Walk to Everything Colonial Home in the Historic Centro

We stayed at Casa La Barenda May '18. The house itself is very clean and is decorated with regional themes/items throughout. We loved the rock walls, the tall ceilings and the lighting throughout the house. The completely private pool in the middle of the house was fantastic after the hot Yucatan days (May is pretty warm) and cooler evenings out on the squares. Not to mention the rooftop terrace to lounge after you get out of the pool plunge.

All the major squares are very walkable from the property and there is something organized going on every single night on at least one of these squares. Lots of shops, restaurants, bus depots, ubers, taxis and horse carriages nearby. If you are looking for a two bedroom house with multiple living areas to be immersed into Merida Living, you have found it.

My friends and I rented this house for a week over the Easter Holiday. It is a lovely interior and great size for 2-4 people sharing. It had everything we needed and the management hosts were very attentive, checking in when needed. The house is on a busy corner but the double glass on the windows worked well to block out noise and we were never kept up or bothered by street noise. The location was fabulous. Only a 5 minute walk to the main square, Santa Lucia square and Santiago Square and just 10 minutes to the Paseo Montejo and Santa Ana square. It made getting around a breeze and going back to the house in the hot afternoons for a swim break perfectly doable. If I had to make any suggestions it would be that there is not as much airflow in the house as there could be due to the glassed in windows. However, there is air conditioning in all rooms and the cost was not high for the week of electricity so all in all a great experience. Thank you very much!

Good location near the center.

House nicely decorated.

My family and I spent a week during New Years. Tim's Home was very nice. It has been restored/remodeled with very good taste. The living room is very nice and spacious as is the master bedroom. The second bedroom was also very nice and cozy. The roof terrace was a really great place to spend our evenings. The kitchen is fully equipped, except for an oven, but it has a very spacious toaster oven. It was perfect so that we could cook breakfast and also several dinners. There is also a nice covered patio with an adjacent dipping pool to cool off.

The location of the house is within walking distance to pretty much everything in the center of Merida. There are several parks near by where you can dine out or just have a drink and listen to music (some nights live). The main cathedral is a few blocks away as well as many other important buildings. There are loads of restaurants with many types of cuisine.

Tim was as very good host and I definitely recommend his home!

We liked the space. We managed in the kitchen fairly well. Good knives!! Colors wonderful. The roof lounging space however needs sun cover.

The washer needs a dryer. Humidity too high to depend on nature.

We had cold showers for 3days before that got straightened. Then the plumbing in second bedroom needs attention. There must be leakage in walls as it’s got mildew odor in there. Not good for ones health.

The main bedroom bathroom needs better design for shower. Looks good but function off. Floor soaked after shower. Hence needed to wash towels and found dryer would make life better.

The basic idea of house great but too many major issues to deal with. Would not likely rent again.

Pepe and rental people lovely.