Mexico: Top Recommended Budget Beach Hotels, B&Bs on Pacific Coast

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Theguardian.com reported Mexico’s Pacific coast, more than 1,000 miles of it, is renowned for its beaches, as well as the resorts which have attracted Hollywood royalty. However, it’s also an area that can experience tropical storms, usually between June and December. The most recent was Hurricane Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, which swept across the region at the end of October, but caused less damage than anticipated. Hotels are now operating as normal.
1. Hotel Posada Freeman, Mazatlán, Sinaloa

This 12-storey hotel, built in 1944 on Old Mazatlán’s seafront (and not to be confused with the newer Posada Freeman Zona Dorado), hosted the likes of Rock Hudson and John Wayne while they shot westerns in Mexico. Its early 2000s restoration helped resuscitate the historic colonial centre, Mazatlán’s most alluring neighbourhood, and it’s just across the street from Olas Altas beach. It has bright, comfortable rooms with ocean views, a top-floor bar and an outdoor pool on the 11th floor. It’s not the cheapest Mazatlán has to offer, but it’s one of a very few beachfront lodgings outside the expensive and often insufferable Zona Dorada hotel zone at the north end of town.

2. Casa Roxana Bungalows, San Blas, Nayarit
San Blas is best known for its jungle cruise through the La Tovara estuary (and an optional visit to a crocodile nursery). On a tranquil back street one block from another estuary, Casa Roxana is a small compound of spacious white bungalows. Interiors are simple but spotless and comfy with two double beds, kitchenettes, air conditioning, a screened porch and reliable Wi-Fi. The surrounding gardens are lush and meticulously maintained and with a small pool. The estuary is a magnet for birders who delight in spotting both resident and migrant species.
• Doubles from $60 room only… READ FULL ARTICLE AND VIEW ALL TEN PLACES TO STAY ON MEXICO’S PACIFIC COAST

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