Hotel Guadalajara Plaza has a 7-story building of standard hotel rooms (very nice) and a series of two-story buildings with 1-bedroom units set around a lovely patio area and heated pool (about 36 feet in diameter). Each unit has a living room area with couch and chairs plus a table, chairs, and small refrigerator and microwave. The bedroom area is relatively large; the bathroom is standard. The unit has high-quality A/C. The interior is immaculately clean and well-maintained; the bed is comfortable. The patio area is gorgeous and peaceful with lounge chairs surrounding the pool. We were the only ones at the pool all week; the temps were about 75 degrees (possibly too cool for others, but fine for folks from Wisconsin). Most of the guests were business men who set off early in the morning and were gone all day. There were no Americans and virtually no tourists.

The hotel has an excellent breakfast buffet for less than $10 pp. The buffet includes fabulous fruits, 6-8 Mexican entrees, a cook waiting for your order for omelets, pancakes, or specialty Mexican items. There was also a full complement of fresh breads and juices. We did not eat other meals there.

The hotel is located on a busy street (though the hotel rooms facing the pool and the 1-bedroom units, all in the back, were quiet). Taxis are plentiful and cost between $4 and $7 to get downtown or to any restaurant. Alternatively, we found it easy to figure out the buses which stopped within a block of the hotel and cost about 50 cents.

The concierge was very helpful with perfect recommendations for restaurants and day trips. There is a happy hour with 1/2 price drinks, The concierge and several people working the front desk have reasonable fluency in English.

7/11 and a larger grocery store, pharmacy, bank and ATM are all within a block or two. There is a large shopping center about 4blocks away.