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April 2, 2023
We chose this hotel for our one-night stay because of its proximity to the main entrance to Chichen Itza, and because of its positive reviews. We were not disappointed. It's essentially like a motor inn, two stories high with the rooms accessed from an outdoor “hallway.” Our standard, king-bed room faced the back gardens, which is what I had requested. It was simple but very clean, and the air conditioning worked well. We had arrived after spending the day touring Ek Balam and Valladolid, and swimming in a cenote, so we needed to cool off and have a shower right away. The shower was large with decent water pressure. We then walked around the gardens, which were lovely and interesting. They contained some fake ruins near the pool, such as a stone turtle, a miniature mayan pyramid, and a strange wall of skulls. The hotel was only a couple of kilometres from the Chichen Itza turnoff, and there was a pathway along the highway, so we knew we’d made a good choice for going to the ruins early the next morning.
The bed was comfortable, and we had a good sleep. We arose at 6:30 am so that we could have breakfast right at 7 am when the restaurant opened. We had prepaid for breakfast when we booked, and we were able to order off the menu. Breakfast was very good, and it was great that service started early enough that people can get to the ruins for the 8 am opening time. After breakfast, we walked to Chichen Itzá. There was a well-worn path beside the road, so this wasn’t difficult. After our visit, we walked back to Hotel Puerto Chichen. We certainly appreciated that the hotel was close enough to be able to do this. We also appreciated the 12 pm checkout time, because, we still had time to shower and have a dip in the refreshing pool before we had to check out. Then we changed into fresh clothes, checked out, and went to the hotel restaurant for their excellent and reasonable buffet lunch. We had originally booked in a different hotel near the back entrance to Chichen Itza, but then learned that the back entrance was closed, and there had been some kind of dispute about the ownership of that hotel, resulting in tourists being forced to leave. So, Hotel Puerto Chichen was our second choice, but we were very happy and comfortable there, and we also thought it was reasonably priced.