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Casa de Las Palomas
Mérida
A central boutique hotel with a guest rating of 9.4 out of 10 on booking sites.
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Boutique hotels in Mérida
An Andean university city of colonial posadas, with the world's highest cable car above and mountain villages around.
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Where to stay in Mérida
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Hotel Casa Azul
Mérida
A central boutique hotel highly rated by guests on booking sites.
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Posada Casa Sol
Mérida
A colonial mansion with a garden and breakfast under an avocado tree, a Lonely Planet top choice.
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Posada Guamanchi
Mérida
A small inn in the city, run by caring hosts.
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Posada La Sevillana
Mérida
A family-run inn with about a dozen rooms around a central patio in the Pedregosa Valley.
Mérida is a student city in the high Andes, with a Spanish colonial center, a cathedral on the plaza and the Pico Bolívar looming above. The Teleférico, a cable car among the highest in the world, rises to the snow line, and the surrounding paramo and villages are a base for trekking, paragliding and day trips to Los Nevados.
Where to stay
Posada Casa Sol, in a colonial mansion with a garden and breakfast under an avocado tree, was a Lonely Planet top choice. Posada La Sevillana is a family-run inn on the outskirts, with about a dozen rooms around a patio in the Pedregosa Valley. Posada Guamanchi is a small inn run by caring hosts, and a number of central boutique hotels, such as Hotel Casa Azul and Casa de Las Palomas, have strong guest ratings. Rural hacienda stays lie 50 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes away.
Good to know
The altitude is about 1,600 meters, so evenings are cool. The clearest weather for the cable car is in the morning. Check official travel advice and the status of the cable car before going.
Good to know
Questions about Mérida
How many boutique hotels are there in Mérida?
We list 5 boutique hotels in Mérida, including Casa de Las Palomas, Hotel Casa Azul and Posada Casa Sol.
