Hotel Maya

Cobá


The best deal in town. Clean, colorful and comfortable rooms (some with cable TV) await upstairs behind wooden doors designed with carvings of Maya gods, while downstairs there's an inviting blue-tiled swimming pool. It's on the main avenue and just a short walk to the ruins.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Cobá attractions

2. Cobá Ruins

0.35 MILES

Cobá's ruins include the tallest pyramid in Quintana Roo (the second tallest in all the Yucatán) and the thick jungle setting makes you feel like you’re…

3. Grupo Cobá

0.42 MILES

The most prominent structure in the Grupo Cobá is La Iglesia (the Church). It's an enormous pyramid; if you were allowed to climb it, you could see the…

4. Juego de Pelota

0.65 MILES

An impressive ball court, one of several in the ruins. Don't miss the relief of a jaguar and the skull-like carving in the center of the court.

5. Grupo de las Pinturas

0.75 MILES

The temple at Grupo de las Pinturas (Paintings Group) bears traces of glyphs and frescoes above its door and remnants of richly colored plaster inside…

6. Xaibé

0.82 MILES

This is a tidy, semicircular stepped building, almost fully restored. Its name means 'the Crossroads,' as it marks the juncture of four separate sacbés …

7. Templo 10

0.84 MILES

Here you can see an exquisitely carved stela (AD 730) depicting a ruler standing imperiously over two captives.

8. Grupo Nohoch Mul

0.87 MILES

Nohoch Mul (Big Mound) is also known as the Great Pyramid (which sounds a lot better than Big Mound). It reaches a height of 42m, making it the second…