The Motel Hacienda is located 3 KM north of Matehuala, S.L.P. on the west side of highway Route 57, the main commercial route between Mexico and the United States. Route 57 is the first "cut and fill" road built in Mexico and has less mountain grades than any other north-south route. It is a divided expressway as far north as Saltillo to Monterrey, and from San Luis Potosi to Mexico City. At present, the expansion is currently under construction connecting Saltillo to Matehuala and San Luis Potosi to Matehuala.
Matehuala is a mining town about 435 years old with a population of approximately 150,000. It is situated three miles north of the Tropic of Cancer and is at an elevation of 5240 feet above sea level. The climate is mild and dry all year round, seldom going below 40ºF or above 80ºF. It's location makes it an ideal overnight stop to many of the important cities in Mexico. Traveling south it is 400 miles from Eagle Pass, Texas, 340 miles from Laredo, Texas, and 285 miles from McAllen, Texas. Traveling north it is 370 miles from Tampico, 340 miles from Morelia, 385 miles from Mexico City, and 420 miles from Taxco, Mexico.