Villahermosa Hotels

Various Hotels: Hotels in the Zona Luz without reservations

Take a taxi from the airport for between $10-$15 dollars, and ask the driver to drop you off at the Zona Luz area. If you can handle the baggage yourself, say with luggage wheels on the street, then you'll save the hassle of a taxi driver eager to pick up another fare. The Zona Luz is very near the river and is a compact area of streets open only to pedestrians with numerous hotels. I didn't perceive any street dangers other than the traffic when we stepped out of the taxi. The main thing is to avoid getting a room remote from where that action is. Villahermosa is one of those cities where new hotels cluster around the airport and in other places around town that require a hefty taxi fare to get away from. We arrived in La Zona on Christmas Eve, so we had a little bit of a challenge getting the mid-level priced place we wanted. Some hotels were completely booked, but if all else failed, we knew that for a price we'd get a place somewhere in the area. As it turned out we had a great place, but unfortunately, I can't recall the name. All I remember is that we had to drag the bags up a series of steps outside the hotel, and that it had a disco downstairs. We bargain for a room several floors up to avoid the noise, but the price list was clearly posted on the wall. The price was reasonable, and service excellent enough that we stayed in the same hotel at both the beginning and end of the trip.

Unique Quality: The fourth floor room had private bath, two double beds, and satellite TV. The view over the colonial style rooftops in the morning was very nice, and we had no trouble finding a place to eat in the Zona Luz area. On the last night of this trip, we took advantage of the disco. Villahermosa isn't the cultural center of Mexico. The music was produced by a guy with an electronic box and a singer who held a guitar with only one string. The Mexican couples on the dance floor were not sophisticated dancers. When it comes to finding a room in this area without a reservation, it pays to check out the room before you put your credit card down. We were very pleasantly surprised, but some of the more dingy hotels in the area, which also cost less, may be below your standard. I don't give a website for information here, because except for the Howard Johnson Hotel (one of the pricier places in La Zona) most of these are poorly located.

• Opinion of Price: about average
• Related to: Backpacking, Singles, Budget Travel
• Written February 19, 2006

Morning view from our Hotel in Villahermosa

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