So True! In Mexico the hotels listed in the LP were crawling with gringos (whom, for some reason, I find indescribably annoying when I am in a foreign country, wanting to feel I am not your average annoying backpacker and that I am making my own way.)
After the first night in the LP recommended hostel I also found a much cheaper and nicer hotel that was not so touristy. Of course I still love them for the history and information on sights to see, but I guess their hotel and resto info should be taken with a grain of salt.