Hotel Beach Don Gonzalo

We stayed three nights at Hotel Don Gonzalo in Celestun in January 2024, reserving our room by telephone directly with the hotel. Originally we had planned lodging further from downtown, but opted for Hotel Gonzalo’s more central location because of easier access to restaurants, grocery stores, the bus/“combi van” arrival and departure points, and the two ATMs at the main plaza. Hotel Gonzalo has fast and consistent wi-fi, pleasant and accommodating staff, average but adequate breakfasts, hot showers, good lighting, rooms large enough for two people to access both sides of the comfortable, firm, beds, and is as quiet as it gets in Celestun. As elsewhere in Merida State, many homes in Celestun have barking dogs. At the time of our stay, the hotel accepted payment only in pesos, not credit cards. Most restaurants and guide services, however, did accept credit cards. We would stay again at this hotel, as it is comfortable and is a good value.

This is the most modern hostel in this town based on my 4-day stay in Celestun. I think its the best hotel in town. I moved here after staying 2 days in an AirBnB few blocks away and this was like moving to a 5-stay hotel. Most importantly: everyone who works has been extremely helpful, answering all my questions in my broken Spanish, getting me a knife to cut a pineapple, etc. I had no WiFi in the AirBnB where I lived and they let me come into the hotel and sit for hours to plan my trip knowing I wasn't their customer. My room is modern, clean, tastefully decorated, with a large bathroom with a tiled shower, a huge closet and solid WiFi connection. The breakfast is just ok, but this morning when there was a small hurricane passing through and it was pouring outside, a nice hot cup of coffee and some toast just downstairs were very welcome. Lastly, this hotel was 25% cheaper than the AirBnB and the amenities and the whole experience can't compare. Yes, it isn't right on the beach, but 1.5 blocks away from the "main strip", so to speak, but I actually prefer that. It's located next to a part of the beach that's less central, but as Celestun is extremely small, within a 5 minute walk on the beach you're next to the big restaurants (which I would suggest to avoid :).

Me encanta el hotel muy limpio y cuidado. El desayuno bien. Y Celestum hermoso pero sucio. Deberían cuidar más la zona, poner botas de basura. Es importante cuidar nuestras playas y valorar lo importante de los manglares de la zona.

Premesso che la sistemazione é in un paese di pescatori con strade e strutture non proprio moderne, l'Hotel é esteticamente molto carino. Non é provvisto di parcheggio, dovete lasciare l'auto sulla strada. Le camere sono ampie, purtroppo non dotate di un frigo e se avete raggiunto Celestun avete presente cosa avete attraversato. Noi abbiamo trovato escrementi di topo sui letti, quindi pulizia un po' da migliorare. Per la colazione ci vuole un po' ma é davvero molto buona. L'hotel é una buona base di partenza per visitare la biosfera