Hotel Mandarin, a three-star property, sits in Tampico. On site you'll find a restaurant, breakfast and a gym. 1026 guests rate it 4.1 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices moved between US$50 and US$62 per night. It sits about 4 km from the centre of Tampico. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Tampico: Tampico is a working port city with a beach next door, and it helps to see it that way before you book. All hotels in Tampico →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 1 priced stays for Hotel Mandarin: rates ran from US$50 to US$62 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. As with most hotels in Tampico, midweek nights tend to come in cheaper than weekends, and booking two or more weeks ahead widens the choice of rooms with free cancellation. The price you see after tapping “Check availability” is the live app.impt.io rate for your exact dates, not an estimate.
Location
Hotel Mandarin is at Isauro Alfaro Norte 112, Tampico, Mexico. That puts it about 4 km from the centre of Tampico's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Tuxpan, about 151 km away — compare Tuxpan hotels too if your plans are flexible. 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 breakfast, coffee and restaurant(s). On the wellness side there's fitness center. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, laundry service, luggage storage and shuttle service. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer and iron and board. The full list of 46 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
The booking flow is three steps: dates and guests in this page's widget, the live price on app.impt.io, and instant confirmation. 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 three-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Tampico for hotel guests
The port, the Ciudad Madero refinery and the industrial complex at Altamira fill the hotels Monday to Thursday; by the weekend the city loosens up and so do the rates. The old centre is a genuine surprise: late-19th-century buildings with cast-iron balconies around the Plaza de la Libertad, two blocks from the Pánuco river. Playa Miramar lies about fifteen kilometres away in Ciudad Madero. Our 2026 scans logged 15 hotels with a real price: from US$50 a night, typically around US$99 — corporate-town pricing rather than beach-resort pricing. From May to September, the humid heat runs the show. All hotels in Tampico →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.11026 reviewsIt was actually pretty good actually, like for the price it was pretty amazing. The food was great, the staff was friendly, and the rooms were fine! You really can't complain much for $23 dollars a night! That's quite the bargain, plus they have free breakfast and this food it is actually good! I love Mexican and the Chinese food! (The breakfast is mostly Mexican food, however, during the day the I noticed it was Chinese food) If I ever come back to I would def go there, the only thing is the parking! Not a deal breaker for me, since I mostly walk or Uber everywhere! However, if you need parki…
Older hotel, several roaches, rooms were clean though. Room had musky odor. AC wasn't great but it finally cooled after several hours. Staff was good
I was there only to dinner. And meal was good but its possible improvents. Maybe i'll not back again. I am a very not easy customer. I like to pay for good meals. But very good really good.
Planning your trip to Tampico
When to go
There is no perfect season in Tampico, only less uncomfortable ones. March and April are the pick: warm rather than punishing, little rain, and the Gulf already swimmable at Miramar. October and November work too, once the rains ease and before the cold fronts settle in properly. Those are the windows to aim for if you are here to look around rather than to work.
May to September is hot and wet — 33 to 36°C with humidity piled on top and thunderstorms most afternoons. Hurricane season runs June to November and peaks in August and September; direct hits are rare, but heavy rain and flooded streets are routine. July, August and Holy Week fill Playa Miramar with families driving down from Monterrey and San Luis Potosí.
From November to February the nortes blow in: cold fronts with wind, drizzle and days of 12-15°C that shut the beach down entirely. The city itself carries on, because heavy industry has no season, so the business hotels still fill Monday to Thursday. In winter the weather rearranges your plans here far more than it moves the room rate.
Getting there and around
General Francisco Javier Mina airport (TAM) sits about fifteen minutes from the centre and handles mostly domestic routes to Mexico City and Monterrey, with the occasional Texas connection depending on the season. A taxi into town or out to the hotel strip runs somewhere around MX$250-350; agree the fare before you get in, since meters are rare.
By road, Tampico is roughly seven hours from Monterrey, nine or ten from Mexico City, and about three from Ciudad Valles, the gateway to the Huasteca Potosina. First-class buses use one central terminal and the service is reliable. The rule nobody bends in Tamaulipas: travel in daylight, stick to toll roads, and do not drive between cities after dark.
Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira run together as a single sprawl, but the distances are real — reckon 20 to 30 minutes from the old centre out to Playa Miramar depending on traffic. City buses cost on the order of MX$15, ride apps work well and usually undercut street taxis, and a rental car only earns its keep if you are splitting days between beach, centre and port.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Centro Histórico is the part worth walking: the Plaza de Armas with its cathedral and, a block away, the Plaza de la Libertad, ringed by late-19th-century buildings with cast-iron balconies that gave Tampico its faintly New Orleans reputation. This is where the older, plainer hotels are, and where the US$50 floor from our scans generally comes from.
Midweek the centre empties after dark and the action shifts north to the Avenida Hidalgo corridor, home to the business-oriented chains, the shopping centres and a good share of the restaurants. It is the easiest base if you arrive by car or are here to work, and it is where our sample's typical figure of around US$99 actually lives.
Ciudad Madero and Playa Miramar are the seaside option: kilometres of sand, a promenade, and hotels and condo blocks facing the water. It works in summer and over long weekends, when prices climb accordingly; midweek in winter it can feel deserted. Check on a map whether the hotel really fronts the beach or sits several streets back — the difference matters here.
Altamira, further north, is port and industry, full stop: people sleep there for work and no other reason. If you like walking, the Colonia Petrolera, with its 1920s and 1930s houses built for oil company staff, and the Laguna del Carpintero, with its park and resident crocodiles, are the two urban outings that genuinely surprise visitors.
Eating and going out
The food here comes out of the water. Crab is king — stuffed, shredded into salpicón, packed into sandwiches — and shrimp from the Pánuco and the lagoons turns up in almost everything. A serious seafood plate runs somewhere around MX$250-400, while a set lunch downtown lands between MX$120 and MX$180. The central markets do the city's best breakfast and close early.
The torta de la barda is the local institution: a wide flat roll layered with beans, cheese, avocado, ham, breaded steak and more, sold from before dawn near the port wall it is named after. It costs little and replaces a whole meal. Carne a la tampiqueña, by contrast, was invented in Mexico City by a Tampico restaurateur — you can eat it here, minus the mythology.
Nightlife clusters along Avenida Hidalgo and the streets around it, where bars and terraces fill from Thursday to Saturday. In summer the Miramar promenade takes over, with palapas and music running late. This is a city that eats dinner late and warm; over long weekends and school holidays, when regional visitors arrive, book a table in advance.
Booking well
The sample is small: our 2026 scans logged 15 hotels with a real price in Tampico, from US$50 a night and typically around US$99. This is not a boutique market or a bargain-hunting one; it is a corporate market, which explains why the middle of the range sits higher than you would expect in a city without mass tourism.
The useful pattern is the reverse of a beach town's. Midweek demand is work-driven and the better hotels fill Monday to Thursday, while Friday and Saturday tend to open up gaps and softer rates. At Miramar it flips: weekends, summer and Holy Week are the busy, expensive stretches, and quiet midweek winter is when you name your price.
Before you pay, confirm three things: air conditioning that genuinely works, because from May to September it is not optional; parking if you are driving; and the real distance to wherever you plan to spend your days — the centre to the beach is a solid half hour in traffic. Travelling in hurricane season, take the cancellable rate.
Frequently asked about Hotel Mandarin
How much does Hotel Mandarin cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$50 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Hotel Mandarin?
Hotel Mandarin is at Isauro Alfaro Norte 112, Tampico, Mexico, in Tampico, about 4 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Hotel Mandarin have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Balcony, Banquet and Bath. The full list (46 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Mandarin?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
