Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 4.0tourist attraction · Yucatán, Mexico
Hotels near Chichen Itza
UNESCO World Heritage Site (cultural), inscribed 1989World Heritage status: Wikidata (CC0)
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World
Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico.
20 hotels within 5 km of Chichen Itza in Yucatán, Mexico as the crow flies, including 7 properties rated 4 stars or higher. The closest we have measured is Mayaland Hotel & Bungalows, 100 m away by road.
Valladolid is the obvious base if seeing Chichen Itza itself is the point. At about 40 km on highway 180, it's a short drive or bus ride, letting you arrive early before the crowds and tour buses pour in, and get back easily for lunch or an afternoon swim in a nearby cenote. Options here include Le Muuch Hotel Boutique, Hotel Posada San Juan, El Mesón del Marqués, and TecnoHotel Valladolid, giving a mix of boutique and budget-friendly stays in a walkable colonial town.
Merida, roughly 120 km away via the same highway, works for travellers who want a real city base — museums, markets, restaurants — with the ruins as a day trip rather than the main event. Hotels like Fiesta Americana, Hyatt Regency, Residence Inn by Marriott, and Extended Suites Siglo XXI offer more urban comfort.
Cancun (~200 km) and Playa del Carmen (~180 km), both reached via the faster 180D highway, suit beach-holiday travellers doing Chichen Itza as a long guided day trip or tour van excursion rather than a repeat visit. Cancun's Fiesta Americana Condesa, Live Aqua, Presidente InterContinental, and Secrets The Vine, or Playa del Carmen's Secrets Maroma Beach, Hotel Xcaret Arte, Hotel Xcaret Mexico, and Palmaïa, all mean trading convenience for resort amenities and coastline.
Where to stay near Chichen Itza
Mayaland Hotel & Bungalows
Km.120 Chichén Itzá Highway Merida Cancun, 97751 Chichén Itzá, Yuc.
100 m by road · 9 min walk (800 m)
Hacienda Chichen Resort and Yaxkin Spa
Carretera Libre 180 KM 120, 97752
300 m by road · 12 min walk (1 km)
Villas Arqueologicas Chichen Itza
8.5468 reviewsKm 120 Carretera Merida-valladolid, 97751
400 m by road · 13 min walk (1.1 km)
Hotel Doralba Inn Chichen
7.92,105 reviewsKm 122 Carretera Merida- Cancun, 97751
2.7 km by road
The Lodge at Chichen Itza
3.4 km by road · 10 min walk (800 m)
La casa de piedra y colores en Chichén Itzá
Calle 2C nº65 por Calle 13C
5.6 km by road
Suites de la Casa de Piedra y Colores
Calle 2C por Calle 13C, Pisté, 65, Tinum, YUC, 97751
5.6 km by road
Hotel Puerta Chichen
Calle 15 A Km 117 No. 30 X 20, 97757
5.5 km by road
Stardust inn
Calle 15 Num 34A x 2Ay 2B Piste, 97751
5.5 km by road
Suites de Piedra y Colores en Chichen Itzá
Calle 13-C
5.7 km by road
La Casa de los Soles
Av. Principal Piste
5.6 km by road
Hotel Chichen Itza
8.2421 reviewsAv. Principal Piste Num. 45, Piste, 97751
5.7 km by road
Posada Ceibamar Chichen Itzá
calle 15
5.8 km by road
La Casa de las Lunas
Av. Principal Piste
5.8 km by road
Casa zued
6 km by road
Hotel Casa Novelo
Calle 17 s/n, 97757
6.1 km by road
Hostal y Temazcal Guemez
4245 Calle 8
6.2 km by road
Casa Mex
Calle 9 s/n
6.6 km by road
CASA VICTORIA
Calle 6 36 CALLE 3
7.2 km by road
Hotel Mundo Maya Chichén Itzá
9.031 reviewsCarretera Federal 180 costera del golfo Km 131, Carretera a la estación Tren Maya Chichén Itzá, Chichen Itza, YUC, 97751
1.9 km away as the crow flies
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