The Porfirian granddaddy of the hotel zone. Built in the 1980s as an extension of an old mansion, the majestic Fiesta Americana Mérida is at the intersection of Mérida’s two most important avenues: Colon and Paseo Montejo.

Features include a shopping arcade with rental car agencies, a Sanborns department store and a soaring atrium lobby with good restaurants, particularly Los Almendros.