I lived in Merida for 6 months, and I attended this yoga studio, as it was the only hot yoga studio…read moreavailable. I enjoyed the classes and the facility, but I do want to say that one of the teachers was super inappropriate when correcting my form. I told her I was doing it to the best of my ability and she kept telling me to straighten and lock my leg. It got to the point where I wanted to wear headphones to class to boldly ignore her. I forget her name but i think it was marianela, or something like that. I teach as a yoga instructor in Chicago and this was totally inappropriate. I only continued to go because it was the only option for a hot class in Merida.

What a find! I was in town visiting for a month and found Bikram Yoga Mérida and decided to buy a…read moreweek's trial for new students and got hooked ! All the instructors were very knowledgeable and welcoming. If I lived in Merida this would definitely be my go-to yoga studio. Prices are a bit high for Mexico but you'll truly get the best practice EVER. Studio is spacious clean and well maintained.

Not to slight the art in any way whatsoever, one great reason to visit the Centro Cultural De…read moreMérida Olimpo art museum is that the three galleries comprising this museum are air-conditioned. For the entire time I have been on the Yucatán Peninsula, there has been a persistent strong southeast wind pumping heat and humidity into the area from the Caribbean Sea, and a/c is worth its weight in gold. Very different than January 2005 when I was here and it was clear and dry. Admission is free. Photos without flash are allowed. Olimpo displays the recent work of regional artists. Much of the work was created at the arts center of Pátzcuaro. Plan on taking about an hour to visit all three galleries.