.
But we wouldn't go back.