Boca Chica HotelvsHotel de la Borda
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Boca Chica Hotel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel De La Borda. Boca Chica Hotel comes in at #5 in Acapulco with accolades from 8 reviews including Rough Guide, Jetsetter and Fodor's.
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
Hotel de la Borda
Cerro del Pedregal 2, Taxco 40230
From $105/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Fodor's
"It may be a bit worn, but the Borda is still a favorite with tour groups, and the staff couldn't be more hospitable."
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Ask for a room overlooking town or the suite that John and Jackie Kennedy occupied during their honeymoon in Mexico.