Set in Tepic, Hotel Fray Select is a four-star property with real observed prices for 2026. The hotel offers a restaurant, breakfast and parking. It scores 4.6/5 across 363 guest reviews — an excellent rating. In our 2026 scans we observed rooms from US$86 per night. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Tepic: Tepic doesn't sell itself: it is a working capital and a crossroads, sitting at 900 metres and an hour from the Nayarit coast. All hotels in Tepic →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 10 priced stays for Hotel Fray Select, with rates from US$86 a night. Rates in Tepic 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
Hotel Fray Select is at 130 Av. Prisciliano Sánchez Sur Centro, Tepic, Mexico. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Rincon De Guayabitos, about 66 km away — compare Rincon De Guayabitos 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 bars, breakfast, restaurant(s) and room service. 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, bath, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer and iron and board. The full list of 48 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.
Tepic for hotel guests
The Centro Histórico — twin-towered cathedral, the Museo Regional, the Cruz de Zacate church — takes a morning on foot; the rest of the city stretches north along Avenida México and Avenida Insurgentes, where the business hotels are. Our 2026 scans logged only 8 hotels with a real price: from US$54 a night, with a typical rate of the order of US$86. Supply is thin, so book weeks ahead for Holy Week and long weekends. All hotels in Tepic →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.6363 reviewsNice place, comfortable. The other Fray is in centro.
Definitely recommend, location is great, and parking a plus, their complementary breakfast is delicious,and it's only 40 minutes from San Blas , which has an amazing beach and the food is delicious and fresh 😋 😀 😍
Everything it's good the employees very helpful and the food was good , room clean . Exelente
Planning your trip to Tepic
When to go
The dry season runs November to May: days of 25 to 30°C, cool mornings and January nights that can drop to ten. It's the best weather for walking the Centro and for day trips to the Santa María del Oro lake or down to San Blas without mud.
June to October it rains properly. Tepic is among the wettest state capitals in Mexico: afternoon storms, heavy and fairly punctual. In exchange the hills turn green and the Sangangüey volcano stands clear at dawn. Bring a rain layer and shoes that cope with wet streets.
May and early June are the hottest stretch, before the rains break. Occupancy peaks over Holy Week, in early May around the Cruz de Zacate festivities, and at year-end. With only eight hotels in our scans, those dates disappear quickly.
Getting there and around
Amado Nervo airport lies some fifteen kilometres out towards Xalisco and handles only a handful of domestic routes. Most visitors land in Guadalajara or Puerto Vallarta and continue by road. A taxi from the airport into the centre runs around 300 pesos; agree the fare before getting in.
Overland, Guadalajara is about three hours on the toll road, Puerto Vallarta another three, Mazatlán four to five. The bus station sits on the eastern side of town, well away from the centre: budget 80 to 120 pesos for a taxi with luggage.
The Centro is walkable and city buses run north along Avenida México. Beyond that, distances stretch and pavements thin out. Renting a car only pays off if you plan to reach the coast, the lake or the Ceboruco volcano.
One fair warning: avoid driving the mountain roads and the free routes to the coast after dark. Daytime is fine, but signage is poor and the rainy season brings potholes and the occasional landslide.
Where to stay, zone by zone
Centro Histórico. Around the Plaza Principal and the first blocks of Avenida México you sleep steps from the cathedral, the Museo Regional, the Amado Nervo house museum and the market. Hotels are modest, some in older buildings; ask for an inside room, because traffic starts early.
Avenida México north and Avenida Insurgentes. This is where most chain and business hotels sit: parking, air conditioning, breakfast included, fast access to the highway. Charmless, and far enough that you'll taxi most evenings, but it is the practical choice for a work trip.
Xalisco road and airport side. Worth it only for dawn flights or for travellers passing through towards Vallarta. You sleep comfortably, eat wherever you can and leave early; there is no street life to speak of.
The honest point: Tepic has no boutique hotel scene. Our 2026 scans found eight properties with a real price, from US$54 and a typical rate of the order of US$86 — dear for a city this size, precisely because supply is scarce and aimed at business travellers.
Eating and going out
An hour inland, Tepic still eats like the coast. Zarandeado fish, shrimp tostadas and the local ceviche — finely chopped, heavy on lime — are the midday standard. The good seafood places tend to close early; this is lunchtime food, not dinner.
The Juan Escutia market is the honest breakfast stop: birria, weekend menudo, tacos and tejuino to wash it down. Around the Centro there are quiet cafés and bakeries, with no tourist pricing and set lunches in the 100 to 150 peso range.
Nights are low-key. Midweek the Centro shuts down early and whatever is happening moves north, along Avenida México and near the shopping plazas, where you'll find bars and neighbourhood cantinas. Fridays and Saturdays are livelier, but nobody comes to Tepic for nightlife.
Booking well
With eight hotels in our scans, booking early matters more than comparing. Over Holy Week, long weekends and the year-end fortnight the city fills with people heading to or from the coast, and what little remains gets expensive. Think weeks ahead, not days.
Because so much of the trade is corporate, occupancy leans Monday to Thursday. If your dates are flexible, an ordinary weekend usually costs less. The figures from our scans — from US$54, typical of the order of US$86 — shift with the calendar far more than with neighbourhood.
Before confirming, check three things: covered parking if you're driving, air conditioning that actually works for May and June, and the real distance to the Centro, since several hotels advertised as central are a ten-minute taxi away.
If the beach is the real plan, price up San Blas or the Riviera Nayarit first. Tepic repays one or two nights for its museums, its Wixárika craftwork and its position at the crossroads; stretching the stay rarely pays.
Frequently asked about Hotel Fray Select
How much does Hotel Fray Select cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$86 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 Hotel Fray Select?
The address is 130 Av. Prisciliano Sánchez Sur Centro, Tepic, Mexico, Tepic. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Hotel Fray Select have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Banquet, Bars and Bath. The full list (48 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Hotel Fray Select?
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.
