Like all hotels in Mazatlan this is a seasoned hotel. The location of Las Flores is excellent and I recommend a stay. The rooms are clean, the facilities are maintained, and the staff is friendly/helpful.

There are lots of extended stay Canadians in the hotel which makes for a nice cultural exchange, add to that the Mexican flare, and you have un buena posada.

The resturant serves well portioned, tasty and affordable meals, (don't forget to tip).

On tipping, Propina is the spanish word. Like all food servers worldwide 15% is the minimum gratuity if you are happy with SERVICE, 20% if extremely pleased.

The Mexican Peso has been devalued by 25% over the last 12 months, and Mazatlan is a great bargin for the savvy traveler.

Don't forget to walk the 4 mile Malecon, it's gorgeous. This is a beautiful town so don't be fooled by all the Drug Violence "talk". Mazatlan is no different than any other city of 500,000 residents.

If you want to go Downtown to the Mercado take the GREEN CENTRO BUS, it's $1 US/Canadian and it runs the length of the Malecon.

If you want to experience the local cuisine try Panama Resturant. Panama is a local chain and has 6 locations in Mazatlan with attached bakeries. The food is varied, cheap and well prepared.

Overall I was pleased with my stay at Las Flores in Mazatlan, and enjoyed the peace/quiet the property offered.

Just a basic hotel, but incredibly clean. The restaurant was decent, though there are a million near by to try. The staff was wonderful and hard working. We went a few weeks after the tourist got shot in a cross fire, but we felt completely safe the entire time that we were there, and found the locals to be incredibly friendly. We never heard any noise from the bar in our room. I would recommend upgrading to an ocean view room.

We stayed at the Las Flores Nov. 15 - 30 in an oceanview suite on the 4th floor. The hotel was clean, but outdated. Maid service was good. Food was good. It's too bad for the local people that there are hardly any tourists. We probably won't stay here or come back to Mazatlan any time soon.

When my wife and I were shown to our room at the Las Flores Beach Resort they put us right next door with an adjoining door to a bunch of loud people pouring into the hallway as well as yelling in their rooms and this was the afternoon in an empty Hotel. We had already unpacked and settled in when they began yelling at the top of their lungs. These were drunk Seniors from Canada. I went to the front desk and asked to be moved. We had to re-pack all of our belongings and trek to the other end of the Hotel which left our clothes in a heap. At approximately 10:00 p.m. what was described as "Banda Music" began booming through the walls and into the air conditioning ducts using the outlet in the bedroom which became a loud speaker. Honestly, without exaggeration, it was the loudest music I have ever heard in my life booming through the walls and shaking everything on the shelves that could shake. It was as if the Band was in our room. The next morning after a poor night's rest only I went down stairs and told the lady at the front desk. She said, and I quote....."Oh yes Senor, I get complaints all the time about this and we have to call the police. Call us tonight if it is loud again." Well it was loud again and again and again and again and since we paid for a discounted package I was reluctant to check out and how do you contact other Hotels without a phone book and speaking little Spanish? As we drove through the streets on what they call a Pulmonia (golf cart) their method for transporting tourists throughout their city, I tried to memorize a few names so maybe I could find a phone book but this effort failed and my wife and I toughed it out for the remainder of our trip. The Hotel itself is hardly a resort (unless a pool makes it a resort) but it has a clean lobby and the room's housekeeping was adequate. I would never stay there again no matter what not even for free. The Golden Zone is a bad idea and I would recommend Emerald Bay. We loved Mazatlan and will return but will stay at Emerald Bay as we met people on our tours who were staying there and they loved it. I found out talking with them on tours that our fabulous 50% discounted room was the same price as at the exclusive Emerald Bay including meals. Emerald Bay is a resort.