Hotel Villa Blanca Huatulco

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

779 reviews

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  Excellent stay

  I recently stayed at this fantastic hotel for my first trip to Huatulco, but definitely not my last, with a friend of mine. We chose Villa Blanca for the great reviews and the fact that it’s a smaller hotel and not all-inclusive. Needless to say we made a great choice. Villa Blanca has many repeat guests, with some staying the entire winter season. One repeat guest told us we were lucky to get a room, so if you’re thinking about it, just do it and book early. Villa Blanca is about a 20 minute drive from the airport, an 8 minute walk to the public beach (the hotel is associated with a beach club, but we only visited the public Playa Chahue), a 20 minute walk to La Crucecita/the downtown area and a 3 minute walk to Chedraui if you need to pick up snacks or any supplies. We walked everywhere but taxis are all over the place. The staff were fantastic and so friendly. Most spoke very good English and were happy to help me with my Spanish :). Tip generously if you can. Our room was spacious and very clean, with a balcony that overlooked the pool area. We didn’t have any issues with water pressure or hot water as mentioned in some reviews. We ate breakfast at the hotel daily. The buffet food was high quality and the service friendly. We never had a problem getting a table, no matter if we ate on the early or later side. We learned later into our week stay that you can request food that’s not on the buffet and the staff can usually make it happen. We only ate one other meal here, simply because we were usually elsewhere during mealtimes, but the dishes we ordered (steak tacos, shrimp aguachile, guacamole and pasta) were excellent and reasonably priced. You may even be joined at your table by Princess the cat :). There are several theme nights during the week including BBQ night, Taco Tuesday and pasta night. We enjoyed relaxing at the pool area. I was pleased to see that no guests tried reserving chairs, which is a first in my travels! I’m looking forward to returning to this hotel when a bit of rest and relaxation is called for!

  Jan 30, 2025
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  Recommend

  This is a wonderful little hotel. The pluses include: Many shaded areas with breezeways Fresh cold water station Adorable, spotless pool Fantastic breakfast with amazing service (no “help yourself” noro-virus buffet here!). Note you can order whatever you want off the menu included - highly recommend adding the breakfast to your reservation Friendly, polite staff, lots of English spoken Cute beachside restaurant run by hotel just a short walk away Everything sparkling clean throughout Comfortable beds and pillows Decent location, walking distance to beaches, shopping & restaurants On site bar with delicious 90 peso cocktails On site restaurant with excellent service and food. I had a fillet mignon - took a chance as my experience with beef in Mexico is sketchy and it was the most consistently tender steak I’ve ever eaten. Came with incredible sides and cost about $25 CAD. Small concerns: Breakfast is served at 8:00, and we had to leave early so paid for a breakfast we don’t get - our own fault but worth considering We were “Upgraded” to a junior suite and hated it. Yes it’s large, clean, etc., but the beds are up a long flight of stairs: the floor up there creaks and cracks like thunder whenever you move so getting up to use the WC in the night ensures everyone is awake. In addition, the lighting is very poor/dim throughout. On the first night I missed the bottom step as it blends in with the floor. Righted myself before I went down but hubs wasn’t so lucky the next night and nearly broke his neck. Ended up with several cuts and bruises. We reported to the front desk and strongly suggested they paint the step as we can’t believe nobody has broken their necks already but if you end up in this room take precautions. Poor lighting in room - see above Very few outlets. We had to choose between charging our phones OR having the light on in the bedroom, having the TV on OR the fridge plugged in downstairs. For such a nice hotel it seems odd they don’t deal with that.

  Jan 20, 2025
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  Repeat Guest

  We had a very nice stay, our second time staying here. We requested a ground floor room we booked and made the request seven months in advance, but we did not get one. Many ground floor rooms were empty during our stay. Very disappointing. We have been to Huatulco many times, and even if we stayed at other places we always visited the restaurant at Villablanca. This time we only had dinner there once, the prices are ridiculously high. Fries $220 pesos! No drink specials anymore they used to have 2 for 1 at happy hour. Breakfast was included and very good. It was sad to see the restaurant empty even on nights there was entertainment. This place used to be hopping. Room was fine although no pressure in the shower. We will try somewhere else next time mainly because of the restaurant prices. We missed the convenience of being able to order drinks and food poolside at an affordable price.

  Dec 19, 2024
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  Quiet smaller boutique hotel in good location

  Our second visit to this hotel, the last was in 2022. Great location with easy walks in town (centro), down to Santa Cruz beach and to Chahue beach. Rooms are clean but could use a facelift, especially the bathroom/shower. Very poor water pressure and not much warm water for a shower. We had a room on 2nd floor overlooking the pool. Very small balcony not good for much other than looking out or getting a breath of warm air. Air conditioner worked great and was quiet. WIFI didn't work well in the room, but downstairs it was fine. We had requested a room on the bottom floor facing the pool. Even though we reserved about 5-6 months in advance we did not get one... even though at least3 of those rooms remained empty for 3-4 nights... a little disappointing. We got the breakfast included. Like last time we were there food was great... Eggs of all varieties made fresh, a good selection of fruit and lots of mexican dishes for breakfast. They would even make you fresh fruit smoothies. We ate lunch here only once. We did notice prices had gone up substantially. Over $200 Pesos for fries was a little much. No lunch specials like prior. Did not try dinner here this trip, due in part to the prices. Pool area is nice, quiet and there always seemed to be room in a chair or lounger. Staff is very friendly. They did get in a couple of buses of people which made the hotel and especially the breakfast very busy.

  Dec 01, 2024
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  First time and would return

  I was in Huatulco before and had a condo, I had heard good things about this small hotel and that it has a high repeater rate. When choosing a location this time it came down to price, knowing the repeater rate and also the location for us. The checkin was simple, hotel room large, clean and comfortable....Rustic yes but has that old Mexican vibe. We did not always have breakfast as we were out early every. However the days we did try the breakfast there was a decent variety but more typical Mexican breakfast. Some fruits, baked goods, juices, tacos, nachos, meats and omelettes. Not your typical bacon and sausage on the days I was there. The bar service around the pool and bar was. great and the staff were very friendly. The grounds are kept clean and the hotel is a quiet vibe even when there was more guests certain days. Walking distance to a few restaurants of course and Chahue and Santa Cruz are not far also. I would make a return to this hotel in the future if this I am looking for the same kinda vibe.

  Nov 12, 2024