Honduras Maya Hotel, Tegucigalpa

Advantages: Nice pool, rooms, communal areas done nicely
Disadvantages: Cockerals crowing in the night.

...Hotel Maya Tulipanes Canada St 6 Centro Zone Eco-Turistico ‘La Canada’ Palenque Chiapas Mexico Tel: 52 (916) 345-0201 Fax: 52 (916) 345-1004 The town of Palenque has grown in response to the tourist demand to visit the fabulous Mayan archeological ruins set amongst the jungle nearby. It is not an attractive town, with no great historical or architectural significance of its own other than its proximity to the archeological site. Shuttle buses run back and forth between the town and the site regularly for $10 (50p) and the journey takes about seven minutes. The town is also a handy base for exploring a number of picturesque waterfalls and the smaller Mayan sites of Bonampak and Yaxchillan (although these would be longer drives). Tours can be booked in the town, at the hotel or private transport can be hired. On the edge... Read review

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Advantages: Crystal clear warm water
Disadvantages: Going Home

...I did my open water course in May 04. I was staying in the Fiesta Palladium grand resort and spa which had a dive shop in it's grounds. I decided to give it a try and signed up for the beginners course, just half a day from classroom to sea. The dive site its self was part of the mezo american reef which runs from cozumel down to honduras. the viz on my first dive was about 30m and the dive site itself (umberella reef) was absolutly spectacular. There were barrel sponges, sea fans, staghorn coral, all varieties and colours of soft coral, all at only 12m. We saw southern ray, baraccuda, trumpet fis, parrot fish, angel fish and many others. As it was my first dive it only lasted just over half an hour and I really loved every minute so I signed up for the full open water course. I did 4 more dives altogether, on Ruina Maya, Ruina... Read review

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Advantages: A gorgeous setting for exploring the ruins
Disadvantages: Gets super hot super quickly during summer

...Located on the Mexican Mayan Riviera, south of Playa del Carmen and Cancun, Tulum has a small town, a hotel zone and a pre-Columbian Maya site. It's the last of these which I'm going to tell you about. The Tulum ruins are apparently the third most-visited archaeological site in Mexico, after Chichen Itza (been there, done that) and Teotihuacan (on the to-do list).These ruins in Tulum are unique though because they are directly on the coast, located high up on cliffs overlooking the sea. The beach in Tulum is gorgeous and quieter than some of the others nearby, and the setting of the old ruins contrasting against the clear blue sea and golden sands makes a fabulous if somewhat clichéd photo. The site is really quite compact (compared with many other Maya sites locally), and it is also one of the best-preserved, making it a worthy half... Read review

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