Set in Tequila, Matices Hotel de Barricas is a three-star property with real observed prices for 2026. Guests have access to a pool, a spa and a restaurant. 1922 guests rate it 4.4 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices moved between US$269 and US$405 per night. 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 Matices Hotel de Barricas: rates ran from US$269 to US$405 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. As with most hotels in Tequila, 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
Matices Hotel de Barricas is at Calle La Cofradía 1297, Tequila, Mexico. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Zapopan, about 49 km away — compare Zapopan 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 bar/snack/cafen', bars, breakfast, coffee and minibar. On the wellness side there's massage, outdoor pool, spa and swimming pool. Practical services include 24h. security, concierge, free car parking, laundry service, luggage storage and parking. In the room itself: air conditioning, bathrobe, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer and minibar. The full list of 56 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.
Tequila for hotel guests
The tour buses and the weekend train from Guadalajara clear out by evening, and the plaza in front of the Santiago Apóstol parish church goes back to belonging to the town. Almost everything worth your time fits into eight or ten blocks: the historic distilleries, the Museo Nacional del Tequila, the terraces along Calle José Cuervo. Beds are the constraint. Our 2026 scans found only 4 hotels with a real price, from US$67 a night and a typical rate of around US$171. All hotels in Tequila →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.41922 reviewsThis was without a doubt the coolest place we stayed in our three week trip to Mexico - incredible accommodation, great experiences, and friendly and helpful staff! Some of the negative reviews we read beforehand almost put us off but I'm so glad we ignored them and went ahead as this was a true highlight of the trip.
I booked a room here for my birthday and they canceled my reservation the day before via email. They didn’t even have the courtesy to call me. I had booked two months ahead of time and paid in full. They wanted my bank account number in order to refund my money but I didn’t feel comfortable with that so I had to dispute the charge through my bank.
HOTEL CLOSED & HIDDEN FEES – READ UNTIL THE END!! First of all, I booked a night at this hotel on January 12, 2025, for $430 CAD per night. The moment I clicked on "Reserve," a drop-down menu suddenly revealed an additional $269 in hidden fees, after my booking had already been confirmed. That brought my total to $689 for ONE night! I immediately called to cancel my reservation, as I was insulted by this deceptive pricing. The cancellation fee? $540—just to cancel a stay for February 9, 2025! (When I called, I was redirected to a generic call center managing multiple hotels.) Despite this f…
Planning your trip to Tequila
When to go
The dry months run November to May. November through February is the sweet spot: days around 25-28°C, nights cool enough for a jacket, and clean light across the agave fields. From March to May the heat builds and the valley turns dusty and brown — perfectly workable, but not the landscape you saw in photographs.
Rain arrives June to October, usually as an afternoon storm that blows through in an hour or two. That is when the fields are genuinely green and the volcano stands sharp above town. Come midweek in those months and you will have the tours, the terraces and the pick of the rooms largely to yourself.
The local peak is the Feria Nacional del Tequila, spanning late November and early December, when the town fills and the handful of hotels sell out completely. Holy Week and long weekends do the same on a smaller scale. Midweek, this is a different place: quiet, inexpensive and free of queues at the distillery gates.
Getting there and around
Tequila lies 60-70 km northwest of Guadalajara on Highway 15. Driving takes about an hour and a quarter using the toll road. Buses leave frequently from Guadalajara's Antigua Central Camionera, take a slow ninety minutes with stops, and cost on the order of MX$150-200 at 2025 prices.
The weekend tourist train from Guadalajara is an outing in itself — tastings on board, back the same evening — which is precisely why it does not suit an overnight stay, since the ticket usually locks in the return leg. If you are sleeping here, the bus or your own car leaves you far freer.
Guadalajara's airport sits on the far side of the city: allow close to two hours door to door, and expect a taxi well over MX$1,000. A bus transfer or a rental car makes better sense. In town nothing needs wheels; short taxi rides run roughly MX$50-80, and Amatitán is fifteen minutes up the road.
The obvious warning people still ignore: tastings add up quickly. Decide who is not drinking before you set out, or leave the car at the hotel and use taxis. Highway 15 carries heavy truck traffic, and it is not a road to learn in the dark after a day of sampling.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The centre — the main plaza, the Santiago Apóstol church, Calle José Cuervo — is where staying makes sense: you walk to the distilleries, the tequila museum and the terraces. The trade-off is noise. On Friday and Saturday there are mariachis, cantarito drinkers and music trucks circling the square until late.
Three or four blocks back, on streets such as Sixto Gorjón and the lanes crossing it, small hotels occupy old courtyard houses that cost less and sleep better. Ask for an interior room. In a town of narrow streets and low façades, facing the patio rather than the pavement changes the whole night.
Towards the edge of town and the highway turn-off you find plainer places with their own parking, built for people arriving by car. It is a fifteen-minute walk to the plaza or a MX$50-60 taxi. This is where the floor of the market sits, near the US$67 minimum we logged in 2026.
Out among the agave fields toward Amatitán and El Arenal, a few haciendas have been converted into hotels: pool, silence, landscape. They are the reason our typical scanned rate, around US$171, sits so far above the floor. Without a car you are tied to taxis for every meal and every tour.
Eating and going out
The food is unfussy Jalisco cooking: beef birria at midday, pozole, tacos, and tortas ahogadas if the Guadalajara craving hits. The municipal market and the small fondas on side streets serve a set lunch for MX$120-180; plaza terraces charge closer to double, and a good part of that is the view.
The visitor's drink here is not a shot but the cantarito — citrus juice and tequila in a clay pot, sold on every corner. It goes down easily and it deceives. At 1,200 metres with afternoon sun on you, two cantaritos count for more than they look. Eat before you start the round.
Nightlife is short and concentrated: bars around the plaza and along Sixto Gorjón, live music Friday and Saturday, very little from Sunday to Thursday. Come midweek expecting atmosphere and you will be disappointed; come expecting a town that goes quiet by ten, and that is exactly what you get.
Booking well
Inventory here is tiny. Our 2026 scans found just 4 hotels with a real price, from US$67 a night and typically around US$171. With so few beds, a single busy weekend wipes out availability across the whole town. Booking weeks ahead is not overcautious in Tequila — it is simply how the place works.
The gap between that floor and that typical rate describes the market accurately: simple guesthouses at one end, restored haciendas and courtyard houses at the other, with little in between. If your budget sits near the floor, target midweek nights and the plainer places out by the highway entrance.
Before paying, confirm three things: parking, because the centre has narrow streets and few spaces; whether breakfast is included; and which way the room faces. Ask too whether the hotel books distillery visits — several do, and in high season that saves you standing in line at the gate.
If your trip hinges on a train ticket or a timed tour, lock those in first and the hotel second, with free cancellation while the dates settle. And weigh the honest alternative: sleeping in Guadalajara and coming for the day is cheaper, though you miss the town after dark.
Frequently asked about Matices Hotel de Barricas
How much does Matices Hotel de Barricas cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$269 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Matices Hotel de Barricas?
Matices Hotel de Barricas is at Calle La Cofradía 1297, Tequila, Mexico, in Tequila. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Matices Hotel de Barricas have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Balcony, Banquet and Bar/Snack/CafEn'. The full list (56 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Matices Hotel de Barricas?
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.
