Hotel Boutique Matea Inn (De lujo) — Hotel in State of Mexico

I was fortunate enough to stay at the Matea Inn.. it's a slightly strange place.. strange in a good way though!||||The rooms are wonderfully appointed.. apart from my TV would just not work properly.. even with the excellent assistance from the 'front' desk.. i write it like that as there is not a front desk to speak of.. there is a lovely outside lounge instead! that is where you check in.. I am not sure how wheelchair access would work to get to the rooms.. maybe I missed that bit.. ||||The rooms are an eclectic mix, an obvious nod towards five star european properties.. It feels very bling! .. no pool unfortunetly.. and not many rooms.. ||||The staff are wonderful.. although not all speaking english.. everything can be solved with a smile and google translate though right?||||This is a family owned place and is very friendly and safe indeed.. no room service that i could see and the snacks were from costco, it would have been nice to have had a small taster of local snacks perhaps?||||Now the setting.. bizarre? I think so.. it's a complex off the road.. that has shops and eateries.. excellent food by the way! and also what I was told to be is the only italian icecream store in the whole of Mexico!! fantastic icecream by the way!||||The complex has been done very well although the shops could do with updating their stock, perhaps also offering a general store for guests? not all the places seemed to open.. although they really have thought of pretty much everything!||||It is definitely worth a visit.. I would stay again for sure.. and would recommend it to anyone.. ||||Just wish they had a pool! (or maybe a space for hotel guests to sit outside? ).. That would take this to an excellent rating..||||I have to mention it once more... great staff.....

Many aspects are great: huge rooms, kind and professional staff, comfortable beds, a welcome cocktail, delicious breakfast, discount at the hotel restaurant for dinner, and a parting gift of sun-dried tomatoes. But so many other aspects are weird, and worth mentioning: the hotel is in a partially developed shopping mall. It is filled with approximately 100 giant teddy bears, including a room where several dozen sit in chairs as though they are Senators in the Teddy Bear Senate. It creeped me out: the more giant teddy bears you see, the more you start to wonder if/when they come alive, or if they are former guests who wrote a slightly critical review on Trip Advisor and got turned into bears by a wizard. There's nowhere to park, and you have to walk towards what seems like a loading dock to access the pool, which had a larger-than-usual quantity of dead insects. The hotel does not actually have a way to enjoy the thermal waters for which Ixtapan de la Sal was famous, and in order to have a nice view with your breakfast, you have to drive 5 minutes: the alternative would be breakfast in the hotel restaurant, where giant teddy bears keep giant empty beer steins company beneath enormous expressionist paintings of naked women striking mysterious poses that appear simultaneously dark and empowering. I listed "huge rooms" as an advantage, but really, the rooms are weirdly large: you could hold a square dance in them. You could get exercise by doing laps around your room (I did). If you like repeatedly asking yourself "But wait, WHY?" and you appreciate a comfortable bed and you don't mind possibly turning into a giant teddy bear, certainly...

Fantástico, este hotel represento una de las experiencias más placenteras, las habitaciones son hermosas, una mezcla de madera, roca y piel muy exclusiva, nos toco un clima fabuloso pues disfrutamos la lluvia y su arrullo en el tejado, un cafecito en la terraza con el lindo aroma de tierra mojada. Un sol enviadiable en sus villas y la exclusividad de su alberca... el lugar cuenta con acceso a Plaza Maclovia, en donde el restaurante cuenta con comidas deliciosas , Cafe riquisimo en su terraza , Heladeria con sabores deliciosos... la plaza se encuentra al aire libre y es un concepto muy diferente al que conocemos de Cd, tiene muchisimos osos de peluche gigantes que evocan literatura de Jorge Bucay... Studio 57 su restaurante del hotel muy refinado y elegante... De verdad, me quedo corta en comentarios, tienen que conocerlo!!. les encantará el lugar y el trato de su personal, un staff super, super amable, juro que nos hicieron sentir muy especiales, su atención muy personalizada, atentos en todo momento.. caro$$... pues depende como lo vean, para nosotros valio la pena cada centavo, nos lo merecemos!!... considero que todo aquel que quiera sentirse relajado , con un trato especial y disfrutar de un descanso sin igual en un paisaje hermoso . lo vale ... a 10 minutos de Tonatico y de Grutas la Estrella un punto adicional para un fin de semana completo de descanso y aventura ... lo mejor es Pet Friendly .. mi Hotchi fue...