About staying in Colima
Colima is a small, unhurried state capital living in the shadow of two volcanoes. The centre, around Jardín Libertad and the cathedral, crosses on foot in twenty minutes and holds the few hotels with any character. Everything else lines the through-avenues — Camino Real, Constitución, the road out to Guadalajara — where work trips sleep. Our 2026 scans found just 8 hotels here with a real price: from US$34 a night, with a typical rate of about US$71. Most visitors use the city as a base for Comala, the La Campana ruins and the volcano viewpoints, and that is exactly what it does well.
Colima hotel FAQs
Where should I stay in Colima?
In the centre, around Jardín Libertad, if you came to look around: museums, arcades and evening cenadurías all on foot, though the hotels are few and small. The avenues — Camino Real, Constitución, the Guadalajara road — hold the business hotels, with parking and reliable air conditioning, but you will drive or cab to dinner. Comala only makes sense with your own car.
When is it cheapest?
The cheapest stretch overlaps the summer rains and, oddly, weekends: demand here is work-driven, so midweek fills first. Rates climb for the Feria de Todos los Santos, late October to mid-November, the charro-taurine fiestas in early February, and Holy Week. Our 2026 scans logged rooms from US$34 and a typical from-price of about US$71.
How do I get there and get around?
Buses from Guadalajara take 2.5 to 3 hours on the toll motorway, with frequent departures; from Manzanillo, a little over an hour. The local airport at Cuauhtémoc has very few flights; Manzanillo, ninety minutes away, has more. In town the centre walks easily, city buses cost around MX$12 and a taxi runs MX$60-100.
Is Colima safe for visitors?
The state carries high violence figures, tied to disputes over the Manzanillo port corridor rather than to tourism. In practice the centre, Villa de Álvarez and the Comala road are used normally by day and early evening. Drive highways in daylight, take hotel or taxi-stand cars when coming back late, and skip improvised rural shortcuts.