Monterrey may not be our first choice when you want to visit Mexico due to high criminality and terrorist like wars between drug cartels. Still you can see it from the positive side: Monterrey was before crime swept over the city in the last 2 years a pretty modern and nice place and actually it has not lost any of this, just that it's more dangerous, but prices have gone down, so you find high class hotels like the Fiesta Americana for very affordable prices. There are few other choices that are probably also good in the same area, so I am not sure that I would stay again at the same hotel although it was good for the money.
The number one advantage is the great location, directly in the center in front of a museum and at the back of a pedestrain zone, only 2 minutes walk from "Macro plaza" and 5 minutes from a metro station and a few minutes from the "barrio antiguo" (that is a bit run down and less attractive due to the security situation).
The zone is completely safe and nice.
About the hotel itself:
It has a very good standard but needs some refurbishing, if you like it very "classic" you are at the perfect place.
For my personal taste it's a bit too old fashioned and a little bit run down (bathroom tiles, shower curtain). But it is very spacey and beds are comfortable.
According to the room description there should be newspaper service but we didn't get any.
The TV big but old (no flatscreen, no HD).
Service at reception is friendly.
Swimmingpool is nice for kids not big enough for sports.
Mini Bar is completely overprized, rather walk down to 24-hours seven-eleven around the corner if you fancy something (beware they won't sell any alcoholic drinks after 6pm!).
Didn't try room service or restaurant, also overpriced for mexican standards.
- Fiesta Americana Monterrey
- Monterrey Fiesta Americana
