The good: 7 blocks from the heart of downtown, relatively cheap, clean.

The bad: super-hard bed, LOTS of street noise at all hours, no dead-bolt on a door that, like a Motel 6, is just open to the parking lot without any front desk or other security to go by first, and no telephone. Also, the wi-fi is intermittent and there are very few plug-ins if you want to, say, plug in your laptop and your cell phone at the same time.

It's not a truly BAD hotel, but it's certainly not worthy of the score it gets unless you put price far ahead of everything else. What's weird is the only other people who didn't like it just complain about the management, which seemed entirely fine. Ugh. Guess I'll have to be more weary of my TripAdvisor recs from now on.

I had been to Morelia once before and had stayed in a hotel close to downtown. When I booked my trip I realized that Hotel Tarasco was in downtown yet it was half price from the other hotel! Hotel Tarasco is a family hotel which was great because after a day of sight seeing all I wanted was a quiet comftrable room.

I was at the Rincon Tarasco for two days and my stay was great. The rooms were spacious and clean, the location of the hotel is in the heart of Morelia. I enjoyed my stay and would definitely go back.

Unfortunately, I spent but a single night at the Rincon Tarasco. It is well-located only a few blocks from one of the most attractive centro historicos that I have seen in Mexico. The rooms are large and clean with two queen size beds, night table and TV. The bathroom was clean, as well, with good water pressure and hot water. Everything was in good condition. Rooms are on the second and third floors facing a central courtyard. They are accessed from an outdoor walkway. Rooms are over car ports that ring the centre of the courtyard. Bottled water is supplied. The walkways, stairs and courtyard were clean and well-maintained. Staff were friendly and efficient. There is a restaurant conveniently-located around the corner for breakfast and a cab parked on the corner for transportation to the bus terminal.
To date, I have found that the best looking ladies in Mexico are located in Morelia. Not only are they attractive and well-dressed but - unlike most girls/women in other parts of the country who are generally reluctant to smile - readily make eye contact, smile and usually offer up a friendly hola (even to a gray-haired fat guy).