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El Panchan

Carretera Ruinas Km 4.5, Palenque, Mexico
Carretera Ruinas Km 4.5, Palenque, Mexico
Ranked #10 of 31 hotels in Palenque
3.5 of 5 stars 105 Reviews
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Marco G
London, United Kingdom
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6 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012 NEW

It's good, very good....It's next to the entrance of the park for the ruins (5km to the actual ruins...) You get lots of choche for all budgets in the complex (el panchan is NOT an hostel, it's a group of hostels and restaurants), to get into palenque town it's 5mins and 10 pesos of minibus (only in daylight hours) and... More

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berlin14057
Berlin
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11 reviews
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

When I came to the reception, two young ladies were there, and were very bored and apperantly nerved, that they had to work now and show me a room. The room one of them showed me was located next to a water pump and thatfore very loud. Furthermore the was dirty and ugly and in a extremly bad condition. The... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012
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Having visited El Panchan last year and really enjoying the atmosphere, my husband and I decided to come here again on our recent Mexico trip (late January 2012). I have to say that this time around, we really didn't enjoy our stay that much. We stayed at Margarita & Ed's again, which was lovely (very, very clean - unlike many... More

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JY_Globetrotter
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

We were quite excited to come into the jungle and did not know what to expect in the cabins. I was okay with the basic infrastructure but was totally appalled at the condition of the dirty shower in a filthy cement stall. In addition, when I returned from a hike, there was no hot water running for us as the... More

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Anatoly106
Haifa, Israel
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15 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2011

We came late to Palenque, and there was no place in Margarita and Ed's hotel, so we crossed the "street" and came to El Panchan. The Cabin was nice, with big room, good toilets, and big bed. No air condtion yet and no windows, just nets against the masquitos and a curtain. But with a big wentilator or the ceiling.... More

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Eyal_She
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9 reviews
4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 November 2011
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After searching for the place's phone/email or any way of communication we understood that the best thing is to arrive there. First of all, there is nothing to do in Palenque. After you arrive take the first collectivo to El Panchan and head to Margarita and Ed's place. Margarita takes wonderful care of the place and everything is so nice... More

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Luis G
San Francisco, California, United States
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5 reviews
4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 October 2011

Let me start reviewing the room itself, the place is a dump. The bathrooms are even worse... But what else to expect for that price. If you're looking for some sort of one night adventure this might be your place, but I wouldn't stay there for any longer, not even if it's free. The food at their restaurant was actually... More

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betour11
Vancouver, Canada
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22 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

we stayed few nights at Ed & Margaritas...very clean & safe cabins....they have few amazing restaurants where you can taste all the local & mexican food. the place to meet a lot of travelers,musicians and artesanos(artisans) around the bon fire. near by are the Mayan ruins of Palenque, World Heritage Site by UNESCO. unique experience sleeping into the Mayan jungle... More

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Alex M
London, United Kingdom
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5 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2011

We were recommended to stay in El Panchan rather than Palenque by fellow travellers, and it was definately the right decision. There are several hostels in the travellers community of El Panchan, but we chose Ed and Margaritas, which turned out to have a choice between several different types of room. We chose a triple cuadro, which was immaculately clean... More

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aliceanto
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2011

El panchan won't be loved by everybody, it's in the middle of the jungle, there are are mosquitos, insects and gekos but if like nature and easy going places it's the perfect place where to stay in palenque. More

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Address: Carretera Ruinas Km 4.5, Palenque, Mexico

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