Hotel Julamis

5 Galen Vandergriff - 11 months ago

Spent almost a week at Hotel Julamis and loved it. It is NOT kid friendly. Best breakfasts we had in our two weeks traveling around Southwestern Mexico.

Only "issue" was that the owner wasn't awake/around when we left and we had to hide what we owed on the desk in the cigar box. I hope he found it and didn't think we skipped town.

I would highly recommend staying here so long as you do not have kids.

5 Isabell Pritz - a year ago

We had a great time in Mérida and Hotel Julamis is located in the perfect area of city. Close to the center but far enough from the buzz. Beautiful rooftop with a Jacuzzi and a little bar to enjoy the sunset.
Alex made us a big breakfast package to go on the day of our excursion to Chichén Itza and the next day we enjoyed the breakfast in the patio of the hotel.
Rooms are very spacious and ours even had an own terrace.
Thank you Alex, for this very pleasant stay!

5 Mike Regier - 2 years ago

Let me start by saying how wonderful Alex is as a host and a chef! It’s been a pleasure to be around him as he shares stories and daily culinary creations. A large breakfast is served daily in the courtyard. This really was a great way to socialize and be pampered!

I think he really cares about his guests and it shows. I appreciate the daily room cleaning, refilling of the mini fridge too. It makes a big difference to know we are so well taken care. This is not so easy to find in México.

I stayed in the Corazon Suite for weeks and enjoyed many hours relaxing on the large private terrace. On the hotel rooftop, the tequila was made available for all to enjoy. Many evenings were spent socializing with other guests, enjoying their travel stories.

Alex went above and beyond for me to provide a most enjoyable vacation. He has provided a welcoming open space and I can’t wait to return to Hotel Julamis.

5 Jeremy Russell - a year ago

Hotel Julamis is a very nice boutique hotel with a warm and caring owner/chef. My room was spacious and the bed was comfortable. The breakfast that Alex prepares each morning was delicious. What most stood out to me was the personalization and care he showed me. I came to Mérida while it was still in partial covid lockdown, and without the interest he showed in me, I would have wasted hours driving to attractions that were closed. Had I stayed at a hotel wish disinterested owners/staff, I would have had quite a bad time during this trip. I highly recommend staying here.

5 Jeff Johnson - 3 years ago

The hotel was great! Alex was amazing and provided great hospitality. Let me start from the top, our first day we arrived and he sat us down and went over everything. He provided a map that gave us instructions on how to get around the city. He marked off places that we may like based on the food that we told him we like liked. He provided breakfast everyday and asked us the day before what time we wanted to have breakfast, based on our availability. That was great because a few days we wanted to sleep in and some days we wanted to get up early and explore the city. His wife was amazing as well and we sat and talked to them for hours. I enjoyed their outlook on life and they were both personable, kind and provided great hospitality. Alex also asked what kind of things we wanted to do while there and he took the extra step and told us how to save money and he called a cab and made reservations for us based on the excursions we wanted to do. I definitely would recommend this place. There are several rooms available and they are wonderful people.

2 Colin Genge - a year ago

Alex runs this hotel and supplies an amazing breakfast with way too much sugar which is what he heaped on the women who stayed there; he went out of his way to appear worldly, charming and knowing everything. Men may get treated with the scorn I received.

He loudly scolded me for daring to refill my coffee with some that was leftover from our breakfast. That was after we were invited to have the run of the house and other female guests had helped them selves to coffee but apparently not ok for me.

Even though my female friend paid for two people, he charged me as if I were a third person even though the second had left.

He loudly calls out all Mexican businesses as incompetent; “if only they did things the way they were done in Switzerland”. Apparently as the largest importer of beef to Mexico and largest in other business categories, he was expert at how everything should be run Swiss style.

If you don’t mind feeling like you’re inside some kind of slow walking psycho drama, this old mansion has its charms made lighter by unlimited beer in the fridge. The top deck is the best feature of this hotel where he supplies bottles of tequila that he is aging in barrels and allows you to sample them although he lied to me about this supposedly so I could not have any.

Hold on to your hat for a fun, if not disturbing ride.

Almost forgot the large smouldering cigar he kept next to the breakfast tables to challenge your nostrils during your breakfast. I told you he was boorish but maybe you’ll like that sort of odd challenge.

5 Elizabeth Mericas - 4 years ago

Outstanding service by Alex Rudin. We are coming back for New Year’s Eve and wouldn’t think of staying anywhere else. Very nice accommodations and a terrific location. His lovely architecturally designed breakfast concoctions were unique, yummy, and well received by others in the courtyard. All heads would turn when Alex started bringing out our beautiful dishes. A total treat every single morning.
He even arranged for a tour guide to take us to some of the ruins and turned us on to several of the wonderful restaurants in Merida. And, BTW, Merida is a wonderful city to explore, with great museums, charming parks for people-watching, and the friendliest people who love sharing the history of their city.