Located in the city of Palenque Mexico is the Hotel Maya Tulipanes. It is an independent and 100% Mexican business. The structures are modern with Mayan accents and beautiful Mayan replicas. The archaeological site of Palenque is only 8km (15mi) away. Other natural attractions are close by, making the Hotel Maya Tulipanes a good option. The airport of Palenque is 3 miles away. The hotel is made up of 2 floors with 72 rooms. The hotel features either 1 double, 2 double or 3 twin beds. Room includes bathroom with shower, cable TV, stucco finished with oakwood details, air conditioning, ventilator, and telephone. Standard Rooms. Or it features either 1 king, 1 queen or 2 double beds. Room includes bathroom with shower, cable TV, stucco finished with oakwood details, air conditioning, ventilator, refrigerator and telephone. Superior Rooms. It has a nice swimming pool and an excellent resturant. It also has enclosed locked parking. Check In:3pm Check Out:1pm The rooms are clean and the food is great. The employees know how to treat guests and to make them feel welcome. From the airport, take the main road (only one) and head straight towards Palenque. Before you reach the Mayan Head monument, turn left and go straight for 66 yards. The hotel is on the left hand side. Airport of Palenque: From the airport, take road to Escarcega 180 east. Keep driving for 1 hour, and pay attention at the Catazaja Junction to turn right. In the direction to Palenque Road 199 South, it is a 1hr/30min drive. This hotel is listed on most hotel reservation web sites. It is located at:Calle Canada 6 Palenque 29960 Chiapas Mexico We were there January 31 through Febuary 2 of 2004. Our comments are as of those dates. We recommend this hotel. We receive nothing for our comments and only place them here as a service to people who view our pages. Situations can always change, so we can assume no responsibility if this hotel no longer performs according to our recommendation. If you find that the hotel has changed and can no longer be recommended, we would appreciate hearing from you.

Getting to Palenque can be somewhat of a challenge since no major airlines travel to Palenque. Here are our suggestions: By air: Some commercial flights arrive in Palenque coming from the Francisco Sarabia Airport in Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Capital of the State of Chiapas. You can also charter a light aircraft to take you to Palenque. By land: You can drive or be driven from Tuxtla Gutierrez, the Capital of the State of Chiapas, or from Villahermosa, the Capital of the State of Tabasco, located at about 284 and about 149 kilometres from Palenque, respectively. You have to take highway 190 coming from Tuxtla Gutierrez, which goes across Chiapas in a west to southeast direction going past San Crist�bal de las Casas, and then on highway 199 leading to Ocosingo and Palenque. The trip takes approximately 5 hours. If your drive begins at Villahermosa, you take highway 186 up to the City of Esc�rcega; from there you take highway 114 to the Municipality of Palenque, where there is a bifurcation towards the archaeological compound. The trip takes a little over two hours. By train: This is an interesting alternative that starts from Cordoba, in the State of Veracruz. The railway goes all the way up to M�rida, Capital of the State of Yucatan, it stops at the Pakal-Na Station near Palenque. Also, you could take the "Mayan Express", a luxurious tourist service connecting M�rida and Palenque. The "Mayan Express" train has a coffee car, dinning car and club car. It also has a library specialised on pre-Hispanic cultures. We have always driven there from either Tuxtla Gutierrez or Villahermosa. We would fly to one of those cities and then rent a car to drive to Palenque. There are "guides" at the Gate into Palenque, if you wish to hire a "guide." Note: There are several nice hotels in the nearby city of Palenque. There is no reason why you could not visit the Palenque ruins over a two or three day time period. That way, you could "see it all"! We have links to Priceline on this page so you can find airlines and hotels that serve those areas.

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