Name: Ontico Urban Design Hotel
Address: Calle 54 Numero 474 X 53 Y 55 Colonia Centro, 1, Merida, 97000, MX

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2026

ARMANDO

This hotel is in the hearth of town. Beautiful pool great rooms and very affordable.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2026

Heath

Great rooms

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2026

Luiz Fernando

Amazing staff, amazing pool, great location. Could be cleaner. Would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

Sara

El hotel está céntrico solo q no cuentan con estacionamiento en las instalaciones, es a pie de calle pero si no hay cerca, uno tiene q batallar con las maletas, las camas no son tan cómodas y barato no es.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

LORENA

Un hotel pequeño, lindo, sus áreas bien cuidadas, la zona de la alberca muy acogedora aunque cierran temprano a las 6:00pm, desayunos sencillos. La atención muy buena por parte del personal. Muy buena atención. Bien ubicado a 10 minutos de centro, 10 minutos de paseo Montejo. Ambos caminando desde el hotel. Estacionamiento del hotel a tres cuadras.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

susan

Lovely boutique hotel….location is perfect!

Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

Catherine Mary

The staff were all delightful and very willing to offer help in any situation.
The rooms were clean, neat and tidy and the pool was lovely.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Feb 2026

ann

Lobby is lovely, staff very nice, rooms need a serious refresh

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2026

Kristopher

Room was clean, staff was great. No elevators. Rooms a bit small.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Francisco

Staff is great, clean nice and good located

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2025

Natalia

Helpful staff and very clean

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Ismael

Muy buena opción de alojamiento

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2025

JASON

This is perfect for a clean and quiet stay. The staff is helpful and friendly. The service began even before I checked in with a personal text. Great option.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2025

Andres Ramirez

Nice and quiet place, walking distance to main square

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2025

Alfredo

Una estancia muy confortable, agradecemos el apoyo de las personas de recepción en particular de melani.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2025

Jan

Very lovely staff and hotel. Room was comfortable, if a bit small, but quiet, overall. Compliments to Pedro at breakfast for excellent food and friendly service-thank you. We would return if staying in Merida and did not require a pool onsite.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2025

William

Great stay in Mérida

Stayed here as part of a longer trip along the Mayan Train route, and thought it was an excellent option: very centrally located to the main nightlife area in Mérida, with great amenities and quality. Would stay here again!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2025

Ilka

The employees were very courteous and polite, trying to help as much as they could. I was first told that because of my VIP status I could enjoy 2 breakfasts and a drink, only a few minutes later a different front desk employee told me that breakfast was NOT included. Obviously a little disappointing. Water temperature in shower kept fluctuating which was challenging. No safe in room or mini fridge. Only 2 bottles of water per day allowed.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

RODRIGO GOMEZ

nice hotel

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2025

Steven

Very nicely designed small hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. Comfortable bed. Convenient location on a side street. The one drawback is that the WiFi signal was weak, so that the TV usually did not work because it could not stream content. Also was unable to stream content on my personal devices.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Mar 2025

rhonda

The staff was so, so, friendly and helpful! My room was beautiful.

The hotel is very modern but the surrounding buildings are dilapidated and un-leading to the eye.

The TV WiFi never worked no matter how many times I put in the code but I was not in the city to watch T.V.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Raul Omar

Outstanding customer service. The property is located within walking distance.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2025

Matthew

Excellent hotel, one of our favorites. Very clean, pretty and modern. Staff was the highlight, they were absolutely wonderful and so nice. We loved it and will certainly stay again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

Juan

Urban chic design

Very nice designed hotel with nicely appointed bathroom, great bed and linens. Staff is very warm, approachable and friendly. Location was very convenient to all parts of Merida Centro. Highly recommend

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2025

Ricardo

A very surprising little gem in Merida

The hotel is quiet nice , great location walking distance to all restaurants and bars near La Plancha park, which is one of the newest attractions in the city. Loved the area and I wish I had stayed there longer, as we only stayed one night as we had a flight to catch

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2025

Eric

More Like 4.5

Stayed 4 days in January.

Positives:
Hotel is relatively new and located a few walkable blocks east of the main tourist areas.

Service from all the staff was friendly. They can prepare you a nice breakfast with eggs, bacon, fruit... for a little over $5.00.

