15 Best Hotels in Guadalajara, Mexico

Modern and eclectic, the rooms and suites at Baruk Hotel Guadalajara are spacious, but keyless (though they can certainly be locked). The restaurant is open all day, there's a small pool (not big enough to swim in), a gym, and on-site parking. 

Gracious gardens, tinkling fountains, bright colors, and arched windows give the traveler a sense of sleeping in a Mexican hacienda while also enjoying the comforts of home. The hotel's basic rooms are cheerful and tastefully decorated with blonde-wood furnishings, and the grounds include two patios for guest use. A small, upscale bar provides drinks, quick food options, and flat-screen TVs for watching sports. Continental breakfast is included, and four of the eight rooms have a kitchenette.

This branch of the reliable chain sits in the heart of historic Guadalajara. Though the hotel's public areas could use some updating, it has a grand entrance—with a restaurant and a men's shop—and rooms have nice touches like plasma TVs. The bathrooms have glassed-in showers, but no tubs. The breakfast buffet is a good deal, and the restaurant serves national and international dishes.

This author-themed hotel with very well appointed rooms is in a great location and includes parking and breakfast. It's great value for money.

Elegant with its postcolonial architecture, this hotel is on a calm side street a block from Teatro Degollado. Hand-carved furniture and doors and wrought-iron railings adorn the public areas and the rooms. Standard rooms are small, making suites worth the extra cost. Balconies overlook the courtyard pool from some rooms.

This brand-new hotel offers pleasant and comfortable accommodation in an otherwise unassuming town. 

Chic and trendy, Krystal Guadalajara features modern and comfortable rooms at a great location with a small mall, restaurants, and many services within walking distance. 

After being abandoned for 30 years, this downtown hotel—originally a 19th-century rooming house—has been transformed into one of the city's most luxurious lodgings. No wonder it's the choice of celebrities from movie stars to soccer stars. Demure guest rooms have crown moldings, blond-wood floors, and gold-and-beige furnishings with an old-world style. Café tables on the rooftop terrace make for a casual retreat. The lobby and restaurant are much more formal.

At this modest hotel two blocks from the Minerva Fountain, the rooms are on the small side. Stay on the upper floors in the rear for the quietest rooms. One suite has a sauna. The expansive, café-style restaurant specializes in Argentine-style cuts of beef. The huge indoor pool is good for swimming laps.

El Tapatío's colonial-style architecture, country-style design, expansive gardens, and spectacular panoramic views of the city create an unparalleled atmosphere. Its location on top of a hill midway between Tlaquepaque and the airport makes it a kind of intimate retreat within the city. With 123 guest rooms and a swimming pool, pool bar, gym, tennis court, children’s playground, and impressive nightclub offering the best views of Guadalajara’s skyline, El Tapatío is a great option for large families, groups, events, weddings, and conventions.

Built around a Mediterranean-style villa nearly a century old, this hotel has well-maintained grounds with plenty of places for picnics or for the kids to play. One of the two swimming pools (the biggest in the area) is filled with water from the nearby hot springs; it's usually open only on weekends and holidays. The simple, clean rooms all have patios or terraces. Popular with Mexican families, the hotel has packages that are often good deals. For about $20 more than a standard room you can get a suite with larger terrace or balcony, a kitchenette, and king-size bed.

On a quiet street several blocks from the shopping district is this bed-and-breakfast with clean and cheerful rooms overlooking a garden. Upstairs rooms have private terraces. There's an open-air reading area, and complimentary continental breakfast is served in the courtyard.

Well-kept gardens framed in bougainvillea define this inviting inn. Rooms are large, with high ceilings and local crafts. Villas share a courtyard and have tile kitchenettes. The bar has jazz or Caribbean music some weekend evenings. Out in the garden restaurant strands of tiny white lights set the mood for an evening meal.

A 10-minute walk from Tlaquepaque's center, this intimate B&B is near lots of shopping. The restored 19th-century hacienda has thick, white adobe walls, exposed-beam ceilings, and plants in huge unglazed pots. Smokers should request a room with private balcony; smoking isn't allowed anywhere inside the hotel. Room rates include a full, hot breakfast.

Three of the four rooms in this restored mansion face the shore; all have high ceilings and whitewashed oak furniture. Rates include an English-style breakfast (with a continental breakfast on Sunday).