Hotel La Piazzetta & Cafeteria — Hotel in Mérida

We found Hotel La Piazzetta online when we planned our round trip on the Yukatán peninsula in Mexico, spring 2023. The hotel had great reviews and appeared as something that needed a visit, an experience in itself. If it was possible to park the car in the street? «No problem», answered the hotel owner immediately. «You can park outside the hotel in the street. It is safe and it’s free. Mexico is a big country and you have to chose your route. We started on the Holbox beaches and for our visit to the pyramids of Uxmal. Mérida was a natural choice for accommodation, as we had rented a car. Leo, the owner of Hotel La Piazzetta, has a career behind him in the travel and hotel business, and here he has created the most charming and unique place – full of love and compassion. There is consideration to be found here, down into details. I will recommend a longer stay here (ours was way to short even if we extended the stay) – not just to explore beautiful Mérida, but because the extraordinary atmosphere here made you feel more like a visitor than a tourist, thanks to Leo. There’s a big difference. The hotel itself is minimalistic and simple in style, yet with a clear personal touch. You see many artifacts with personal value. You can enjoy a peaceful moment in the lobby, decorated with classic rattan furniture. And plants, like a sofisticated jungle. Have a coffee there, or Leo will invite you to the bar for a conversation, making sure you won’t miss any of the local happenings in town. And he knows some good places to eat and drink. “Do you want some mango juice? It’s freshly made, no sugar”. Every morning he will serve you coffe and a croissant, and make sure to enjoy it in the super nice back yard (garden). Hotel La Piazzetta is situated close to most places, walking distance. Next door, you’ll find the lush wine, cocktail and coffee place “Vana” that also serves prosperous sandwiches Mexican style. Calle 50a is safe and quiet and you sense Mérida’s friendly ambiance. This place adds what you need for an extraordinary and...

Rundown facility. Long walk to central area. Small rooms and tiny bathrooms. Hodgepodge of shabby furniture. Weak air conditioning.

There are so many good hotel choices in Merida run by local people that are as inexpensive as the Piazzetta and are much nicer and closer to the center of the city. The Piazzetta may look close to the center but be aware that in very hot humid weather an extra 5 long blocks is significant.

As I am writing this I am double booked in 2 hotels in Merida. I walked out of the Piazzetta after they refused to even give me any credit for my pre-paid second night after I spent my first night in a run-down room with a dying air conditioning unit with a bearing squeeling in its compressor (they told me no other rooms were available when the squeeling started in the middle of the night). I am new to Merida but I am learning that there are many great hotel options here. The Piazzetta is a poor choice. In fact I have stayed in more than 2 dozen hotels in various parts of Mexico (1/2 dozen on the Yucatan peninsula) and I have never experienced the kind of treatment I received at the Piazzetta nor stayed in a hotel as shabby as the Piazzetta. The Piazzetta does a good job on the "soft" tasks of hand holding and introducing you to a foreign city and removing the language obstacle. They don't do so well on the "hard" side of things. The physical condition of their hotel is terrible. The flooring material in the room I had seemed strangely out of place and randomly chosen. The paint on the door to my room looked like it was about 10 layers thick and no preparation was done before painting as the paint underneath appeared to be flaking off.

Merida is a beautiful city with many excellent hotels run by local people. The Piazzetta is not...

Rundown facility. Long walk to central area. Small rooms and tiny bathrooms. Hodgepodge of shabby furniture. Weak air conditioning.||There are so many good hotel choices in Merida run by local people that are as inexpensive as the Piazzetta and are much nicer and closer to the center of the city. The Piazzetta may look close to the center but be aware that in very hot humid weather an extra 5 long blocks is significant.||As I am writing this I am double booked in 2 hotels in Merida. I walked out of the Piazzetta after they refused to even give me any credit for my pre-paid second night after I spent my first night in a run-down room with a dying air conditioning unit with a bearing squeeling in its compressor (they told me no other rooms were available when the squeeling started in the middle of the night).|I am new to Merida but I am learning that there are many great hotel options here. The Piazzetta is a poor choice. In fact I have stayed in more than 2 dozen hotels in various parts of Mexico (1/2 dozen on the Yucatan peninsula) and I have never experienced the kind of treatment I received at the Piazzetta nor stayed in a hotel as shabby as the Piazzetta.|The Piazzetta does a good job on the "soft" tasks of hand holding and introducing you to a foreign city and removing the language obstacle. They don't do so well on the "hard" side of things. The physical condition of their hotel is terrible. The flooring material in the room I had seemed strangely out of place and randomly chosen. The paint on the door to my room looked like it was about 10 layers thick and no preparation was done before painting as the paint underneath appeared to be flaking off.||Merida is a beautiful city with many excellent hotels run by local people. The Piazzetta is not...