Room had a reliable air conditioner, comfortable beds and strong shower. Lighting was good. No problems sleeping.

They have a sister hotel located downtown with a small pool which was a nice stop on a hot afternoon. They will give you a towel. You can order drinks and food there.

Negatives:

My room had no view just the neighboring wall. It was rather dark. There are rooms facing the street but I don't know what you would see or noise level on that side.

Design of some parts of room not ideal. The shower floor did not drain and left puddled water. The bathroom is separated from main room with a window wall that is very hard to clean apparently as the shade was noticeably grimy. Light switches awkwardly placed. Step up to bathroom is not well lit and a little dangerous. Not a lot of places to hang towels.

Overall, I was happy with my stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2025

Stacey

The staff was super friendly! Everything was comfortable. Love the walk ability to so much stuff. Uber was always less than 10 mins away.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Letitia

My stay was excellent. Staff was professional and very helpful.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2025

Joseph

Nice stay in Mérida

Very nice hotel. Superb front desk staff and housekeeping staff. Only complaint is that the water pressure surged and was hard to regulate water temperature in the shower.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2025

Aksana

Good clean hotel, friendly staff.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2025

Paula C

Everyone was super polite and friendly. Luis and Alex at the front desk were very helpful. I like the neighborhood. It was quiet yet close to everything.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2024

Casey

Outstanding!! We stayed for 3 weeks and enjoyed every moment.

Great location
Amazing attentive staff
Spacious rooms
Comfortable beds
Quality pillows, bedding & bathroom linens
Hearty affordable breakfast

After the military my career was in hospitality. I was a Chef in charge of numerous restaurants, bars, convention centers & catering for government offices. Event planner. I was also a nationally certified Food Safety Manager. I share that to say I have seen every aspect of hospitality in my career. It’s hard to impress me but Ontico did.
Highly recommend & will definitely return.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2024

Casey

My third stay & very happy I chose this hotel. Staff is amazing, room are great & hotel is convenient.
We’ve been traveling for the last 2 years in and out of hotels between Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Siem Reap, Seattle, Cancún & now Merida. I love boutique hotels and Óntico is now on my lists of favorites. It’s a small hotel with a big heart & a mastery of hospitality !!

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2024

Casey

Outstanding!! This is our 2nd stay here and we really appreciate the hospitality we have received.

Comfortable beds & pillows

Hot water & good water pressure

Modern upscale furniture & amenities

Large TV, rooms & bathrooms

Limited but tasty & affordable breakfast

Walking distance to a vast array of restaurants

Laundromat & dry cleaners are only a 5 min walk away

Food service apps make food delivery easy

Nice walkable location that felt very safe

In my last review I complained about the noise from construction next door. Stated I loved the hotel & staff but the amount of noise was bothersome. Not only did the noise lessen staff upgraded us to a room that is amazingly quiet. I greatly appreciate them addressing the issue & fixing it quickly.

I highly recommend this hotel!

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2024

Casey

I like this hotel and planned on staying for 30 days however the daily construction noise is making me change my mind. Staff is great. The rooms are very nice. The only issue is there is hammering and drilling that starts at 9am and continues throughout the day with only a break at lunch. I was on the top floor and thought when I moved to the first floor I was getting away from the noise. Nope!!! It is 517pm right now and it is still going. Staff says it might stop at 6pm. We are not here for tourism but are in the midst of publishing several books and looked forward to a quiet spot to get work done.
Really nice hotel but I might need to find a new place to work sadly. I recommend it but only if you will be gone most of the daytime to avoid the noise.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2024

Alicia

Me encantó el diseño del hotel y el trato de los empleados

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2024

Sergio

Modern little hotel in the center of the city

The hotel is small but fairly new, I loved the long table with a lot of space to put your things, the bathroom has double sinks and it was very modern. The only issue was the water pressure was weird, suddenly spiking as you showered so that made the bath a bit unpleasant. The staff is super friendly and helpful. Another small issue is that there is not many convenience stores nearby so you better get stuff ahead of time or get it delivered. The streets around are also not particularly nice to walk around.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2024

Terry

Room was very nice and clean. Staff is very kind helpful and friendly. High quality toiletries. Efficient AC. Would be nice to have a small fridge. Sometimes a little noisy during breakfast service. Would definitely stay again. Beautiful modern design. The huge tree in front was an excellent landmark for finding your way back to the Hotel. Only a few blocks away from Calle 47 a beautiful street with many restaurants to choose from.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2024

Juan Manuel

It´s a great place to stay!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Diana

Cama muy cómoda!!

