Mision Merida

Downstairs this hotel has beautifully restored Colonial charm. The staff is great. Air conditioning in the room was good, as was hot water for showers. Good value if you are on a budget.

While the downstairs has colonial charm, the upstairs it is all mid-century (70's?) construction. Clean but ZERO decor. Quite stark. Towels are old and not fluffy (though not quite "cardboard" either). The addition of bedside rugs on the tile floors would help warm up the place. I repeatedly asked if the super-thick heavy comforter in our room could be changed out for a lighter blanket. This is hot Merida after all! This comforter was the type you might have in a ski chalet!! But I never was able to get the lighter blanket I asked for. (This was in room 211.) Did not care for their breakfast buffet at all. Found it impossible to order breakfast a la carte. Was charged for a "package", which included fruit and juice which was not ordered or served. On our last day suddenly every employee, at every encounter, was handing me a card with their name on it, requesting a TripAdvisor review. I suspect management pressured them to do so. It was overly solicitous; the social media equivalent of leaving a palm out for a tip at every turn.