As promised, here is the listeros' advice on lodging in Medrida.
I've left out a few places that were outside of Medrida, just
to keep things more coherent.

Alas, we've had to reschedule due to the difficulty of getting a
far-flung group of people in the same place at the same time,
but we're still going to do it.   (Special thanks from me and
mine to Jorge Perez de Lara for his trip suggestions, which were
met with great enthusiasm).

A digression into restaurants:  I was glad to see my old favorite
mentioned so frequently:
Cafe Express
Calle 59 No 502 Depto 1 X 60, Centro
Tel: 28-1691

And a recommendation of my own, strictly for its corn ice cream:
Cafe Pop
Calle 57 No 501 x 62
Tel: 28-6163

Others mentioned:
La Prosperidad
Las Almendras
The Restaurante Continental

Hotels
Stars represent how many people recommended each hotel.
While the Caribe and Posada Toledo seem to tie, the sheer
enthusiasm of the supporters of the latter seems to me to make
it a winner.

******Hotel Posada Toledo
Calle 58 No. 487,  $18-25
Phone number  is 23-16-90
and 23-22-56, fax # 23-22-56.

******Hotel Caribe
c/59 no. 500, Parque Hidalgo
 #236 963, 247 730
$35-$50 US

******Casa del Balam
$80-100
Calle 60 No. 488 x 57
Tel: 24-8844, Fax: 24-5011

*****Gran Hotel
Calle 60, no. 496
 Reservations: (99) 24-76-22
$35-50

*Hotel del Gobernador
Calle 59 No. 535 x 66
Tel: 23-7133, Fax: 28-1590

*The Calinda Panamerica
c/59 no. 455, corner of 52
1-800-624-8451
$75-100

*Hotel Dolores Alba, Calle 63 No. 464, Merida, Yuc., 97000.
The phone number is 99/28-5650.
$18-25

*Hyatt Regency  Calle 60 No. 344 x 35 Av. Colón
Tel: 42-0202, Fax: 25-7002
$49

*Holiday Inn
Av. Colón No. 498 x 56-A y 60
Tel: 25-6877, Fax: 25-7755

*The Restaurante Continental is beautiful, and the
owner has a large apartment that will accomodate
6 to 8 people.  It is nicely furnished and has a big
courtyard, but no AC.

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Nancy McNelly                       http://www.he.net/~nmcnelly/
Dept. of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Boston University School of Medicine