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Acapulco + Zihuatanejo hotels
Hotels in Acapulco, Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa, and the surrounding region come in every size and shape imaginable. Hotels in Acapulco itself are spread all over Acapulco Bay. In Acapulco Viejo, on the west end of the bay, you'll find several '50s-era hotels with moderate rates and an air of faded glamour. Grupo Habita, creators of Mexico City's chic Condesa D.F., is renovating the venerable Boca Chica hotel in this neighborhood (slated to open in late 2009). At the center of the bay, the 1970s-style Costera is packed with chain hotels but also some great restaurants and bars. Restored and still grand resorts from the 1960s such as Las Brisas dot the hills above the west side of the bay. A hop further down the coast, the Acapulco Diamante area is where new resorts like another Grupo Habita hotel and the Banyan Tree are slated to open.
About 150 miles up the coast from Acapulco are Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo. Master-planned Ixtapa is quieter and more orderly than Acapulco, with brand-name hotels and all-inclusive resorts lining Playa Palmar. Zihuatanejo has the character and charm of an overgrown fishing village, with small exclusive boutique hotels like La Casa Que Canta and the Tides Zihuatanejo that'll make you feel like a celebrity—or put you within spotting distance of one.
Perched on rocky hillsides above a secluded bay, this resort's 45 villas look like origami tree houses blending with boulders and vines. Even the smallest villa...more
Hip fresas escape Mexico City's smog to puff away on Havanas in seafront cabanas at this Acapulco classic. The hotel is pure retro, with camped-up touches like...more
The cliff-clinging buildings that make up Ixtapa's Capella cascade down like an architectural waterfall to a cove away from Ixtapa's overbuilt resort center....more
When wandering garden paths to beachside bungalows, dodging indolent iguanas, you can imagine what J. Paul Getty had in mind when he chose these mango and lime...more
Parrots squawk in treetops beneath glass-enclosed suites at dawn at Encanto, an architectural stunner in Acapulco's sophisticated Diamante neighborhood....more
La Casa Que Canta (The House That Sings) is crawling with lovebirds. There's good reason: The 25 cliffside suites have views of Zihuatanejo Bay and balconies...more
Blushing brides—such a charming and antiquated concept!—fit right in at this venerable honeymoon hotel perched on a hill high on the east side of...more
The Tides Zihuatanejo launched Mexico's beach-chic movement in 1978, when it was known as the Villa del Sol. The hotel was made over in 2007 by hip-arbiters the...more
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