Hotel Los Flamingos

Like a formerly healthy and attractive person who's getting on in years, the passing decades have worn away at the Hollywood glamor Los Flamingos could once claim. This is Old Acapulco. Everything's a little bit dated, in some cases (like sliding glass doors and bathroom faucets in the rooms) barely functional. Still, it's a beautiful place, lushly landscaped, where the staff tries hard to make you feel at home. We loved hanging out in the restaurant and bar, open to the sea breezes, where you seem to have slipped back into the 1940s when Johnny Weissmueller and the Duke were holding court. Incredible views -- the view from our room was one giant Pacific panorama -- but nothing to do in the down-and-out neighborhood, so you will have to taxi down the hill to town or to the crowded city beaches. Only a few minutes by cab to La Quebrada.

Great stay. Fantastic views. Rooms could do with a bit of a makeover for the amount you pay. But you are paying for the view really. Clean. Helpful staff. Good location.

habitaciones en malas condiciones, sin clima, muebles muy viejos