RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(03)/INF/6
2 May 2003
(03-2364)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Fifth Session
Cancún, 10 - 14 September 2003Original:  Spanish
NOTE TO DELEGATIONS
Hotel Reservations in Cancún
Please find attached a communication fr om the Mexican Organizing Committee.
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Mexico, 21 April 2003
Delegation Coordinators
5th Ministerial Conference
World Trade Organization
The following is provided as a supplement to the information on accommodation presented to
delegations on 17 March at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Mexican Organizing Committee has maintained 7568 rooms blocked in 37 hotels, with
preferential rates, from 9 – 15 September.
For the sole purpose of facilitating procedures and responding to the support that all of the
hotels of Cancún have shown for the organization of the WTO Ministerial Conference, the hotels have
been classified into "headquarters hotels", "official hotels" and "recommended hotels".
During the Conference, headquarters and official hotels will offer:1. Maximum rates per standard room;2. security, both inside and outside;
3. mobile telephone coverage;
4. information desk;5. free and continuous transport to the Cancún Convention Center and the NGO
Operations Center;
6. transport to and from the airport free of charge for all accredited delegates.The only difference between these two categories of hotel is that the headquarters hotels will
accommodate senior officials and will provide facilities for activities forming part of the Ministerial
Conference.
For the recommended hotels, the Organizing Committee simply negotiated preferential rates
for the event and checked that the services offered in  each one of the hotels were suited to the needs
of persons attending the Conference.  Most of these hotels operate under an "all-inclusive" scheme
and are offering attractive rates.
Rooms are reserved directly with the selected  hotel by the delegation coordinator who, upon
appointment, will have received from the WTO the authorization code required by the hotels in order
to confirm the reservation.
The reservation process began on 1 April, and the rooms will remain blocked by the
Organizing Committee until 30 June.  We would ask delegations to bear these dates in mind and make
their reservations as quickly as possible so that they can be sure to find space and to benefit from the
preferential rates.  It should be noted that all matters relating to the reservation of special rooms and
meeting rooms as well as cancellations and changes must be negotiated directly with the selectedhotel.
Certain delegations have expressed concern that the headquarters hotels will run out of rooms.
We stress that this category represents only 12.4 per cent of the total number of rooms blocked.WT/MIN(03)/INF/6
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However, all of the remaining hotels are ready to receive participants in the Ministerial Conference
and to offer them their services and provide all facilities.
Below is a detailed list of the 37 hotels and the category to which they belong, the number of
rooms that have been blocked for the Conference, the maximum rate for standard rooms and theestimated travel time by bus from the hotel to the Cancún Convention Center (CCC) and Cancún
International Airport.
HEADQUARTERS HOTELS
Name of the hotel Category Number of
rooms
blockedRate
aEstimated
travel time to
CCCEstimated
travel time to
airport
Camino RealCancúnGT 335 US$168.00 2 min. 25 min.
Hyatt Regency
Cancún5 Stars 200 US$168.00 2 min. 25 min.
NH Krystal
Cancún5 Stars 250 US$168.00 1 min. 24 min.
Hotel Sierra
Cancún5 Stars 150 Not
Applicable3 min. 20 min.
a Room rate per night, single or double occupation, including tax.  Does not include tips for bell boys or
chambermaids.WT/MIN(03)/INF/6
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OFFICIAL HOTELS
Name of the hotel Category Number of
rooms
blockedRateaEstimated
travel time to
CCCEstimated
travel time to
Airport
Fiesta AmericanaGrand Coral Beach5
Diamonds520 US$207.20 1 min. 24 min.
Hilton Cancún
Beach & GolfResortGT 355 US$162.40 10 min. 13 min.
J W Marriott
Cancún Resort &
SpaGL 150 US$162.40 5 min. 18 min.
Le Meridien
Cancún Resort &
SpaGT 150 US$162.40 5 min. 18 min.
Fiesta Americana
Condesa CancúnGT 330 US$151.20 5 min. 18 min.
Gran Caribe Real
Resort & Spa5 Stars 200 US$151.20 5 min. 28 min.
Gran Meliá Cancún GT 500 US$151.20 5 min. 18 min.
Gran Oasis Cancún GT 180 US$151.20 7 min. 16 min.
Hyatt Cancún
Caribe Villas &
Resort5 Stars 130 US$151.20 5 min. 18 min.
Marriott
CasaMagna
Cancún ResortGT 300 US$151.20 5 min. 18 min.
Presidente
Intercontinental
Cancún4
Diamonds100 US$151.20 5 min. 28 min.
Westin Regina
Cancún5 Stars 260 US$151.20 13 min. 10 min.
Meliá Turquesa 5 Stars 150 US$140.00 5 min. 18 min.
Oasis Cancún 5 Stars 500 US$140.00 7 min. 16 min.
Omni Cancún
Hotel & Villas5 Stars 200 US$140.00 7 min. 16 min.
Sheraton Cancún
Resort & Towers5 Stars 310 US$140.00 5 min. 18 min.
Calinda Beach &
Spa Cancún5 Stars 150 US$112.00 5 min. 28 min.
Calinda Viva
Cancún5 Stars 75 US$112.00 3 min. 26 min.
Costa Real Cancún
Hotel & Suites4 Stars 100 US$112.00 5 min. 28 min.
Flamingo Cancún
Resort & Plaza4 Stars 100 US$84.00 5 min. 18 min.
Miramar Misión
Cancún5 Stars 200 US$84.00 3 min. 20 min.
a Room rate per night, single or double occupation, including tax.  Does not include tips for bell boys or
chambermaids.WT/MIN(03)/INF/6
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RECOMMENDED HOTELS
Name of the hotel Category Number of
rooms
blockedRateaEstimated
travel time to
CCCEstimated
travel time to
airport
Aristos Cancún 4 Stars 125 US$44.80 12 min. 11 min.
Club Verano Beat 3 Stars 50 US$61.60 5 min. 28 min.
a Room rate per night, single or double occupation, including tax.  Does not include tips for bell boys or
chambermaids.
Name of the hotel Category Number of
rooms
blockedRatebEstimated
travel time to
CCCEstimated
travel time to
airport
Avalon Grand 5 Stars 50 US$143.00 5 min. 18 min.
Beach Palace 5 Stars 100 US$211.00 5 min. 18 min.
Continental PlazaCancún5 Stars 220 US$75.00 5 min. 18 min.
Moon Palace 5 Stars 280 US$267.00 24 min. 8 min.
Paradisus Rivera
Cancún5 Stars 350 US$190.00 35 min. 15 min.
Royal Solaris
Caribe5 Stars 200 US$130.00 12 min. 11 min.
Royal Sunset 5 Stars 40 US$110.00 3 min. 20 min.
Sun Palace 5 Stars 118 US$267.00 13 min. 10 min.
Sunset Lagoon &
Marina4 Stars 40 US$90.00 5 min. 28 min.
Yalmakan 4 Stars 100 US$55.00 12 min. 11 min.
b Daily rate per person, single occupation.  Includes food and beverages, taxes and tips.
All information relating to the hotels, including the rates and services offered, is available on
the web site of the Organizing Committee, www.omcmexico.org.mx.
I hope that this information is of use to you and thank you for your attention.
Mónica Ruiz
General Coordinator
Mexican Organizing Committee
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