Hotel Salto del Meco - Huasteca Secreta

We enjoyed one of the main cabana, you can shut the windows and door shutters and have AC at night. There was some annoying part, the wifi didn't reach inside, you have to be outside for internet (no cell signal). The reception had no internet for card payment, prepare money. The kayak is included, very nice (but took a long time 40min+ for someone to show up). The pool is great, the place itself is really relaxing. It's also very hard to reserve (almost no external tourist) because you have to check their Facebook ads and use WhatsApp. No other way to reach them. Breakfast also included at the restaurant on top. We really liked that location.

This is definitely a nice location, the place is very peaceful, you will be surrounded with water, trees, birds and butterflies. ||||People from front desk is very helpful, they offer you many services for rent: kayaks, standup paddle board, tubing, etc.||||The hotel is located near the "El salto del Meco" waterfall, you can walk some stairs that offers you a great view of the waterfall, you can also swim a short distance and you will have amazing views and feels from the waterfall.||||Besides the hotel there is a small club in which they also rent some boat trips (lancha) is cheap, they give you lifejackets.||||Place is very family friendly. The river is very safe for kids, you can have a lifejacket from the front desk and they can enter and swim on the river without any problem. It is better to have water-shoes, because there are rocks and some underwater tree roots. They have a swing at the edge of the river, you have to try it, is a very good experience.||||Rooms are very clean and spacious. They have open showers, very nice experience.||||The hotel has its own restaurant "El Mirador", food is very good. One day seems they were struggling because they opened 30 minutes later than the hour they supposed to open for lunch. The hotel offers free breakfast, is very good, the restaurants opens late for breakfast if you are a person that have breakfast early morning, you will need to find a different alternative. ||||Swimming pool is good, it has two sections one with short depth for kids, and other section with more depth. At the edge of the pool there is a bar, good drinks and shakes, only thing is that is not open continuously, you need to check the hours, seems they start at 2:30pm.

We loved the location and facilities. The river is so refreshing to swim in. When we first arrived we were considering staying for two nights but there were little bugs in full attack mode that not even repellent would deter so we opted for just one night. For dinner we had the parrillia mar y tierra which was excellent. The outdoor shower was really cool and the king bed was very comfortable. Coffee was brought to our terrace at 8am which was a nice surprise. On entering the restaurant for breakfast we were greeted by very loud televisions and a poor breakfast. Loud TVs and natural beauty should never be mixed. The service was very good but in the end we felt that it was overpriced.

We spent three days and two nights at this location. We also visited Tamasopo. The Waterfall in Salto de Meco is spectacular. The river is turquoise blue and very clean and easy to float in. The hotel Salto de Meco is a rustic chic place with a few bungalows along the river. The bungalows are completely open to the jungle. the bed has a canopy. The bathroom and shower are outside,but private and enclosed on the sides. The upstairs bungalows are very nice, though rustic. The downstairs portion is more enclosed but doesn't have the charm. You must walk up an open staircase over 100 steps to get to their restaurant. You can drive up to it as well. The food was excellent and the service at the restaurant was great. The hotel staff are casual and not very attentive. Forget about the bar...none or minimal service. ||Overall, if you wish to be close to nature it is a beautiful place to stay. We are bird watchers so that was a pleasure for us. There are many tropical birds in this area flying around the site.

We traveled in June 2018 with My husband, 3 boys and my mother. We reserved the cabin for 6. It was very comfortable and really nice. My boys ages 10, 7, and 2 really enjoyed it. We stayed for 3 days and It was very relaxing to be disconnected from our day to day life. No TV, no WiFi, no internet. Nothing but absolutely family time. It was a wonderful experience and would highly recommend it to anyone looking to get away from the busy life that we sometimes get sucked into. We got into the a little canoe that was passing by as we were on the swing and they offered to take us all the way to the water fall and we did for a small fee. Also, my husband and 7 year old jumped from the cliff. It was quite an experience.

We spent 2 nights at this place and were amazed by the outdoor beauty, the river, waterfall, birds but terrible service. We couldn’t sleep because they put a family of 7 on the first floor of our cabin and they were very noisy. ||We had breakfast at he restaurant and it was ok but staff was not attentive at all. With the exception Jorge who took us on a paddle board ride, everyone else was very careless, including the manager. ||We’ll definitely loved to go back to El Meco but not to stay at the hotel.

Landscape was fantastic. Staff was really friendly. Rooms were not so great, either open sheds (massive amount of insects will come in, but there were nets around the bed) or closed, uncomfortable tents. Breakfast isn’t worth to mention and if you’re used to european 4* hotels you’re not going to like this one. Go for a day trip instead and return home in the evening.

It was a very remote resort with amazing waterfall, swing and a GM who spoke English . Loved the Mexican food at the restaurant . They offered a free activity too. Swimming near the waterfall, boating, jumping from the cliff…. We enjoyed the experiences thoroughly.