Esta muy bien el hotel, lo que molesta un poco es la luz del aire acondicionado. Y que la habitación es un poco chica para dos camas matrimoniales. El desayuno esta rico, solo que es un poco tardado su hay gente.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2024

Doris

La propiedad esta unicada cm a 10min caminando del centro turistico, el servicio es excelente, el estacionamiento queda como a 5min caminando. Los cuartos modernos y perfectos. La piscina estaba fuera de servicio por remodelación, brindaron opcion de ir caminando 10min a otro hotel. Recomendado!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2024

CLARE

Seek modern design with large comfortable and quiet rooms. They indicate a bar and restaurant, but it is very minimal. Nice breakfast for a nominal fee.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2024

Courtenay

This hotel is chic and comfortable. The location is walkable to many sites. We found the staff warm and welcoming, very helpful, and we loved the extra touches they provided. Wonderful experience, would definitely stay again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2024

Benjamin

The staff at the hotel is amazing. They were all very friendly and helpful. At night they were always very aware of who was coming in and out of the hotel. Not that it was in a bad area but I definitely appreciated the attention to their guests safety

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2023

Elizabeth

Closed to everything, staff very helpful and friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2023

Drew

Everything was great. The location, the staff…I’d stay here again

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

27 Oct 2023

Brian

We arrived at the Óntico Urban Design Hotel just after 11 PM, walked into the lobby, and found nobody on the property. We thought the desk clerk might be in the bathroom or down the hall, but nobody ever showed up. This was especially surprising because we had called the hotel a few hours earlier to say we missed our connection and would be arriving a few hours late, around 10:30 PM at the earliest. The gentleman who answered the phone told me he would wait for us, but he did not. Twice I called the hotel. I heard the phone ring in the hotel, but nobody answered. It just asked me to leave a message. We considered sleeping in the lobby but they only had chairs and we were worried what would happen to our luggage if someone walked in while we were asleep. After about 10 minutes I called Expedia support and explained the problem. They tried to contact the hotel, but also had no success. I then asked for Expedia to book the other hotel we had booked on Expedia but canceled. They said that hotel was not available, but after calling that hotel we learned they did have availability for 2 nights of our 6-night stay. We arranged to stay at the other hotel over the phone. Turns out the desk clerk left the property without notifying anyone or locking up. They offered to upgrade us to another property, but we already had a non-refundable room for the last 4 nights of our stay we booked on Expedia.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2023

Sean

The staff was accommodating and allowed us to access our room early, and also booked our airport taxi for the next day. Only complaint on the room was that I don’t believe it has a safe or the typical mini fridge. Also, the shower drain backed up during my shower, so my wife took her shower in about two inches of undrained water unfortunately.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Jul 2023

Terrence

The room I was given had a very bad odor and the shower only provided cold water.

The second room I was given, smelled better but the shower was only able to provide lukewarm water.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2023

Ernesto

The hotel is located close to the center of the city and very close to many shops and restaurants. Just a few blocks. The staff was amazing, so helpful, and readily available. The rooms were comfortable. Very easy, relaxing place to stay.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2023

Marcela

I really really appreciated the staff working at this hotel. They were kind, responsive, and hardworking.
The problem was with the facility itself. My partner and I had no water pressure and no hot water for pretty much our entire stay. Other reviews will confirm this. I felt bad for the staff since I could tell this was out of their control, so I direct my feedback to the owners of the property. They should be more proactive about the condition of this hotel. The amount of money paid does not match my experience at all.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2023

Jose Carlos

Great location, excellent customer service

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2022

Verified traveler

It's a really nice hotel a few blocks outside the central area, so it's quiet at night. The lady and gentleman at the front desk were super nice and helpful. There was problem with water, so we only stayed one night and were moved to another hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2022

Viren

I had a great time staying at this property. All the staff I interacted with were amazing people. Specifically Alexis, Rodrigo and Myrelli shared lots of information and helped.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2022

