Splendid hotel with great restaurant. The manager, Bustilleros, told us the American people are not coming because they are afraid. To tell the truth, we traveled 1600 milers and walked the city streets at night and never had anything but a great time. This was in the middle of January, 2012. Yes, Bustilleros, the Yucatan is safer than many US cities!
Great place.
L. Pierce bellanca29r@gmail.com
Brigham, Ut.

We stayed two nights at the Lodge as part a a private tour booked through Mayaland/greyline. Our guide, Victor Gonzales, who drove us there from CanCun via Chichen Itza and Merida, grew up a a village a few miles from Uxmal. He is a Mayan who studied in the States and is incredibly knowledgeable about the site and Mayan culture. Our room at the lodge was overlooking a smallish "endless" swimming pool in a lush tropical grove. The room was large, the king sized bed comfortable, and everything was sparkling clean. The hotel was in the process of extending one of the pools to create a waterfall with a lower pool. Hate to go on about the pools but I am a lap swimmer and rarely find hotel pools worth swimming in, but that is not the case here. We also enjoyed the food which tends toward the traditional Mayan. Unlike the Tex/Mex fare that dominates in the States, Mayan cooking tends not to be very spicy, though you can always ask for a fiery jolt of salsa picante. Everything was fresh, well prepared, and delicious. The service was really extraordinary. The staff was universally helpful, friendly and welcoming. Obviously one of the chief attractions of the Lodge is that it is directly across the road from the entrance to the archeological site, so at 8:30 we entered the site with our guide and for the first couple of hours had the place virtually to ourselves. Having a private and very knowledgeable guide made to visit much richer than it would have been with only the guidebook. Victor gave us a 5 and a half hour tour that included climbing one of the pyramids

The Lodge offered us a beautiful big room with a large bathroom.

The outside door had a fantastic "Maya" carving in the shape of a warrior. All the wooden furniture was of high quality.

The room (first floor) was almost completely round. It was located in a small building with 3 rooms on the first floor and 3 on the second floor.

There was a big jacuzzi (for 2 at least) which worked perfectly. Fragant soap, shampoo and face cream.

The bed was good too.

Warning:Do not drink the bottled water! It will cost you 3/4 dollars!

Check to see if there are no insects in your bed! The people on the 2nd floor had netting over the bed since insects kept dropping from the (open) thatched roof. Another person discovered a scorpio in her bed... Remember, you are in the jungle.

The staff was very courteous and smiled all the time.

The dinner was quite good. So was breakfast.

All in all, a very, very good stay.

PS Did I say the Lodge is across the Maya Temples?

A stone throw away from the magical site of Uxmal, this is definitely the place to stay. The rooms are spacious clean and very well designed. The staff is friendly and corteous. The food is well prepared. A swim in the pool after exploring the site is great. Would definitely suggest top floor rooms. Use the hotel as a base to explore other lesser know sites nearby such as Sayil, Kabah and labna. Don´t miss the fruit market at Oxcutzcab