Set in Ixtapa, Posada Real Ixtapa is a four-star property with real observed prices for 2026. On site you'll find a pool, a spa and a restaurant. 2424 guests rate it 4.1 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices moved between US$158 and US$244 per night. It is right in the centre of Ixtapa. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About Ixtapa: Ixtapa was drawn on a map in the 1970s as a purpose-built beach resort, and it still reads that way: one boulevard, a row of hotels, and Playa El Palmar in front of them. All hotels in Ixtapa →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 10 priced stays for Posada Real Ixtapa: rates ran from US$158 to US$244 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. As with most hotels in Ixtapa, 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
Posada Real Ixtapa is at Boulevard Ixtapa Sin Numero Zona Hotelera, Ixtapa, Mexico. That puts it right at the heart of Ixtapa's hotel cluster. 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, coffee, pool bar, restaurant(s) and room service. On the wellness side there's fitness center, kids pool, massage, outdoor pool and pool bar. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, currency exchange, free car parking, laundry service and luggage storage. In the room itself: air conditioning, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer, safe and shower. 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 four-star rating reflects the hotel's declared standard; the guest reviews on this page tell you how it actually feels to stay.
Ixtapa for hotel guests
It is orderly and easy, with golf courses, a marina and small commercial plazas, and with Zihuatanejo — the working fishing town on the next bay — ten minutes away by local bus, which is where most people end up eating and wandering. Our 2026 scans logged 15 hotels with a real price: from US$64 a night and a typical rate of the order of US$170, pushed up by the big resorts. One honest note: El Palmar is open ocean and the surf can be strong. All hotels in Ixtapa →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.12424 reviewsWe were glad to see the railings on the steps entering the hotel. Now they need a railing on the steps between the pool and the dining room. We have stayed at the Posada various times over the past 20 years and have never been disappointed. It must be a great place to work. There are several employees that were there when we stayed 20 years ago. The all inclusive buffet is one of the best in Ixtapa. We were never disappointed. This has become our favorite hotel in Ixtapa. Keep up the good work. Bill and Jeri from Omaha.
The location is lovely your close to lots of great restaurants, souvenirs and right on the beach . The small hotel it is wasn't overly busy . The negatives the safe was broken, zero Entertainment; the food and selection absolutely horrible . But the staff and the cleanliness was lovely . I wouldn't stay here again but it was cheap for what you get .
The hotel has been updated with beautiful balconies 2 view the sunsets and morning coffee. The staff treats you like family, from the time you arrive until you leave. Some new staff that has joined is great to see ( yes genesis that is you) I will definitely come back again next year. The food I order from the menu will not disappoint. Miss all of you. See you all next year
Planning your trip to Ixtapa
When to go
The dry season runs December to April: days around 30-32°C, warm nights, calm water and essentially no rain. It is also the expensive stretch, spiking over Christmas, New Year and Holy Week, when the hotel strip fills with Mexican families and Canadians who settle in for weeks. Book months ahead for those dates and forget about bargains.
May and June turn humid and sticky, though the sea is warm and rates start sliding. From July to October it rains most afternoons, the hills go green and the air stays heavy; September is both the wettest month and the peak of the Pacific hurricane season. The trade-off is an almost empty resort and the lowest prices of the year.
November and the first half of December are the sweet spot: the rain has stopped and neither the crowds nor the high-season rates have arrived. January brings the freshest mornings of the year. If your plan is swimming and walking without soaking your shirt, aim for those weeks.
Getting there and around
Zihuatanejo airport (ZIH) sits about 10 km from town and roughly half an hour from the Ixtapa hotel strip. It handles domestic flights all year plus a wave of seasonal services from the US and Canada between December and April. An authorised airport taxi to Ixtapa runs on the order of MX$500-600, noticeably less to Zihuatanejo.
