Where to Stay – Veracruz

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Fiesta Americana

Prol. Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho S/N
Fraccionamiento Costa de Oro, C.P. 94299. Boca del Río, Veracruz.
Tel. (229) 989 89 89
Fax. (229) 989 89 06
For reservations in the U.S.: please call 1880-fiesta1

Hotel Lois Calzada Ruiz Cortines

John Waters meets Alice in Wonderland in this wackily-decorated but well-run comfortable hotel with a good restaurant.
Hotel Lois Calzada Ruiz Cortines
No. 10 Boca del Rio,
Veracruz., Mexico 94292
Tel: 229 937 8290229 937 8290
229 937 7031229 937 7031
Fax: 229937 8089
Rate: $690.00 tax inc. either single/dbl. (rates may change in high season)

Hotel Emporio

This 4 star high rise hotel has all the amenities that a U.S. traveler could hope for including a gym and a nice pool. It faces the boardwalk and is an easy walk to town.
Hotel Emporio
Paseo del Malecon s/n Col. Faros
Veracruz, Ver. Mexico, 91700
Tel: 229 932 2222229 932 2222
229 932 0020229 932 0020
Fax: 229 931 2261
Rate: Single $827.00 tax inc. Double $918.00 tax inc.

Fiesta Inn

Recently built this hotel is totally modern and quite up to U.S. standards.
Fiesta Inn
Prol. Blvd. Manuel Avila Camacho
Fraccionamiento Costa de Oro S/N
94299 Boca del Rio, Veracruz
Tel: 29-231000 Fax: 29-231024

Fortín de las Flores

This hotel has been around for 70 years and is well known for its gardenia-filled pool. The rooms are comfortable but the restaurant needs some upgrading.
Hotel Fort’n de las Flores
Avenida 2 # 210 (between 5th and 7th)
94470 Fortní de las Flores, Veracruz
Tel: 011-52-271-30055 or 30108
Fax: 271-31031
Email: hfortin@cordoba,rp.com.mx

Hotel Posada Loma

Coatepec

This charming hotel in a restored colonial home is considered luxury class. It is efficiently managed and has a great telephone system. (A real treat in this part of the world.) . It also has a good restaurant.
Posada Coatepec
Hidalgo No. 9
Corner of Almada Coatepec,
Veracruz Mexico
Tel: 01 288 884 2580
Fax: 4 2455
donalala@tlaco.com.mx
Rate: Sgl/Dbl $950.00 pesos tax inc.
Junior Suite $1,450.00 pesos tax inc.

TLACOTALPAN

Posada Dona Lala
This hotel has been here for over 20 years. It has a very good restaurant.
Posada Dona Lala
Carranza # 11
Tel: (288) 42580
Owner/Manager: Carlos Vivez Iniguez

Hotel Tlacotalpan
Recently opened and a few blocks away from the center of town.
Hotel Tlacotalpan
Rodriguez Beltran # 35
Tel/Fax: (288) 42063
Hoteltlacotalpan@tlaco.com.mx

CATEMACO

Hotel Playa Azul
This ecologically-run hotel is set on Lake Catemaco amid beautiful gardens a few miles out of town. The rooms are comfortable and clean though not luxurious.
Hotel Playa Azul
Carretera a Sontecomapan Km. 2
Catemaco, Veracruz
Tel: 294 943 0001
Fax: 294 943 0043
hotelplayaazul@prodigy.net.mx

Hotel Finca Real
This hotel is relatively expensive for the area but it is comfortable and has a nice pool. It can be noisy because of traffic on the highway.
Hotel Finca Real
Carretera Federal
Catemaco, Veracruz
Mexico
Phone: (294) 30-222, 30-322, 30-888, 30-430.
Rate: Sgl/Dbl $700.00 pesos tax inc.

HUATUSCO

This pretty hotel is well-appointed and has a 9-hole golf course:

Los Cocuyos
Los Cocuyos
Carretera Huatusco-Conejos Km. 2
Tel: 273 734 1200
Hotelloscocuyos.com

ORIZABA

Hotel Pluviosilla
Newly remodeled, this hotel is a good value and has a wonderful restaurant, La Fuente
Hotel Pluviosilla
Poniente 7 # 163
Orizaba, Veracruz 94300
Tel: 011-52-272-55300

XICO

Hotel Coyopolan
A good value and a good place to relax is this hotel that is located in front a beautiful running brook.
Hotel Coyopolan
Prolongacion de Venustiano Carranza
(Reservation telephone number in Xalapa is 28? 120022

PáNUCO

If you happen to be in Tampico, Tamaulipas, take a short drive (about 40 minutes) to Pnáuco in northern Veracruz. This little city is located on a river and is worth going to just to eat the sacahuil (a 4-foot long) tamal that is a specialty of the Huasteca region and is served for breakfast at Restoran Virginia (see where to eat)
In Tampico there are first class hotels but you can also stay at a modest and clean hotel in P‡nuco

Lic. Silvario Gonzalez
Hotel Plaza
Lic. Benito Juárez #100 y 5 de Mayo
CP 92000

While there, be sure to visit a small museum and house of culture Called:

La Casa de la Cultura,
Esq. Melchor Ocampo y Lorenzo Barcelata,
Raul Pazzi Sequera, Director,
Tel: 126 Ð 61441
Tuxpan
If you are doing business in this bustling port or visiting the El Tajín Archeological site you can stay in one of several nice hotels in Tuxpan about an hour away.

A nice resort with an Olympic-size pool, tennis and basketball courts and a fairly good restaurant:

Hotel Misión TajÍn
Carretera a Cobos, Km.25
P.O. Box 224 Tuxpan, Veracruz 92800
Tel: 783 834 2312
Fax 785-45429

Another nice hotel on the river is

Hotel Río Paraíso
C.P Leopoldo Ramríez Gonzalez. owner
Carretera a la Playa Norte 6.5
Tuxpan, Veracruz
Tel: 783 837 0292
Fax: 70205
Lic. Amalia Garcaí
Hotel Reforma
Av. Juárez #25
Zona Centro. C.P. 92800
Tuxpan, Veracruz
Tel: 783 834 0210
783 834 0460

Costa Esmeralda
You couldn’t meet nicer people than Carlos Rubio Novales or his wife Ana María owners of a modest, clean and extremely hospitable hotel with a terrific restaurant ( Los Brujos, see where to eat)
Hotel El Palmar
Km. 83.5 Carretera-Tecolutla-Nautla
La Vigueta, Tecolutla Veracruz
Tel 232-10059 Fax 232-10060

If you’re interested in eco-tourism be sure to visit the magical rambling swamp known as Las Cienegas del Fuerte located in the municipality of Tecolutla. Knowledgeable guides will take you on boat rides. For information (in Spanish only) contact:

Sr. Francisco Martínez Salazar
Salvador Sarabia s/n
Flores Mag-n Tecolutla, Veracruz

If you don’t speak Spanish you can arrange a tour through Carlos and Ana Maria or their son Carlitos.

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