We had a big group, 7 of us on some days, and the house fit us comfortably. We had a wonderful time in Merida, even though it is so very hot and humid in July (this coming from a girl living in south Texas) so the pool was a great relief. Here is what else might be good to know:
The house is as beautiful as the pictures. The listing is missing reviews on VRBO but you can see others for this house on 'the other website with listings'. All the appliances worked like a charm. The toaster oven was a plus since it cut down on the heat in the kitchen. Beds are comfortable and all the plumbing/water needs worked every time we needed it.
What might be good to know is that there is AC only in the bedrooms. The house is hot in other rooms. There are fans on the wall, but with 97 degree days, it can't help that much. We played board games almost every night (we were there 9 days) and we had to move furniture around in bedrooms to fit a table in there because it was too hot to sit in the common areas. This might not be a problem other months of the year, but I could not say. While staying in St Croix, Curacao, and Bonaire, the houses were the same - AC only in bedrooms - but there were trade winds that could blow through open windows.
The walk to town took us about 25 minutes, so consider that. We found Uber a better bet so we wouldn't arrive at restaurants so sweaty . I would say that we felt incredibly safe at the house and the city. Really, we did all over - the roads and other towns. (We went on to Akumal for 3 days and Holbox Island for a week.)
Oh, the garage will not fit a passenger van, but there was no problem parking on the street.
Merida is a great town and worth spending a few days or a week here. Yet, due to Covid, the Maya museum and the Governor's Palace were closed and some of the events we were looking forward to were not happening. We rented a van and spent a day in Sisal, a beach town; went to Vallodolid (loved it!); took a day to see Chichen Itza and a day to see Uxmal (don't miss it - better than Chichen Itza!!!) and spent a day seeing remote cenote's. There just wasn't enough to do in Merida that was open for the length of time we allowed. Hopefully, this will be better for future guests.
Lastly, I will add is that the property managers communicated immediately and thoroughly. We had a question about the oven, the front door lock, housekeeping, and water. We never waited and we were always taken care of. Kudos to Salvador!