Overland, first-class buses from Mexico City take something like nine hours, with regular links to Lázaro Cárdenas, Morelia and Acapulco; the coast road from Acapulco is about four hours. The standing local advice is worth repeating: do not drive highways in Guerrero after dark, and cover the stretches towards Michoacán in daylight.
You do not need a car here. Local buses and shared vans shuttle between Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo every few minutes from early morning until around eleven at night for roughly MX$15; a taxi between the two is MX$150-200, short hops inside Ixtapa much less. A paved bike path also links the two centres along the road.
Rent a car only if you plan to leave the corridor: Troncones and Barra de Potosí are 30 to 40 minutes away and worth the drive. For most visitors, two or three taxi rides a day cost less than the rental, the fuel and the hotel parking put together.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Ixtapa hotel zone is essentially one street, Bulevar Ixtapa, with the large hotels on one side and Playa El Palmar on the other. It is the easy choice: big pools, all-inclusive plans, everything on foot. It is also the least characterful, and El Palmar is open ocean, so read the flags before you swim.
Marina Ixtapa, at the north end, mixes condos and hotels around the docks and the golf course. Dinner is good and nights are quiet, but the swimming beach is not out front. Further north, Playa Quieta and Playa Linda give you long sand and very few hotels, fine if you want isolation and do not mind depending on taxis.
Zihuatanejo is the other world: a fishing town with a walkable centre, a market and a pier. The centre has small, cheap hotels; Playa Madera and above all Playa La Ropa hold the places with bay views and the calmest water around. Stay here if you came for atmosphere rather than for a resort pool.
The numbers: our 2026 scans logged 15 hotels with a real price, from US$64 a night and a typical rate of the order of US$170. The low end is usually a small Zihuatanejo property or the rainy months; the median is pulled upwards by the big Ixtapa resorts.
Eating and going out
In Ixtapa, life orbits the hotels and the small commercial plazas across the boulevard: broad menus, resort pricing, some live music late in season. It works for an easy evening without moving the car, but it is neither the best nor the cheapest food in the area.
Zihuatanejo is where you eat. Along the waterfront walk by the main beach and in the streets behind it, a full seafood meal runs roughly MX$200-350 a head. Order tiritas, the local strips of raw fish with lime and chilli, pescado a la talla off the grill, aguachile, and green pozole on Thursdays, a Guerrero habit many kitchens still keep.
Breakfast is better in town too: the market and the small places around it serve eggs, beans and coffee for a fraction of hotel buffet money, and they open early enough for a boat trip. If your rate includes breakfast, fine; if not, do not assume you have to eat where you sleep.
Nightlife is modest. Ixtapa has hotel bars and a couple of spots on the boulevard; Zihuatanejo leans towards terraces with a bay view, beer and unhurried mezcal. In the low months places close or cut days, so ask at reception before crossing town at ten at night.
Booking well
Christmas, New Year and Holy Week need two or three months of lead time, especially for anything beachfront. Outside those peaks, the gap between booking a month out and turning up last minute is smaller than you would expect, though the rainy season throws up rates you will never see in January.
Do the all-inclusive maths honestly. The format dominates in Ixtapa and can pay off with children in tow, but if you plan to eat in Zihuatanejo most days, a room-only or breakfast rate buys more freedom for less money. Check whether the quoted price includes tax and service before comparing.
Before you pay, confirm three things: that the hotel is genuinely on the beach rather than across the boulevard, that air conditioning works in every room and not only in the newer wing, and what the cancellation policy looks like between June and October. In cyclone season, a refundable rate earns its extra dollars.
Frequently asked about Posada Real Ixtapa
How much does Posada Real Ixtapa cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$158 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Posada Real Ixtapa?
Posada Real Ixtapa is at Boulevard Ixtapa Sin Numero Zona Hotelera, Ixtapa, Mexico, in Ixtapa. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Posada Real Ixtapa have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, Air conditioning, Babysitting service, Balcony and Bars. The full list (56 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Posada Real Ixtapa?
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.
