Isla Holbox Hotels and Lodging

There is a decent range in terms of style and prices of hotels from palapas to a holistic health spa resort as well as a few house rentals available on the island. An Internet search will turn up quite a few options. Most offer beach front locations.

Hotel Holmar is the only place we’ve ever stayed in Holbox so we can’t give too many other first hand experiences there. Holmar is a small (5-room) new (2005) hotel located about ¼ block from the beach and a couple short blocks from the Main Plaza. The room was large with a quiet air conditioning unit and cable TV but no phone. The bathroom was clean and had a good-sized shower. Our room had 2 firm comfortable “matrimonial” (similar to queen) sized beds covered only with a sheet. There is a small pool that is adequate for a relaxing dunk but not for swimming laps. The staff speaks limited but basic hotel English and was extremely helpful in booking tours and making restaurant recommendations. There is a small shop selling souvenirs and some traveler basics. We were pleasantly surprised when we asked if they had a throwaway underwater camera for sale and one was produced. Our room cost $800 pesos ($73) a night including all taxes and fees. We would definitely stay there again.

At this writing, Holmar does not have a web page but you can reach them by email at: holmar36@hotmail.com or by phone: +52 984 875 21 00.

Quite a few hotels in Holbox sustained significant damage in the storms during the summer and fall of 2005. At this writing, many had reopened but some others were still being repaired and some others appear to have been abandoned. It is likely that many new rooms will be available in the near future. Holbox is a popular vacation destination for Mexican nationals. With the current limited number of rooms, it would be wise to have reservations before your arrival.

We didn’t stay there but Hotel Mawimbi is a cute place in a good location. Not all rooms there offer a/c.