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Traveling in Mexico: More Places to Stay in Cancun That Don't Cost the Shirt Off Your Back
MORE PLACES TO STAY IN CANCUN:
If you?re still checking out digs in Cancun, here are more inexpensive hotels you can add to your list. No Bunky, you?re still not going to be staying on the beach, but there IS air conditioning and sometimes even a nice pool.
Hotel Novotel
Avenida Tulum No. 75 (near the bus terminal)
884 ? 2999
Fax: 884 ? 3162
Rooms here are a tad pricier than on the Avenida Uxmal but all rooms are air conditioned and comfortable although rooms fronting the street can be noisy at times. The location is good and transportation conveniently available on the Avenida Tulum for zipping all around town. Expect to pay $300 pesos to $360 pesos during the slow periods from May to June and from October to mid December, which is hurricane season in this part of the Caribbean. The Summer months of June and July are slow enough that you can haggle a pretty good deal for an extended stay of a few days to a couple of weeks or so. Prices will sky-rocket during the peak Winter season.
Hotel Best Western Plaza Caribe
Avenida Uxmal (directly across the street from the bus terminal)
884 ? 1377
Fax: 884 ? 6352
This is the priciest of the accommodations mentioned in our listings. If you arrive very late into the city and speak little (or no) Spanish, don?t get yourself into a dither or risk any danger tromping around the area late at night. You don?t want to run into any of the ?late-night? people who frequent the vicinity. You can just pop right across the street and book a room for the night here (staff speaks English) and do your search in earnest for a more moderately-priced room the next day. Don?t run the gauntlet of undesirables (including taxi drivers) late at night here ? especially without a solid command of Spanish. The $40 USD you?ll pay is well worth your health and safety if it comes to that.
Casa de Huespedes Punta Allen
Punta Allen No. 8 (half a block off the Avenida Uxmal)
Cancun
884 ? 0225, 884 ? 1001
A small place with economical, but rather Spartan, unattractive rooms. Quality of the rooms varies somewhat, although most I saw were fairly tight quarters and not too well lit. All have at least a fan and many are air conditioned. Their singles are priced at $170 pesos, while doubles go for $230 pesos. And these are the LOW season prices. Negotiate the rate if you?re going to be around more than a few days. Peak season prices fluctuate based on what the traffic will bear and the economy at the moment.
Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an ELT Teacher Trainer, English language learning expert author and university professor in Cali, Colombia. He has published more than 350 articles and academic papers and presented at numerous EFL teacher training and TEFL conferences throughout North America, South America and Europe. For comments, questions, requests, to receive more information or to be added to his free TESOL articles and teaching materials mailing list, e-mail: lynchlarrym@gmail.com |
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