Press Release

I´m celebrating 2021 my 20th year in Merida. In that time the attention of the international press has transformed this sleepy little town into a must on every one´s bucket list.  It all started with a Christmas visit from David Keeps that produced this Travel+Leisure article a year later.  New York Magazine and Enroute magazine soon…

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Our Vacation Rentals in Merida

at Urbano Rentals most of our vacation rentals are in the colonial historic center of Merida, Yucatan. Josue Ramos Espinosa designed one of our most luxurious houses is  El Portico de la Candelaria.  Vogue calls El Portico ¨The Stunning Renovation of One of Mexico´s Most Beautiful Private Homes” in it´s review of Casa Mexico , at…

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The Moody Foodie

I am celebrating my twentieth year in Merida  this fall.   Recently I have started to venture out to outdoor dining with vaccinated guests or friends and so far I only go to Miyabi for sushi because that is what I missed the most in 2020.  In 2014 I helped host and coordinate the Cook it…

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A Week in the Yucatan

Most visitors arrive on one weekend and leave on the following weekend and that makes a lot of sense.  Commerce comes to a halt on Saturday afternoons in Merida and starts again early on Monday mornings.  It makes sense to stay in town on the weekend and do your day trips during the week when…

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Day Trips from Merida

At Best of Yucatan we usually have a few weeks if not months between a guests reservation and their arrival in Merida.  I normally have time to customize an itinerary but if not I have 3 basic routes and then they can throw in a beach trip to Sisal or Celestun if they aren´t headed to…

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Artsy Craftsy

In 2015 two cultural centers opened in the center of Merida that are featuring the works of some local artist and many artist from other parts of Mexico and the world.  The Fundacion de Artistas opened in 2015 and Centro Cultural La Cupula opened in 2016.  This spring the Fundacion had a guest curator from…

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