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Mayan Villas Hotel

Chiquila, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Billy and Akaisha Kaderli

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We were at the beginning of our adventure to the paradise island of Holbox in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo on the Yucatan Peninsula.

We took a one-way flight from Guadalajara to Cancun on Volaris airline (about $70USD each), then a shared taxi ride ($50USD each) to the small town of Chiquila, Mexico and arrived here at the hotel late in the afternoon.

We didn't know what Chiquila was like or what we would find here, but we had booked 2 nights at Mayan Villas Hotel.

Mayan Villas Hotel Logo

Chiquila is an ancient Mayan port site on Laguna Conil and centuries ago, the population was noted to be about 5,000 people.

For ages, there have been wars between the various governments and the Mayan locals here and many of the residents fled to the island of Holbox. Today the population is about 2,000 and this town still holds a significant Mayan influence.

You can see the beautiful Mayan physiology in the local people.

Vase on a rock

The office is straight through these sliding glass doors.

We paid 850Pesos a night (about $43USD) for our very small room.

Fortunately, it had air conditioning and hot water, and we were promised breakfast in the morning.

On the website we read that there was a restaurant here at the hotel serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, but I think with the timing of Covid, it had virtually shut down.

Empty swimming pool

Not that we needed a swimming pool - it was a bit cool for that due to pending rain - but if we wanted to use it, the pool had been drained.

So there was no chance for that at this time.

Simple breakfast

When I asked about having dinner that night at the hotel, we were told the restaurant had been closed, and they only offered breakfast from 8am to 10 am in the morning.

Since the only open restaurant in town didn't open until later in the evening, we ate travel food in our room for dinner. Waiting for breakfast we sort of dreamed of omelets or bacon and eggs or something. But instead, we received this simple breakfast of fresh fruit, dry toast, jam and coffee.

Still, having breakfast offered with one's stay at a hotel is definitely a benefit, and worth noting.

This got us to the ferry and to the Island of Holbox, as we decided to only stay one night and not the two we had booked. The town was virtually closed for much activity, and had we known that, we would have skipped Chiquila altogether and simply continued our first day of travel onward to Holbox.

But... this is the difference between having an adventure and having everything-planned-out-on-a-tour type of travel.

Would we return?

No. We would have continued our travel day onto the ferry and then to the island of Holbox.

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Mayan Villas Hotel

Calle Herrera y Castellanos Lazaro Cardenas

77320 Chiquila, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Email: info@mayanvillashotel.com

Website: www.mayanvillashotel.com 

Tele: 808. 283. 5005

Hotel, direct line 011. 52. 1. 984. 202. 2676

Breakfast is included

For more stories and photos about Holbox CLICK HERE

For more stories and photos about the Yucatan, CLICK HERE

For more stories and photos about Mexico CLICK HERE

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