The hotel is absolutely gorgeous and it was really cool to stay in such a historic hotel. The entrance and common areas felt like living a fantasy of another time. The location is perfect, right in the heart of the historic district. The square out front is lovely. Lots of restaurants and shopping surrounding the hotel. It was Merida fest, so the city was vibrant and fun, with many things happening every night. There are markets and street vendors everywhere.
The only problem were the rooms. They haven’t been updated at all. The cleaners cleaned well, but it’s just too old and dirty in the rooms to do much. The shower doesn’t drain and fills up, so taking a shower is not refreshing. Our room we later discovered had ghost ants coming through the cracks in the wall. We had 2 choices of room, the first was tiny and had a king bed, but ants coming out of the bathroom light fixture and the shower was worse, so we had to take the bigger room with 2 double beds on our honeymoon. The WiFi and the aircon did work though.
Overall not the worst, but would not stay here again. There are historical tours visiting the hotel, so I think visiting the hotel as a historical landmark is better than staying, unless they update the rooms.