Does Bungalows Ek Balam have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Bungalows Ek Balam pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Bungalows Ek Balam?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Bungalows Ek Balam?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2:30 PM.

Does Bungalows Ek Balam provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request.

Where is Bungalows Ek Balam located?

This family-friendly Ekbalam hotel is located in the historical district, 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from Ek' Balam, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Cenote Xcanche and Cenote SAC-AUA. Pancho Vila Tequileria and Cenote Xcanahaltun are also within 20 mi (32 km).

Bungalows Ek Balam Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

2/10 Terrible

Gary

16 January 2022

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, communication

This property is suitable for school groups or those on a tight budget. When we arrived they did not have our reservation but there was room so no problem. The room itself is sparsely decorated but clean. The bed was so hard we thought we were sleeping on the box spring call Brideau, it was just just very old. No hot water. It got very cold at night and my wife and I huddled together under the single blanket and sheet and then if we weren’t miserable enough to the dogs started barking at 4am until 5am. Then to top it off we awoke to a knock on our door saying we had not paid enough ton check in and owed another $5USD. Never again.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Juliette

29 February 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dre authentique mais aucun service de chambre

Cadre authentique mais service de chambre inexistant. Les lits n'ont pas été faits le 2ème matin et les sanitaires pas nettoyés. Le petit-déjeuner est complet mais en revanche le menu du dîner 4 tacos, 1 petite assiette de fruits découpés et du jus de Jamaïque est assez frugale.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Christel

15 January 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Si vous voulez sortir des sentiers battus et être au plus proche de la nature, c'est ici qu'il faut venir... Personnel agréable et serviable, ils nous ont fait manger chez des locaux car nous n'avions pas dîner, une expérience au top !

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lucía

8 January 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It vas great to share time with Ek Balam's community.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

william

13 August 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Extraordinary ecological cabanas in Maya land.

This is a fantastic fairyland with "cabanas" in the form of the native huts found throughout the village and beyond here an Maya land. The grounds are meticulously maintained, with many flowering plant and butterflies everywhere. Each room has a bed(s) with mosquito netting in place. Things are rustic, but that adds to the charm. The only drawback was the bathroom. While the toilet worked well (no flushing toilet paper, por favor) the sink was minimal and the shower only a trickle with empty liquid soap dispensers. Aside from that, I would have rated it a "five".

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Leonardo Gonzalo

12 July 2019

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ser más pro-activos y mejorar los servicios.

Falta más interés en los trabajadores de las cabañas.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

12 July 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Muy bonito muy limpio muy buen precio excelente condiciones

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

15 May 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

love the eco cabins; you are definitely one with nature!

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

4/10 Poor

marco

11 March 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Muy desepcionado

Despues de estat swparado de mi familia vaeios meses. Decidi darles la sorpresa de pasar tiempo en la naturaleza y decidi resrrvar en los bungalows. Cual fue nuestra sorpresa que fue un martieio. Sin comesor, sin servicio de limpieza, baño en mal estado,. Fueron unas malas vacaciones

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

José Javier

25 November 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un buen lugar para aislarte del bullicio de la ciudad, con un cielo estrellado increíble y un trato profesional por parte de los trabajadores en las cabañas. La comida excelente, con un buen café y chocolate caliente, con precios muy bajos.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Jorge, Mexico

21 November 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness

Lugar único, Pero no tenían mi reserva lista

Llegue al hotel y nadie tenía mi reserva lista, me comentaron que un señor les avisa cada vez que hay una reserva (los señores no manejan internet ni tienen computadora) y no tenían mi reserva o datos de mi llegada. Me acompañaron a la cabaña y se metieron a 2 cabañas ocupadas. Finalmente me dieron una cabaña libre (la de menor precio) siendo que yo pague la de mayor precio (para dos personas). Mi experiencia personal fue buena puesto que iba a descansar pero no recomendaría el lugar para que se llevaran sorpresas. Las sabanas estaban manchadas y los mosquiteros de las camas también.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Carles, Barcelona

27 August 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad experience

Hotel realmente malo. el sitio esta en un lugar remoto. Aunque el paraje es bonito el servicio es muy malo.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

2/10 Terrible

Werner, San Jose Costa Rica

23 July 2017

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Podría ser un lugar lindo de eco Tourismus. no es!

Muy mal mantenimiento. Piscina con algunos centímetros aqua verde sucia, no en funcionamiento. Basura en el ambiente. Mala atención del personal, dormiendo siempre. Habitaciones mal estado ...

