Bed and breakfasts in Mexico are often used as an alternative to hotels because of the real touch to everyday Mexican life they provide as well as the better prices for quite comfortable rooms and local style breakfast in the morning. Very often there is no difference between a guest house and a B&B in Mexico. They both depict privately owned accommodation providing bed and breakfast whilst the owners live on premises. In Mexico bed and breakfasts or guest houses are called casas de invitados, casa de huespedes, posadas, pensiones.

Mexico is the third largest country in North America with a vast territory from the south borders of the USA to the Caribbean Sea. According to the World Tourism Organization it is the seventh major tourism destination in the world for foreign visitors. Because of its location Mexico boasts quite varied nature. There are incredible long white sand beaches and dry deserts, high peaked snowy mountains and tropical rain forests that create a fascinating mix reflecting in the personalities of local people. The ancient centuries-old history of Mexico and its multi layered cultural inheritance have had strong influence on its people as well. The values of the different dominant cultures through time have left their traces in the modern time values of Mexicans and their culture. Around the whole country are scattered architectural and other artifacts of the Mayan and Aztec civilizations. The present architectural style is an artful combination of the art nouveau, baroque, art deco and Native American styles. There are also fine examples for architecture of the future world in big metropolises like Mexico City. The most visited coastline destinations of Mexico are Acapulco, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, the island of Cozumel. Famous inland destinations are Merida, Guanajuato, Puebla, San Miguel de Allende.