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Patrick What area are you staying in? We stayed at Wyndham Garden in Polanco just 2 blocks from Chapultepec park and it was very nice.
Don't even brush your teeth with the tap water.
Have you been robbed yet?
Have you been robbed yet?
zzyzzx says
Have you been robbed yet?
You have to be a complete idiot to get robbed in MX.
The phone itself? These are good for parts only so I doubt anybody really wants them anymore.
They may be poor but I would bank that the family unit they have is far better than the broken welfare family we have created in the United States.
Food was cheap and good, and we never got sick. We were careful to avoid the water and anything that might have been washed in water, like lettuce.
I could not bring myself to try the brains or eye.
I've sold a blacklisted phone to a Mexican, and they knew it was blacklisted. Apparently still ways to use them down south.
So you both MUST and CANNOT follow their instructions. Pretty frustrating.
But then no one ever asked for that either. It's all pretty messed up.
My wife and I were exceptionally happy with room 215, overlooking the Zocalo square and the cathedral. I'm sure it costs more than the other rooms, but totally worth it.
It's noisy outside, but if you close the windows you can barely hear it. The air conditioning worked well.
There were a few flaws, like tiny mosquitoes in the hotel lobby, but nowhere else we went in Mexico City. Odd. There is a nice free cafe in the lobby where you just give your room number and get coffee, food, and beer all free for guests. The servers expect a tip, but two dollars seems well appreciated. Some of the servers seemed rather sullen and unfriendly most of the time anyway. Others were cheerful and friendly.
The front desk needs to have aspirin on hand. I had a headache and was surprised they didn't have any. They should also make a point of changing money at a reasonable rate, both for the benefit of the guests and because it is a potential profit center. A clerk told me that they will change money, but only at a very bad rate.
The breakfast on the amazing balcony is very good, though one waiter forgot my order so we waited around and eventually ordered again. The coffee is not quite as good as you might expect from the food and location. Seems like Robusta beans instead of Arabica, and not strong enough for coffee connoisseurs. It would also be nice if they had really good cocoa available, as Mexico is the origin of cocoa. It seemed like what they had was the Abuelita stuff, with cinnamon and suger, not what I was hoping for.
Overall, quite an excellent hotel, and you really can't beat the location.
like tiny mosquitoes in the hotel lobby, but nowhere else we went in Mexico City.
The front desk needs to have aspirin on hand. I had a headache and was surprised they didn't have any. They should also make a point of changing money at a reasonable rate, both for the benefit of the guests and because it is a potential profit center. A clerk told me that they will change money, but only at a very bad rate.
Patrick says
like tiny mosquitoes in the hotel lobby, but nowhere else we went in Mexico City.
They have a fountain or something nearby? Open air lobby? Likely no see ums. They're common in warm and more humid climates. I don't know if Mexico city fits that mold, but they're bad on the Caribbean side of MX. Water/swampy areas are where they go.
We've been in Florida and the entire family looked like we had chicken pox after the week. No one felt like they were getting bit. Wasn't midwest style mosquitos that you just whack off your arm. You didn't know it was happening.
Patrick says
The front desk needs to have aspirin on hand. I had a headache and was surprised they didn't have any. They should also make a point of changing money at a reasonable rate, both for the benefit of the guests and...
One of the reasons I will likely never move to an overly humid climate. Fucking hate mosquitoes, rather wrestle a bobcat than a horde of these bloodsuckers. Ah California!
They have a fountain or something nearby?
Everyone hopes for tips, about 15% is normal like in the US. Lots of beggers.
The European Mexicans are taller than the mestizo or Indians, and look much richer. Very hierarchical.
I'm still a bit creeped out by learning more about the human sacrifice. They would cut you open, and then the priest would literally reach in and rip your heart out.
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