Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico, a four-star property, sits in Guadalajara. Guests have access to a pool, a restaurant and breakfast. It scores 3.9/5 across 4103 guest reviews — a good rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$50 to US$108 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It sits about 3 km from the centre of Guadalajara. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
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Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 11 priced stays for Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico: rates ran from US$50 to US$108 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in Guadalajara move with demand: midweek stays booked a couple of weeks out are where our scans found the widest choice of free-cancellation rooms. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico is at Calzada Independencia Sur # 168, Guadalajara, Mexico. That puts it about 3 km from the centre of Guadalajara's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. This page's “View on map” link opens the exact spot in Google Maps, so you can measure the journeys that matter to you.
The facilities, in detail
For food and drink, the hotel lists bars, breakfast, coffee, restaurant(s) and room service. On the wellness side there's fitness center, outdoor pool and swimming pool. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, business center, car rental service, concierge and free car parking. In the room itself: air conditioning, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer, iron and board and safe. The full list of 47 facilities is below; double-check the ones that are deal-breakers when you book, as hotels adjust what they offer by season.
Good to know before you book
Booking is straightforward: pick dates and guests in the widget, check the live rate on app.impt.io, and complete the reservation there. Most rooms are offered with free cancellation until a few days before arrival — the exact deadline is shown next to each rate before you pay. Every confirmed booking also removes a tonne of CO₂ through IMPT's carbon-removal projects, at no extra cost to you. When comparing, note that the four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Guadalajara for hotel guests
The Centro Histórico wraps around the cathedral and the Hospicio Cabañas: practical for the Orozco murals, though it goes quiet after dark. Colonia Americana, around Avenida Chapultepec, is where you will want to sleep if you like cafés, cantinas and nightlife — plenty of small hotels in old townhouses. Zapopan, out toward Andares, holds the corporate and luxury end, and Tlaquepaque offers courtyard hotels among the craft workshops, at a gentler pace. Our 2026 scans logged 103 hotels with a real price: from US$16 a night and a typical rate of about US$72, making this one of the cheapest big cities to sleep in. The honest bit: distances deceive — allow 20-40 minutes by car between zones, and from June to September afternoon storms are near daily. All hotels in Guadalajara →
Facilities
Guest reviews
3.94103 reviewsBusinesses alarms on the back street go off all night and in the morning loud and persisting for 30 min at a time. If you are planing to sleep not a good place. Asked for a main street view or a top floor.
The hotel was great. We received great service from the staff. There is a restaurant on the ground floor that is petty good. The location is not so pretty. It is in a downtown area, and there are homeless people and graffiti on the walls of surrounding businesses. We never felt threatened or unsafe.
Great location. Period lol not the cleanest place
Planning your trip to Guadalajara
When to go
Guadalajara boasts one of Mexico's best urban climates: spring-like most of the year, with November to May dry and sunny. From June to September a storm rolls through most afternoons — heavy, brief and almost welcome, since it cleans the air and cools May's heat, the hottest month.
Prices hold steady with two exceptions: the International Book Fair in late November and early December genuinely fills the city, and big events at Expo Guadalajara do the same for scattered days. The October festivities add atmosphere without spiking rates.
The rainy summer is the cheap season; with a free calendar, May for heat and the Book Fair for crowds are the only things to dodge.
Getting there and around
The airport sits south, 25-45 minutes from the Centro or Americana depending on traffic: a registered taxi runs about MX$350-500 at 2025 prices, apps somewhat less from departures. Overland, the new bus terminal connects the whole west; Mexico City is 6-7 hours by bus or a short flight.
The city is lived zone by zone and crossed by car: between Centro, Americana, Zapopan and Tlaquepaque allow 20-40 minutes a hop. Within each zone walking works well, and the light rail (three lines) links Centro and Zapopan with surprising efficiency.
