Fodor's Expert Review Hotel Chichén Itzá

Just over 1½ km (1 mile) from Chichén Itzá in the town of Pisté, this two-story hotel surrounding a pool feels like a motel in a very unlikely setting—a large grassy area edged with banana plants and other tropical trees and flowers. The nicest rooms have contemporary rustic Mexican furnishings of iron and wood, larger bathrooms with tubs, and minibars; standard rooms have showers only. (Only $30 separates the best rooms from the basic rooms, so it's worth splurging here.) The restaurant is open from 7 am until 10 pm, but there's no room service. Request a courtyard-facing room away from the main road.