This is an extremely charming hotel and the staff are warm and friendly and helpful. Cleanliness is superb. The bed is excellent. The hotel is situated in a very cool area of tourist hotels and restaurants. One could not ask for a nicer, safer area. I would say the room (and the hotel) is akin to a grand, permanent tent. It is 'open air' to the extent that the hotel itself is open - all hallways, etc. - to the outside air (not to people having access or walking through). While only the fan on the A/C unit in my room worked, that didn't matter because there is a permanently open screened area in the bathroom and bedroom and the air can just flow through - so A/C wouldn't matter much anyway. No heat function. There is also a large screened window that may be opened or closed. All the fresh air you could want! The hotel and room decor are fresh, clean, attractive, very pleasant in every sense. The room is quite small, but sufficient for one person. The bathroom is very adequate and not cramped. Shower is hot - though shower head really needs replacement. The bottom floor is the hotel reception in one corner and the rest of the front part is a restaurant which continues to the outside - not part of the hotel. Rooms are on another part of the ground floor and on the 2nd and 3rd floors mostly. If you like a relaxed feel, fresh open air, and a pleasant, relaxed, walkable area and don't mind a small room - you will probably love this place. I just prefer 'closed' air where humidity can be controlled along with temperature and more 'standard' hotel infrastructure.

I rated this hotel for what it is - as opposed to how I liked it. I stayed 2 days and 1 night (left late 2nd night for another city). I was glad I was only there 1 night - overall I didn't care much for it - I want a closed controllable climate in my room. I chose it because it is very near the ADO bus terminal and I was arriving and leaving by bus. It was a brief, easy walk for this oldster.

The location was very convenient, very close to the bus station. The rooms are cleaned everyday, the towels changed… the room has AC which is a great plus and I really appreciated the fact that they let me leave my luggage in the hotel after I’ve checked out.

the fact that it is a museum and a hotel at the same time, when you are into Maya culture, and that’s very likely in Palenque, makes this place a must go to. nice replica’s of Maya steles. had plenty chances to do translations of the maya glyphs.

it was a bit noisy sometimes, but this was due to the spacious ventilation windows that were fortunately well closed by means of insect screens. these windows bring in fresh air at the same time.

Convenience: The property is in walking distance of the ADO bus. Plus, it is a very inexpensive ride to the ruins. Creativity: The hotel introduces visitors to the sculptures and carvings that have made Palenque so memorable, beginning with a full size replica of the cover of Pakal's tomb. Service: The restaurant is good, servicable, and moderate. Staff: Native Spanish speakers with plenty of English.

VERY clean! Excellent location. Very nice staff.

A few of the rooms are in a separate building a few doors down. This is where I stayed, so I can only speak to this experience- it was a bit loud. You could hear the noise outside very clearly and the curtains didn't block the lights out that well at night. To that extent, I didn't hear noise all night by any means- it was quiet from midnight to 7am for the most part.

I enjoyed my stay here. The bed was comfortable. The location is good amongst nice restaurants, close to ADO station and easy walk to down town. The bathroom was nice and spacious.

The shower head needs replacing

Situated in a pretty, leafy area with several hotels and restaurants. Close to the highway and shuttles to the archaeological zone of Palenque. The area is a bit above midrange but very cosy with lots of references to the maya history

Can be a bit noisy in the evening from restaurants playing Cuban music, but not unpleasant. No drinking in the street

Hotel Museo Xibalba worked out perfectly for my stay in Palenque; great location, clean comfortable room, reliably hot water, a block away from the colectivo stop to the ruins and very reasonably priced. They also offered a day tour to the archeological sites of Yachilan and Bonampak. It was a little more expensive than some similar offerings in town but had the (important) advantage of leaving a half hour earlier than the usual time (5:30am instead of 6:00) which made for getting ahead at the first site. The driver was excellent and the food provided (breakfast buffet & lunch) was also very good. Guides will offer their services when you arrive at the boat dock to Yaxchilan and I strongly recommend taking advantage of that option. Our group had an excellent tri-lingual (English, Spanish and Chol (Mayan dialect)) guide from the Escudo Jaguar organization named Jesus (‘Heyzeus’); definitely grab him if you can! Extremely knowledgeable and well deserving of a healthy tip/propina above his extremely modest base charge (as is the driver; it’s a fourteen hour day!). All in all a stellar experience and highly recommended.

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Great location, good value. Hot shower with good pressure. Rooms are cleaned everyday with new sheets and towels by a wonderful staff. I’d happily stay here again

Walls are a bit thin if you’re near the street you can hear everything, but the town quiets down fairly early so it wasn’t a big deal.

The room was good and it’s like any other room in similar hotels, but I was positively surprise how comfortable the bed was and how clean everything was.

Wifi didn’t work for me.