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It is a couple of blocks from Parque Alameda, Bellas Artes, Paseo Reforma and all that area contains in Centro Historico. $40 to $60 for a suite! Recommended. Free internet.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12177 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12176
These are his early murals (the 20s) and are on three floors surrounding an open courtyard with jacaranda trees.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12176 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12142 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/12142 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9839 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9839 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9590 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9590 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9587 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9587 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5519 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5519 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5485
A great place to escape the hectic city centre, it is easily reached on the metro or by bus.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5485 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5470 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5470 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5422 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5422 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5406 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5406 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5404 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5404 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5403 Along the stairway, the wall is covered with retablas, religious cards that they collected. Upstairs in her bedroom is the painting that Kahlo was working on when she died - a portrait of Stalin.
 ]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5403 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5396 Rooms are dormitory style although there are a couple of private double rooms with their own bathrooms. You can cook your own food in one of the two kitchens or have breakfast for 15 pesos. Lots of interesting people work at or stay at the hostel and it is a great place to base yourself while in Mex City. We stayed in one of the doubles for about £7 a night.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5396 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5383
I shared a double room. It was clean, quiet, and had a large bathroom with a giant shower, TV, breakfast and coffee. This hotel is comparable to any moderately priced business hotel in the US. At the equivalent of $40 US per night it's a bargain. The staff were professional and attentive.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5383 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5382 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5382 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5378 pickpockets, especially places like San Lázaro early in the morning. I was jostled violently and robbed last July, and so was my brother-in-law (a Mexican) a couple of days later - in exactly the same place (he
didn't know of my experience). We should have known better. Never again.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5378 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5376 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5376