from the airport

Taxis are readily available at the airport and the fare to the hotel is around 100 pesos (US$10). The journey time should be around 15 minutes.

driving directions

Central Mérida is a grid of one-way streets, numbered sequentially. The streets running roughly west-east have odd numbers and those running roughly north-south have even numbers. What's more, where Calle 59 takes traffic one way to the east, Calle 57 and 61 take traffic one way to the west etc. Therefore it is easy to navigate to a particular address, though the central streets are all very narrow and extremely busy.

Note that the weekly "Sunday in Mérida" festivities involve the closing of Calle 60 to vehicular traffic and the whole of the historic center will be very busy on this day.

The Hotel Casa del Balam is on the corner of Calle 60 and 57. If you call a bell boy over from the hotel he will take in your luggage and direct you to the car park, which is one block away.

From Mérida airport: From the airport, you’ll enter the city on Avenida Itzaes, which runs approximately in a north-south direction just west of the center. After you have passed the Zoo, turn right down Calle 59. Then turn left on Calle 60. You’ll find the Casa del Balam at the corner of this road and Calle 57. You’ll be able to park outside the hotel whilst you drop off your luggage and the bell boy will direct you to the car park which is a couple of blocks away .

From Cancun airport: From the airport, follow the signs for Merida and Chichen Itza on the toll (“quota”) highway #180. You can also take the free (libre) highway #180, but this will take longer because of the speed bumps or “topes” at the entrance and exit to every town. The toll and free highways merge about 40 miles outside of Merida. Keep following the signs for Merida “centro” and you will cross a junction with the periferico (ring road) and enter the city on Calle 65. Follow this road for a while then turn right on Calle 60. The Hotel Casa del Balam is on the corner of Calle 60 and 57. You’ll pass the cathedral and then the Parque Hildalgo, a small square with a statue. The hotel will be on your right on the next block. If you call a bell boy over from the hotel he will take in your luggage and direct you to the parking lot.