http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T06:01:19Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1168 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/27/112132/799 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/maison_marques_view.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Some 120,000 tourists poured into the Cancun region of Mexico last week and hotel occupancy rates hovered around 95 percent. This was the result of an unholy trinity of public school spring breaks, college spring breaks, and the Semana Santa week before Easter all hitting at the same time. <p> <p>We hightailed it out of there upon landing at the airport and spent the first night in Valladolid, an attractive Spanish Colonial town near the ruins of Ek Balam and Chichen Itza. The change in demand--and prices--couldn't be more dramatic. For $65 (including taxes) we got a room at the best hotel in town: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mes%F3n+del+Marqu%E9s/local/1168"><b>Mes&#243;n del Marqu&#233;s</b></a>. Situated right on the main plaza, the 300-year-old main Tim L. 2008-04-02T14:01:04-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/