Casa de Huespedes Arellano

Taxco


Taxco’s backpacker-friendly guesthouse has basic, clean rooms, three well-tended balconies of flowers, and a variety of rooms and ample terraces for relaxing. From the zócalo take Calle de Arcos and turn on the first right down to the very bottom.


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Nearby Taxco attractions

1. Templo de Santa Prisca

0.04 MILES

The icon of Taxco, Santa Prisca is one of Mexico’s most beautiful and striking pieces of baroque architecture. Its standout feature (best viewed side-on)…

2. Museo Guillermo Spratling

0.05 MILES

This well laid-out three-story history and archaeology museum is off an alley behind Templo de Santa Prisca. It contains a small collection of pre…

3. Museo Casa Figueroa

0.07 MILES

A splendid, envy-inducing home-turned-museum, with an interesting collection of vintage art and craftwork from across Mexico, comes to life alongside…

4. Casa Borda

0.07 MILES

Built by José de la Borda in 1759, the Casa Borda serves as a cultural center hosting experimental theater and exhibiting contemporary sculpture, painting…

5. Museo de Arte Virreinal

0.09 MILES

This charming, rather ragtag religious-art museum is housed in a wonderful old house. It hosts a small but well-displayed collection of art, labeled in…

6. Cacahuamilpa Caverns

10.02 MILES

One of central Mexico’s most stunning natural sights, the Cacahuamilpa caverns are a must-see for anyone visiting Taxco or Cuernavaca. The scale of the…

7. Ixtapan Parque Acuático

20.99 MILES

This sprawling outdoor water park mixes curative thermal-water pools with waterfalls, water slides, a wave pool and a miniature railway.

8. Xochicalco

25.92 MILES

Atop a desolate plateau with views for miles around, Xochicalco is an impressive and relatively easy day trip from Cuernavaca that shouldn’t be missed. It…