7 Best Hotels in Veracruz, Mexico

This hotel close to the aquarium is a good bargain. Rooms, all of which have ocean views, are spacious and furnished with modern furniture, including flat-screen TVs. Suites also have large sitting areas, a refrigerator, and a small kitchen.

The lobby in this high-rise on Playa Mocambo is adorned with glass sculptures. Many of the rooms face the ocean, and the suites also have small balconies. The poolside fountain and the activities in the play area make this a good bet for families traveling with young children. It's across from Las Americas mall.

This splashy hotel reclines on the soft sand at Playa Costa de Oro. Its marble corridors all seem to lead to the giant serpentine pool, maze of bridges, and lush gardens facing the ocean. The brightly colored rooms all overlook the beach. You have access to a 9-hole golf course 20 minutes away. Note that quoted prices often include breakfast; let them know your preference.

This brick-red hotel is a 10-minute drive from the center of town, but it has hard-to-find (for Xalapa) amenities like a swimming pool. The modern guest rooms in the three-story, colonial-style structure get plenty of morning sunlight.

Built in 1793 first as an elegant mesón, this hotel facing the zócalo has lots of charm. The wrought-iron elevator, brought from France in 1904, was, together with the one in the Chapultepec Palace in Mexico City, one of the first in Latin America. Though a bit dated, rooms have a certain elegance; many have balconies on the square.

One of the town's most modern hotels is in a three-story structure across from the Río Tuxpan. Spacious rooms don't have much personality (they're decorated with simple wooden furniture and neutral colors), but they do have a/c, Wi-Fi, and cable TV. Many rooms also have good views.

This well-designed, whitewashed hotel is the most elegant along the strip. Each spacious room has a TV, DVD player, and balcony overlooking the hotel pool, which is just off the beach. White walls and white linens contrast with a few pieces of dark-colored furniture. The hotel has a DVD library and a palapa with video games, a pool table, and board games like chess and Scrabble. The small third-story bar, overlooking the water, hosts karaoke on Friday and Saturday.