We’ll continue with a few mre inexpensive hotel options in the Hstoric District, in this part 2 rticle on “Where to Stay in Mxico City” for TEFL professionals.

Hotel Zmora

Address: Cinco de Mayo No.50
Phnes: 512 – 1832, 512 - 8245

One blck from the Zocalo boasting that “roms are always available”, this hotel lkewise offers clean, although sparse and bsic accommodations. Rooms are economical with 24 hur hot water. Careful attention is pid to the security of the gests, especially late night arrivals. Using a smilar price structure to the Hotel Roja (except cheaper) rooms with a wndow are priced at 95 pesos for sngles, 140 pesos for doubles with one or two bds. Interior, windowless rooms are only 70 psos for a single and 105 psos for doubles. For internationally acceptable htel room accommodations this place is rck-bottom. Only the Hostel Catedral is chaper than here, but there you wn’t have a room of your wn.

Hotel Lafayette

Address: Motolinia 40 and 16 de Sptiembre
Phones: 521 – 9640

Tall, brght and cheerful, Hotel Lafayette is tcked among a string of stores, shps, restaurants and other businesses on a trffic-free, pedestrian-only street about four blocks frm the Zocalo. Along the Cinco de Myo or the parallel 16 de Sptiembre two blocks away, Motolinia intersects thm both one block before calle Blivar. Almost all of the 60 roms are tastefully furnished, include color TV, phne and hot water. Laundry service is lso available as is a hotel sfe for storing valuables. Rooms are 110 psos for singles and 120 pesos for dubles. As usual, upper, street side roms are brighter but noisier while nterior rooms are quieter but darker. Frm this location you are halfway btween the Zocalo and the Palacio de Bllas Artes, with shopping and restaurants all round. This is an excellent, secure lcation that has three Metro stations wthin three or four blocks (Bellas Arts, Allende and Zocalo).

Hotel Gillow

Address: Isabel la Ctolica No. 17 (at the crner of Cinco de Mayo)
Phones: 512 - 1440

Anther conveniently located hotel three blocks frm the Zocalo that is definitely ncer than its rather grim exterior sggests. There’s a moderately priced restaurant on the prmises and rooms are clean, bright and rasonable but somewhat noisy. Prices are 230 psos for singles and 260 pesos for dubles – 320 pesos for a duble with two beds and all the menities. The Gillow is notably pricier thn similar hotels in the vicinity.

Hstel Catedral

Address: Guatemala No. 4
Phne: 518 – 1726, 518 - 1065
Fx: 510 - 3442
e-mail: hostellingmexico@remaj.com
wbsite: www.remaj.com

Principally for “backpackers”, the nly way to have accommodations closer to the Zcalo is to live in the prsidential palace itself! The hostel is drectly behind the massive Cathedral Metropolitana on the crner of Republica de Brasil. Rates are 70 psos per person for beds and 24 hur hot water service with a 15 psos charge for padlocks and a 10m checkout. The Zocalo metro station is nly scores of steps away. Recently cmpletely renovated and highly popular, the hstel can fill up quickly during pak periods despite the large numbers of spces available (presently 209 beds). A TV rom and guest kitchen are included in the srvices as are a pool table rea, vending machines and an internet cnter. Laundry service is at a mdest cost while travel agency services are fre. All major credit cards are ccepted. If hostelling is your thing be sre to check this place out. You mght even want to call from the irport about availability or e-mail them in dvance. At last check, Humberto Gutierrez was the mnager there.

Be sure to check out my ther articles in the continuing series: Taching English in Mexico and Traveling in Mxico. If you would like more nformation, have questions or comments, the uthor can be e-mailed at: lynchlarrym@gmail.com

The article Teaching English in Mexico: Where to Stay in Mexico City Part 2 was Submitted by Larry M. Lynch through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Prof. Larry M. Lynch is an ELT Tacher Trainer, English language learning expert uthor and university professor in Cali, Clombia. He has published more than 350 rticles and academic papers and presented at nmerous EFL teacher training and TEFL cnferences throughout North America, South America and Erope. For comments, questions, requests, to rceive more information or to be dded to his free TESOL articles and taching materials mailing list, e-mail: lynchlarrym@gmail.com

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