Hotel Acapulco MalibuvsBoca Chica Hotel
Both hotels are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Boca Chica Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Acapulco Malibu. Boca Chica Hotel comes in at #5 in Acapulco with endorsements from 8 reviews including Concierge, Travel + Leisure and Rough Guide.
Hotel Acapulco Malibu
Costera Miguel Aleman 20, Acapulco 39690
From $44/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Michelin Guide
"Here's a nice little moderately priced hotel on lcacos Beach."
DK Eyewitness
"This waterfront hotel located on the main avenue of buzzing Acapulco is housed in two circular buildings. The...rooms are equipped with refrigerators, and they all have balconies."
Oyster
Mid-Range
"Acapulco Malibu is a three-pearl hotel located along bustling Avenida Costera Miguel Aleman, the city’s main tourist artery." Full review
Lonely Planet
"It's always nice to see a bit of originality, and the octagonal rooms here fit the bill." Full review
Boca Chica Hotel
Playa Caletilla, Acapulco 39390
From $116/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Concierge
"The hotel is pure retro, with camped-up touches like vintage fridges, radios, and bikes scattered about the lobby and lounges."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"Grupo Habita, the hoteliers that helped define South of the Border cool (Mexico City’s Habita Hotel), restored the 1950s building with a striking mosaic from Diego Rivera pupil Francisco Eppens." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Hotel Boca Chica, the latest from Grupo Habita, captures that cool 1950’s vibe (the original property was featured in Elvis’s Fun in Acapulco) and makes it stylish and new." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Established for decades on the rocks jutting out over la playa Caletilla, this hotel was in dire need of a transformation."
Rough Guide
"Mexican artist Claudia Fernández has decorated the 1950s interior, with a luxurious spa, gym, massage cabañas, pool terrace, and special sushi takeout menu adding to the allure."
Star Service
"Hotel Boca Chica is a hipster's paradise, a good match for the acculturated traveler who prefers Playa del Carmen over Cancun or who relishes a weekend in Mexico City." Full review
Fodor's
"When this boutique hotel reopened in March 2010 it made headlines as one of Acapulco's coolest properties." Full review
Jetsetter
"Luxury 1950s retro beach resort in the heart of old Acapulco with an oceanfront pool and restaurant." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This stylish resort combines a 1950s interior with some thoroughly contemporary, bright rooms with iPod docks and retro showers. The pricier doubles have hammocks on balconies" Full review