Best Western Plus Posada de Don Vasco

Patzcuaro is one of Michoacan's most celebrated colonial towns, with cobblestone streets, centuries-old churches, and a lakeside setting that has drawn travelers for generations. The Best Western Plus Posada de Don Vasco opened in 1939 and stands as the largest hotel in Patzcuaro, set across five hectares of gardens with colonial courtyards and a terrace overlooking Lake Patzcuaro and Janitzio Island. A restaurant and bar serve guests throughout the day, and a convention center with ten multipurpose rooms accommodates groups of up to one thousand. The hotel sits on Patzcuaro's main avenue, five minutes from Don Vasco Square and the pier where boats depart for Janitzio Island. Within walking distance you will find the Gertrudis Bocanegra Square, La Casa de los 11 Patios, the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Basilica of Our Lady of Health), and the Palacio Huitzimengari (Huitzimengari Palace), among the most concentrated colonial heritage in Mexico. On the night of Day of the Dead, Purepecha families paddle canoes across the lake, a single candle burning in each bow, to keep an all-night vigil at the Janitzio cemetery, one of the most quietly moving traditions in all of Mexico. For travelers seeking Michoacan's cultural depth from a hotel that has witnessed history firsthand, this is the stay that delivers.