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

14 December 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Entorno y cercanida a Ek-Balam nada mas

Aunque Hoteles confirmo la reserva, y se realizo el pago, a la llegada no tenian constancia ni de la reserva ni del pago, tuvimos suerte de que no tenian ocupada ninguna habitacion y de que llevaba impreso la reserva y el pago, por lo que no hubo ningun problema, pero pudo haber sido un problema grave si no hubieran tenido disponibles habitaciones

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

21 August 2016

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Cabanas near ruins and cenotes

Overall, it was alright. Let me first clarify, I like roughing it a little bit. I was slightly disappointed that before arrival, no attempt to sweep bugs off the floor or remove them from the bed or mosquito net had been made. We stayed despite this. That being said, two backpackers checked in next door and immediately demanded a refund and left because their room was "bad" (in their words) - no idea what it looked like relative to ours. Anyways, it is the only place I've ever been where I slept on top of the bed. The villagers were nice. We had the problem that we spoke very broken Spanish. I do not recommend staying here if you do not speak Spanish well. No food was available at our hotel. We went to the hotel with the Italian restaurant for dinner - no one else was there. Also, slightly misleading posts about distance to the ruins. We rented bikes from the hotel. Very old, uncomfortable bikes for 100 pesos for two. It was a 10-15 minute bike ride to the site. Not a 5 minute walk as others have suggested. It was an experience. I'm glad we did it. Though I'm not sure I will personally do it again.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica, Grand Lake, Colorado, US

13 April 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My Heaven

The best time of our 11 day Yucatan vacation. The pictures do not do this place justice. It is beautiful jungle setting with parrots and stars. Friendly mayan staff who obviously care about their environment and stewards of their land. The day at the cenote was surreal. I'll be back to Ek Balam village. Wish I could stay forever.

4/10 Poor

Cristobal, Guadalajara

30 March 2016

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

En la jungla

El lugar poco descuidado, la alberca sin agua y éramos los únicos huéspedes, si la alberca tuviera agua y las regaderas con agua caliente al momento el lugar estaría fantastico

6/10 Okay

nicolas, Claye Souilly

1 January 2016

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service

Bien mais quelques gros points dérangeants.

Le site est beau et avec concept écologique. La piscine était vide quand nous y étions. Attention on a pas pu manger le soir sur place, et il n y a pas de supermarché ou restaurant dans la ville. Malgré cela le personnel ne nous a pas aidé à trouvé quelque chose à manger. Le personnel ne parle pas anglais.... Le petit déjeuner est en plus et nous l avis trouvé très cher pour des pancakes (80 pesos par personne). Immersion totale par contre au niveau du quartier.

6/10 Okay

Mike

1 January 2015

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Not as Advertised but Worth the Stay

While I would recommend Cabanas Ek Balam, it isn't what it seems from the ads. Our biggest problem was checking in. No English speaking staff and no record of our reservation (despite several e-mails to a staff member located somewhere else). They did get us checked into a cabana. Grounds are very nice. It is obvious they are trying to upgrade the facilities. But . . . there are almost none of the things in the listing: memory foam mattresses, rainfall shower heads, etc. No hot water in our unit. We enjoyed our stay and found it to be a very convenient base.

2/10 Terrible

SEBASTIEN, Nantes

24 November 2014

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Deplorable

L'hôtel fait du surbooking! Du coup même après avoir réservé et payé notre chambre en ligne un mois avant, en arrivant ils nous annoncent que l'hôtel est complet: sans même s'en excuser. Le type nous a amené à un autre hôtel: hotel "italien" complètement à l'abandon. Nous étions les seuls clients, et pour cause, on ne sait même pas si l'hôtel dispose encore d'une licence. Heureusement rien à payer pour cet hotel mais quand même...sans dédommagement ni explication avec un interlocuteur qui ricane en vous annonçant la chose. Pour manger au village il n'y a absolument rien! Attention...

6/10 Okay

tapon

9 March 2013

Liked: Cleanliness

Close to the Mya village

I expected to stay two nights, wespent just one...

10/10 Excellent

FLA

29 December 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un refugio en la selva

Un "hotel" en la selva, muy cerca de Ek Balam y su hermoso cenote. Todo esta bien organizado, las habitaciones son casitas mayas con todos los servicios, la cena y el desayuno son muy buenos. Recomendable para familias, un pco facil pára "aventureros" pero tiene un espacio para acampar si sde requiere un lugar mas estoico.

6/10 Okay

pdxagent

22 December 2012

Disliked: Room comfort

Ek is minimalist

Small cabanas with bath and fan. Bed is not very comfortable. Primitive, quiet, nice jungle surroundings. Must have transportation, taxi or car, or willing to walk in. Near the ruins. Restaurant serves odd hours only, 1:30 pm lunch, 7:30 pm dinner. Italian restaurant in town, food is OK for the price. Nothing else to do but rest, relax, and reflect.

8/10 Good

Antonio

4 December 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

La mejor opcion para visitar Ek Balam

Si buscas confort probablemente no te vaya a gustar, pero si quieres desconectarte de la ciudad, es una excelente opcion, en lo personal recomiendo mucho este hotel, en medio de la jungla, muy aislado de todo, con unas noches estrelladas increibles ademas de la cercania a las ruinas, que te permite llegar antes que a los grupos de turistas

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2 December 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

delightful experience

Fascinating eco-hotel run by the ejido of Ek Balam. Everyone very friendly. Cold water shower fine. The ejido is quite isolated, and we had been told a dinner was forthcoming, we discovered only mid evening that no food was available. The village's one restaurant was closed. Fortunately we carry a couple of days supplies. Evidently the hens laid eggs overnight, and breakfast was lovely. Nice hiking around the ejido.

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