I’ve had several meals here at different points and all have been good. The main restaurant is on the ground floor in a gorgeous historic courtyard that has space open to the sun and parts that are covered. If the weather is bad and you get stuck at your hotel in Valladolid, this is a good one to be stuck at. Restaurants and bars were hopping, including the ones at my hotel.ĭrinking and Dining at Hotel Meson del Marques On my recent third visit to the city–and my second stay at this property–I was amazed at how many foreign travelers I saw, including a much more diverse mix than usual.
It’s also close to the archaeological site Ek’ Balam, which is still a Maya site you can have almost to yourself some days. In the Instagram age, people started seeing all the glorious cenote photos from underground springs near here. Writers like me touted it as a place to stay in order to visit Chichen Itza before the tour buses arrived. Then it got designated as a “magic town” in 2012. Valladolid was once a sleepy stop between Cancun and Merida that didn’t get all that many tourists. It looks out across the main plaza to the city’s cathedral, dating back to the early 1700s. When you step onto the roof or visit the rooftop bar and restaurant though, you see why this Valladolid hotel is probably the most popular one in town. So management doesn’t have to do any major overhauls to keep heads in beds.
Meson maya menu full#
Mesón del Marques (as it’s technically spelled) is not a luxury property and since it’s such a popular one with tour groups, it has a lot of nightly turnover and stays full much of the time. If you’re looking for the very best hotels in Valladolid, you might want to scope out some of the upscale boutique hotels that have popped up in the last decade. In the case of Valladolid Mexico hotel Meson del Marques, what you lack in pampering in personal service you get in amenities and views. Overall, the prices were fair, the ambiance was nice, and the food was delicious.Sometimes in Hotel Scoop we are presenting trade-offs, highlighting a property that may be lacking in some areas but makes up for it in others. If I come back to DR I will bring friends here, but it’s not a spot worth traveling to for the meal alone – just a good meal for those who happen to be in the area. I washed it all down with a fresh strawberry juice. However, eating the goat meat and switching to the rice and beats between bites definitely worked out. I dipped the goat in the beans just to know what it would be like, but I quickly learned the goat meat is meant to stay in the stew. It was flavorful but I think, in general, I’m not a fan of goat meat. The meat fell off the bone and was ever-so tender. The goat tasted like pot roast stewed in a slow cooker for hours, with veggies and soaked in its own juices. The rice was good but the beans were the star of the show – spiced but sweet and a great compliment to the rice and goat stew, as it offset the bitterness of the goat. Rice and beans seem simple but I believe if you can make a simple side of rice and beans delicious, you’re winning. Right when it arrived I could smell the spices of the stew as well as the rice and beans.
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