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Hotel Los Arcos

Isla Holbox

Yucatan, Mexico

Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

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In making our plans to visit this particular area of the Yucatan in Mexico, we thought we'd stay in Chiquila for a couple of nights then move on to Isla Holbox.

As it turned out, Chiquila was a bit of a bust. It could have been the timing, the weather or that this town just isn't developed enough for us. Stores were closed as well as restaurants and bars.

We ended up leaving Chiquila a day early by ferry, and arriving on the island before our reserved hotel was ready for us.

We walked around town, and found Hotel Los Arcos and made arrangements to stay there for the night.

Bright pink and white

Located on the main street, Hotel Los Arcos was open and available.

Well, almost.

A room would be ready for us in a couple of hours, so we had time to spend walking around checking out the island.

The reception desk

We walked in off the street and spoke with the owner about renting a room for the night.

She was a bit humorless, but accommodated us and said a room would be cleaned and ready in a couple of hours.

The price was 1,000 Pesos a night for 2 people, about $50USD.

The garden area of Hotel Los Arcos

After walking around, having a bite to eat and a cappuccino and smoothie it was time to return to the hotel.

Our room was ready and so were we. We dropped off our bags and took a look around the place.

Hotel Los Arcos had some nice gardens, and as it turned out, it was a quiet and clean place to stay.

Our room was in the corner here

We had privacy, plus an outdoor table and chairs on a small patio.

WiFi is only available in the hotel lobby, but we were able to adapt because we have data on our phones to connect to the internet.

Our room

Our room was clean, had two double beds, a table and a nice area to place our clothes and gear.

Hot water was great and so was the water pressure.

We later learned that both of these turned out to be an asset to staying in this hotel.

Would we return!

YES!

Full disclosure: We made reservations at a very nice upscale hotel on the beach, Hotel Diosa Kali, but it turned out that the hot water and pressure were an issue to maintain there. Also, curiously, the hotel offered "free" earplugs due to the bands in the bars nearby that played until early mornings. While there were very good things about Hotel Diosa Kali, (the amazing breakfasts included in the price of the room, the upscale surroundings and fabulous king-sized bed) when push comes to shove, having a quiet room and running hot water is basic and rather essential.

For about half the price, we would choose to stay here in Hotel Los Arcos and have a good night's sleep.

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Hotel Los Arcos

Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Tele: +52. 984. 875. 2043

Email: arcosholbox@hotmail.com

Website: www.arcosholbox.com

 1,000P a night for 2 people.

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