Since 1988 every year i vacation in mazatlan and i have stayed in every hotel in the golden zone. of all the hotels the best hotel for me is the tropicana the reason is most hotels are too strict making guest feel uncomfortable they have security watching you come and go that is a big problem if you have a few friends.. the tropicana is in a perfect location everything is walking distance you don.t need a taxi until you leave to the airport. well i stayed at the tropicana 6 times and i will be back march 2004. until then see ya