Hotel Meson del Mar

This is the first time I got to stay in this hotel, I'm very familiar with the area. the place is clean. We had a junior suite the first night was fine but the rest we could clearly hear conversations from the rooms next to us. so it's not soundproof. the supervisor or the person in charge of reservations and the front desk can be at times rude and unprofessional, the other receptionist was really friendly at all times. Overall not a bad hotel y would go back again since the location is great and easy access to transportation, museums, and bookstores.

Nice, decent stay, seems family owned so very courteous staff and accomodating. Place needs a few uogrades but ornthe price it was a wonderful place to stay.

We had a great stay at this hotel. The rooms are full of character. The desk clerks are great people. They don't speak English but they know what you need and are extremely helpful. My daughter was sick one day and the desk clerk gave her medicine and checked up on her, she was so caring. The hotel is centrally located and you can walk to most of the tourist hot spots from it. We took a cab back to the hotel from the aquarium and it was only 30 pesos, less than 2 dollars, so if you don't want to walk a lot the cabs are pretty cheap and they're everywhere. One bad aspect about Veracruz is you really get hounded by the restaurants. Every restaurant has someone standing outside trying to get you in. At first it's fun, but it gets old pretty fast. I recommend the short boat ride to Cancunita (little Cancun), literally about the size of a small living room. It is great for kids. It's a little island with very clear water and they let you swim for about 30 minutes. For the coffee lovers, Veracruz coffee is great. The hotel doesn't have coffee so I walked about 2 blocks each morning to the Italian Coffee Company for two cups of coffee. Very good coffee, old antique coffee machines, very interesting. Of course you have to try Gran Cafe de la Parroquia. The coffee is amazing (lechera, coffee with milk) and the sandwiches are good. I didn't care for the chilaquiles, which are my favorite.