FATIMA GONZALEZ

increíble para caminar a lugares turísticos, el staff fue muy atento.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2022

Herbert

Great location no very modern hotel.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2022

carlos

Everything is perfect with the hotel, the only thing I believe they need to fix is the noise from the hydro pump that goes on and off continuously and it can wake you up at night (I was in room 201, I believe is not hear everywhere) but other than that loved it

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2022

Herve

Very nice modern style hotel.
Receptionists are extremely helpful, gave us great tips for days trips and locals bars and restaurants around.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2022

Nancy

You won’t find a better staff than at Ontico!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2022

Patsy

The location was great. It was within walking distance of restaurants and shopping. The staff was excellent. They were friendly and very helpful. We loved our stay and are so glad we booked here. We are planning on coming back next year.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2022

Liliana

I like how helpful and nice the staff was.
I didn't like the fact that their tv channels were not good, they just had a few channels and not the local ones. Also they need to have more light in the room.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2022

paul

Merida stay

This is a nice hotel for the price and in a reasonably nice location near center. Only at night felt a little uncomfortable coming from the more central area because the streets leading to hotel were deserted and not well lit. But this shouldnt distract from the hotel.
The first night it appears that there were bed bugs as we woke up with several itchy bites. I reported this to the front desk. I think they addressed the problem. We stayed 4 nights. The 2nd and 3rd nights were ok but on the 4 night experienced a couple more bite from the bed.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2022

Verified traveler

Good option for Merida

The hotel is well located, modern, well-priced and comfortable but lacks on site parking but offers valet parking.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2022

gregory

Modern and new hotel very conveniently located in Merida. Walking distance to all main areas

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

The hotel is super nice, the staff is great, friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean. The location is good, you can reach all the main attractions by walking.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

The service here is excellent. I arrived after curfew to the hotel due to multiple flight delays, and the gentleman at the front desk had my paperwork in hand when I walked in. the room was very spacious and well appointed. The bed was very comfortable.

Alejandrina ( I think that's her name) was awesome for allowing me late check out because I had a dentist appt uptown and wasn't sure what time I would return. I was only there for one night, so I couldn't take advantage of the day pass they offered for Piedra de agua hotel to use their pool and facilities. Upon check out, they encouraged constructive criticism so that they may improve which is unheard of at Merida hotels. I say this because I stay at multiple hotels during every visit.

the downside to this hotel, which I hope they will improve is the lighting in the bathroom is too dark. there are certain grooming tasks that require adequate lighting. there was no full length mirror or iron in the room.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

It is perfectly located just a few minutes walking from everything

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2020

Mathew

One of the best boutique hotels in Merida

This hotel was incredible. Thank you to all of the staff for you tremendous hospitality and care you showed us during our hurricane caused extended stay. Every single staff member went above and beyond to ensure we felt comfortable during such a stressful time period. I thanked each of them personally, from the front desk, to cleaning, to the breakfast staff. Thank you all. ¡¡Muchisimas gracias!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2026

Sandra Elena

Super atención de Luca que nos saco de varios apuros! llevando el servicio y la atención a otro nivel! las instalaciones son preciosas!

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2026

Cristal

Les falta personal , nos pasaron varios incidentes y faltó comunicación

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2026

Victor manuel

El hotel e pequeño y los cuartos, para dos noches que estuvimos cumplió con lo que necesitábamos ,, tuvimos problema con la refrigeración que no enfriaba unos dieron otra habitación fue una agradable estadía lo único que si llevas carro lo estaciones casi a dos cuadras del hotel

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2026

Lizbeth

Servicio muy amable y atento, la cama muy cómoda. Solo le falta un restaurante. El desyuno est bien

Self

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2026

ARTURO IVAN

Positivo: El hotel está a 4 calles de Paseo Montejo.

Negativo: pésima atención. El
Personal no está capacitado para resolver. Habitaciones muy pequeñas. No hay servicios extras como: restaurante, bar ni estacionamiento.

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

Lotta

Fint rum på andra våningen. Första natten hade vi rum på första våningen (entreplan) vilket kändes som ett källarrum. Fin pool. Frukosten var ok men enahanda. Svagt kaffe.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

Maria De La Liz

Muy bien