For Tequila, tours leave early from the Americana and Centro; the tourist train is the expensive, festive version. With your own car the highway does it in an hour — and the agave towns around it earn the detour.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Colonia Americana is the answer for most: Mexico's neighbourhood of the moment, with Avenida Chapultepec as its spine — cafés, revived cantinas, cocktail bars — and boutique hotels in early-1900s townhouses. Everything walks, nights are on foot, and the Centro is 10-15 minutes away. In our 2026 scans the city's typical rate was US$72, with the Americana a notch above.
The Centro Histórico puts the cathedral, Orozco's murals in the Hospicio Cabañas and the arcades at your door, with veteran hotels from US$16 — the lowest entry price among the big cities in our scan. The trade: it powers down at night and a few blocks ask for judgement.
Zapopan-Andares is the executive and luxury pole: new towers, first-rate malls and the international chains — practical with a car, far from everything else. Tlaquepaque, southeast, offers the village version: courtyard hotels among craft workshops and afternoon mariachi at the Parián; charming, though 25-40 minutes from the rest of your itinerary.
By profile: first visit, the Americana without hesitation; work trip, Zapopan-Andares or Expo depending on your meetings; tight budget, the Centro chosen block by block; craft-shopping trip, Tlaquepaque, which also serves the best courtyard afternoons. Tonalá, further out, is for the Thursday and Sunday wholesale markets — visit it, do not sleep there.
A note on distances that fools people: 'Guadalajara' listings can sit in Tlajomulco or by the airport, technically metropolitan and practically an hour from your dinner. Check the pin against the Chapultepec-Centro axis before booking anything cheap.
Eating and going out
Guadalajara eats with its own identity: torta ahogada — the defining local dish, spicy by design — goat birria, carne en su jugo, and tejuino to wash it down. The classics live in stalls and fondas of the Centro and the markets: San Juan de Dios, one of the largest covered markets in the Americas, is total immersion. A market breakfast runs about MX$60-100 in 2025; a fonda lunch, MX$90-150.
The Americana holds the other extreme: the liveliest restaurant and specialty-coffee scene in western Mexico. Between the poles, Tlaquepaque serves courtyard meals with mariachi.
Tapatío nightlife is big: century-old cantinas in the Centro, cocktails and electronic rooms on Chapultepec, and serious mariachi at the Plaza de los Mariachis or the Parián. This is tequila's cradle: order it neat, with sangrita, and distrust any menu that hides it in coloured margaritas.
One eating strategy that pays here: do the markets at lunch, not dinner — San Juan de Dios and the neighbourhood mercados wind down by early evening, while the Americana's kitchens run late. And Sunday morning belongs to birria: the classic goat houses fill with families from nine, and arriving before ten is the difference between a table and a queue.
Booking well
A big, calm market: 103 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$16 with a typical rate of US$72. Outside the Book Fair and Expo congresses, days of notice suffice; for late November, close two months out or sleep away from the Expo-Americana axis.
The executive pattern favours tourists: Zapopan and Expo hotels release Friday-to-Sunday rates while the Americana barely moves — if yours is a weekend trip, compare both before deciding on autopilot.
Local checks: in the Americana ask for an interior room if you sleep lightly — the nightlife is both the draw and the noise — and in the Centro confirm how close you are to the blocks that go dark. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; the live rate is in the widget.
Two local calendar notes: the October festivities stretch weekend demand across the whole month, and Chivas matches at the Akron stadium move Zapopan's occupancy on Saturdays — check fixtures if your hotel is that side. For the Book Fair in late November the rule is hard: book two months ahead, or sleep away from the Expo-Americana axis and cross the city daily.
Frequently asked about Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico
How much does Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$50 per night. These are scan observations, not a live quote: the final rate depends on your dates. Use the check-availability widget on this page to see the current price.
Where is Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico?
The address is Calzada Independencia Sur # 168, Guadalajara, Mexico, Guadalajara, about 3 km from the centre. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Banquet and Bars. The full list (47 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Best Western Plus Gran Hotel Centro Historico?
Pick dates and guests in this page's check-availability widget: it takes you to the live price on app.impt.io, where you complete the booking. Most rooms come with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
