Wyndham Merida is a 100-room hotel at Avenida Colon and Calle 6, in the García Ginerés district, and a member of Historic Hotels of the World. It has an outdoor pool with sun loungers, the Tikilum Wellness Spa, a gym open around the clock, a library, a terrace, a coffee shop and a garden. La Casona restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Self-parking and Wi-Fi in the rooms are free. The Plaza de Toros is about three minutes on foot, the Yucatan International Convention Center about six, Paseo 60 about eleven and Paseo de Montejo about thirteen minutes away, and the airport is roughly a twenty-minute drive.
Location and getting around
García Ginerés is a leafy residential and entertainment district just west of Paseo de Montejo, and the hotel sits on Avenida Colon, one of the main roads linking the north of the city with the centre. The Yucatan International Convention Center is a short walk, which makes the hotel popular with business visitors, while leisure guests can walk to Paseo de Montejo and the Casa Montes Molina museum in about a quarter of an hour.
The cathedral and the Plaza Grande are a short taxi or ride-service trip, and the airport is about twenty minutes by road. In the evening the area around Paseo 60 has a good choice of restaurants and bars.
The rooms and facilities
Most rooms are described as standard or deluxe, with a king bed or two queen beds, and there are junior suites with considerably more space. Several rooms are accessible. The outdoor pool is the main draw after a day of heat and sightseeing, and the garden and terrace give a calm place to sit.
The spa offers paid treatments such as massages, reflexology and facials, and the gym is open at all hours. La Casona is the hotel restaurant, and a buffet breakfast is available for a charge. There is a banquet hall and a ballroom, so the hotel can be busy with weddings and events at weekends. Air conditioning is standard.
Good to know
Free self-parking is a real advantage if you hire a car for day trips to Uxmal, Chichén Itzá or the coast, because parking in the historic centre is often limited. Check-in starts in the afternoon and runs until midnight, with no after-hours check-in, so tell the hotel if your flight lands late. Pets are not allowed. The hotel suits couples, business travellers and families who want a pool, a spa and secure parking within reach of Paseo de Montejo.
It is less suited to travellers who want to walk out of the door into the colonial streets around the Plaza Grande, for whom Casa Lecanda or Hotel Casa Azul may be a better fit, and it is a taxi ride from the evening bustle of the historic centre.
Why stay here
- ✓Outdoor pool with sun loungers
- ✓Tikilum Wellness Spa
- ✓La Casona restaurant
- ✓24-hour gym
- ✓Terrace, garden and library
- ✓Free self-parking
- ✓Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- ✓Air conditioning
Good questions
Where is Wyndham Merida?+
It is on Avenida Colon at Calle 6 in the García Ginerés district. Paseo de Montejo is about a thirteen-minute walk and the Plaza de Toros about three.
Does the hotel have a pool, a spa and parking?+
Yes. There is an outdoor pool, a spa with paid treatments and free self-parking.
Is breakfast included?+
La Casona serves breakfast, and a buffet is available for a fee. Check what your rate includes when you book.
