Breakfast was amazing - mexican cuisine. View of the city was truly amazing morning and night. Pool waiter was less than friendly but the rest of the staff was wonderful.

Once was enough. We did a couple of day visit to Guadalajara and needed a "central" location which this certainly was. The reception staff were very helpfull BUT the building and rooms are in desperate need of a MAJOR upgrade. The bath still had the original aluminum shower doors which were totally pitted , off the tracks and full of silicon and mold with numerous tiles missing. The room was basiclly well laid out but man did it need a renovation. The pool was shut down ( it looked like for months) for repairs and we were not aware of any gym or other facilities. We only needed the Hotel for a short stay and the price was fair. At most we would rate this as a 3 star even by Mexican standards. If you are looking for a cheap hotel just outside of the downtown area and don't mind age go for it. I would suggest that yu really negotiate the room rate however...

Apparently this used to be one of the best hotels in Guadalajara, many years ago. Since then, international hotel groups have moved in with international standards, while the 'El Tapatio' had decayed into shabbiness and dirt. Our room was awful, old installations and furniture just give the impression of uncleanliness, especially in the bathroom. A swimming pool with dirt marks around the edges and many tiles missing. A play area for kids with old and dangerous equipment. Then the restaurant...they gave us a bill for half of what we actually consumed, and demanded the rest anyway....gee, wonder what was going on there!! Needless to say we demanded a complete bill, and did not leave a tip as the service was shocking. We had to wait in our room half an hour for the manager to come and open the room safe for us. We eventually had to go and get him from reception. Thankfully we were only there for one night.

LOCATION: The hotel is located outside the city, close to the airport. I was worried we'd spend a lot of money on taxi's but the hotel offers a shuttle service, upon reserservation, to either downtown, Tonala, Tlaquepaque or the airport. We'd just take a bus back to the hotel for 5 pesos and cross the pedestrian bridge to the hotel.

ROOM: At first we stayed in the same standard room (#777) that another of the people that wrote a review stayed in. The room smelled bad, the bedspread/furniture/carpet was very worn and the tub still didn't drain properly (ha ha ha). However we then moved to a deluxe room and it was much better. The room was clean, comfortable and located in front of the pool.

POOL: Very big but cold and had a lot of debris in it from the trees. Missing floor tiles.

BREAKFAST: Complimentary breakfast was good but I recommend upgrading to the buffet. I loved the mexican hot chocolate.

ROOM SERVICE: Took forever to arrive. On weekends when their staff is busy hosting events, then don't come at all.