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The best hotels near Ensenada Beach

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 29 Ensenada hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Ensenada, out of the 29 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.7 down to 4.5.

All five are within 6.3 km of Ensenada Beach.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ensenada Centro by IHG

Highest rated of the five

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ensenada Centro by IHG

★★★★★4.7 from 754 reviews

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ensenada Centro by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.7 from 754 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $159 a night on the dates we checked.

29 hotels in Ensenada qualified for this list and five made it. Torre Lucerna Hotel Ensenada is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ensenada Centro by IHG1

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ensenada Centro by IHG

    ★★★★★4.7 from 754 reviews

    3.1 km from Ensenada Beach

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    • Torre Lucerna Hotel Ensenada2

      Torre Lucerna Hotel Ensenada

      ★★★★★4.5 from 2,039 reviews

      5.2 km from Ensenada Beach

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking

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    • Punta Morro3

      Punta Morro

      ★★★★★4.7 from 1,297 reviews

      6.3 km from Ensenada Beach

      • Pool
      • Spa
      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Kid friendly

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    • Jules & Laurent Hotel Contemporáneo4

      Jules & Laurent Hotel Contemporáneo

      ★★★★★4.7 from 82 reviews

      3.1 km from Ensenada Beach

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      • Hotel Eiffel En Ensenada5

        Hotel Eiffel En Ensenada

        ★★★★★4.5 from 740 reviews

        3.4 km from Ensenada Beach

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        How this list was put together

        29 Ensenada hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Ensenada Beach second, then took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Peter Halvorsen

        Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

        Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

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