Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones is a four-star hotel in La Paz. On site you'll find a pool, a restaurant and breakfast. It scores 4.3/5 across 2469 guest reviews — a very good rating. In our 2026 scans, rooms ranged from US$134 to US$233 per night depending on dates and occupancy. It sits about 1 km from the centre of La Paz. Most rooms can be booked with free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
About La Paz: La Paz is the capital of Baja California Sur and it lives facing the water. All hotels in La Paz →
Rooms and rates
Across our 2026 scans we logged 1 priced stays for Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones: rates ran from US$134 to US$233 a night depending on the date, how far ahead you book, and occupancy. Rates in La Paz 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
Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones is at Blvd Alberto Alvarado Aramburo S N, La Paz, Mexico. That puts it about 1 km from the centre of La Paz's hotel district, based on the coordinates in our scans. The nearest city with a bigger hotel scene is Todos Santos, about 79 km away — compare Todos Santos 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, breakfast in room and coffee. On the wellness side there's fitness center, outdoor pool, pool bar and swimming pool. Practical services include 24 hour front desk, 24h. security, business center, free car parking, laundry service and luggage storage. In the room itself: air conditioning, bath, bathroom, free wifi, hairdryer and iron and board. The full list of 53 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.
La Paz for hotel guests
The malecón, Álvaro Obregón, is where most hotels sit: sea-facing rooms, seafood counters and an orange sunset every evening over the bay. Two or three streets inland the old centre — the cathedral, Jardín Velasco, Madero and Esquerro — holds the smaller, cheaper hotels. North towards Pichilingue, the CostaBaja marina gathers the expensive resort end, which only works with a car. Our 2026 scans logged 19 hotels with a real price: from US$38 a night and a typical rate of about US$134. Not cheap, but it is the doorway to Espíritu Santo and Balandra. All hotels in La Paz →
Facilities
Guest reviews
4.32469 reviewsI am fine with stairs but there are no elevators at the location. If you have trouble climbing stairs, then you might want to avoid this place. It's only two stories high, but it can make a difference to some people. It looked much nicer on the outside than it was inside of the rooms. The breakfast was okay. I was with a group of people and others complained about holes in the walls and stuff like that. The back of the envelope that has your card to get into the room gives you instructions to bring any valuables to the front desk when you leave the room so that they can put them in a safe that…
This is a warning for those who reserve through their website. Ensure you are sent a receipt for what you paid for. We were charged for the room and breakfast but were told we didn’t pay for the breakfast the next day. There was no receipt but our credit card showed we paid. This is unacceptable because we over paid and they still demanded more. We will be staying elsewhere next time we visit La Paz.
Breakfast and service with that is good. Pool is nice. Rooms are way too old. Airconditioning not cooling, found several cockroaches in the hallway. Also buildings don't have a elevator (3rd floor). Nice when you have heavy bags. Unfortunately no reply after asking to mail them.... A shame....
Planning your trip to La Paz
When to go
The good season runs November to April: days of 22-28°C, cool nights and a bay that is usually calm. This is when the whale sharks arrive and when rates climb, peaking over Christmas and New Year, during the February carnival — one of the country's biggest — and at Holy Week.
May and June bring the first real heat and thinner crowds: softer rates, warm water, long quiet evenings. July to October is punishing, with 35°C and above, thick humidity in August and September and hurricane season on the calendar. It is the cheapest half of the year for good reason.
Two honest caveats. The northerly winds between November and February chop up the bay and cancel boat trips at short notice, so leave a spare day. And the grey whales are not here: they are at Bahía Magdalena, about two and a half hours away, from January to March.
Getting there and around
Manuel Márquez de León airport sits roughly 11 km from the centre, with flights from Mexico City, Guadalajara, Tijuana and Monterrey. There is no practical bus: take an authorised taxi or van, on the order of MX$350-450 to the malecón. From Los Cabos airport it is two to two and a half hours by road.
Ferries from Mazatlán and Topolobampo land at Pichilingue, about 20 km north of town rather than downtown, so budget for a taxi or a rental car. Overland, buses run frequently to Todos Santos, a little over an hour away, and on to Los Cabos and the northern peninsula.
In town, the malecón walks end to end and the centre is three streets back. City buses cost around MX$15 and short taxi hops MX$80-150, unmetered, so agree the fare before you get in. For the northern beaches, a rental car is the realistic answer.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The malecón is the default: hotels facing the water, sunset from the balcony, restaurants and the sculpture-lined promenade at the door. Ask for an interior room if you sleep lightly — weekend evenings bring slow traffic, music and crowds strolling until late along some stretches.
The historic centre, around the cathedral, Jardín Velasco and the Madero and Esquerro streets, is where the small hotels and the lowest rates we recorded live. You sleep better, eat cheaper and better, and the water is still five minutes away on foot.
North along the Pichilingue road, the CostaBaja marina holds the expensive end: pools, docks, golf and no street life at all. It works if you are sailing or want isolation with a car. El Manglito and El Esterito, flanking the malecón, are residential barrios with guesthouses.
The Fidepaz area, out by the highway exit, is practical for a work trip or a one-night stop on the way to Los Cabos. Be honest with yourself about it: nothing is walkable there and there is no atmosphere. You sleep and you move on.
Eating and going out
The food is seafood and unfussy: fish and shrimp tacos, chocolate clams, scallops, shredded marlin, tostadas and aguachile. The stands and marisquerías in the centre, around Madero and the parallel streets, generally charge noticeably less than the terraces with a direct view of the bay.
Rough 2025 orders of magnitude: a fish taco MX$25-45, a set lunch MX$120-180, a seafood main MX$220-350, a beer MX$45-70. That buys two proper meals a day without much arithmetic, which is part of why people linger here longer than planned.
Nights are low-key: this is a working state capital, not a party town. A handful of craft beer and mezcal bars in the centre, terraces along the malecón, and not much more; midweek things close early and Sunday the city visibly slows down. Late-night clubbing lives in Los Cabos.
Booking well
The spread in our 2026 scans tells the story: 19 hotels with a real price, from US$38 a night and a typical rate of about US$134. What separates them is zone and type — a small downtown hotel against a sea-facing room or a marina resort.
Book well ahead from December to April, for the carnival and Holy Week, and for long domestic weekends. In summer you will find rooms almost on the day, but check that the air conditioning is recent rather than a heroic survivor from another decade.
Before paying, confirm three things: private parking if you are driving, since the centre streets are narrow and one-way; whether the sea view is guaranteed or depends on the room allocated; and the cancellation policy between August and October, when a storm can rearrange your week.
Trips to Espíritu Santo and the whale sharks run on regulated numbers and leave early. Reserve them before you arrive rather than saving them for your last morning, especially if the wind has been blowing and cancelled departures are stacking up behind you.
Frequently asked about Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones
How much does Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones cost?
Prices we observed in 2026 started at US$134 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 Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones?
The address is Blvd Alberto Alvarado Aramburo S N, La Paz, Mexico, La Paz, about 1 km from the centre. This page's "View on map" link opens the exact spot.
What facilities does Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones have?
The hotel lists 24 Hour Front Desk, 24H. Security, ATM, Air conditioning, Banquet and Bar/Snack/CafEn'. The full list (53 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Araiza Palmira Hotel y Centro de Convenciones?
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.
