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General Hotel Information
- There are a few different areas of tourist hotels in Mazatlán.
- The Golden Zone (Zona Dorada) is the main tourist zone and has hotels that are about 15-20 years old.
- The Malecon strip of hotels are the older hotels that are about 20-40 years old.
- The Malecon is the seawall that stretches for 5-10 miles along the beach.
Hotel Los Sabalos
- Located in the Golden Zone. Home of Joe's Oyster Bar.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- The swimming pool is small, but nice.
- Mainly Mexican tourists, but quite a few Canadians and Americans.
- I have never stayed at the hotel, but the rooms are supposed to be fine.
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Hotel Playa Mazatlán
Located in the Golden Zone right next door to Joe's Oyster Bar.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- The Canadian consulate has an office in the hotel complex.
- The US Consulate has an office across the street.
- I normally recommend this hotel to people on their first trip to Mazatlán.
- I have stayed at the hotel many times. It is clean and safe. Rooms are average.
- The swimming pool is good for doing laps.
- The restaurant is a little pricy, but excellent. Especially, the breakfast buffet.
- Mainly Canadian and American tourists.
- Famous for it's rocking chairs. A good place to sit back, read, and rock.
- Be sure to check out the pictures of the hotel when it first opened as a motel. Pictures are located on the way to the restaurant.
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Azteca Inn
- Located in the Golden Zone. Across the street from the Hotel Playa Mazatlán
- Located across the street from the beach.
- Room rates are low-medium.
- Rooms are very basic.
- Mainly Canadian and American tourists.
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Hotel D'Gala Mazatlán
- Located in the Golden Zone across from the Hotel Playa Mazatlan.
- Located across the street from the beach.
- Newly renovated. Not sure how the rooms are.
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Hotel Mariana
- Located at the north end of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are low. Remember that generally you get what you pay for.
- It appears that they also have apartments for rent as for the sign. Not sure if the apartments are associated with the hotel or not.
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Balboa Towers
- Located in the Golden Zone near the Hotel Costa De Oro
- Located on the beach.
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El Cid
- Located at the north end of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- The swimming pool is the largest and best in Mazatlán. It has a small water slide and swim up bar.
- There are 2 sections to the hotel: El Moro tower and El Castillo.
- El Moro is the newer and nicer tower of the hotel.
- El Castillo is the older, more basic part of the hotel.
- When I stayed in the El Castillo, it was ok, but I didn't like the bare lightbulb in the shower!
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Hotel San Diego
- Located at the south end of the Golden Zone.
- Located across the street from the beach.
- Roomrates are low, approximately US$40 per night.
- Rooms are very, very small, just a bed, tv, and bathroom.
- This hotel is only for the real budget traveller.
- Located at the busiest intersection in the Golden Zone so noise may be an issue.
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Hotel Costa De Oro
- Located in the north of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- Rooms are fine.
- I have stayed in one of the suites and it was very nice.
- The swimming pool is big and quite nice.
- Good pool-side bar.
- The restaurant is nice, but everytime I eat there the cutlery is dirty!
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The Inn at Mazatlan
- Located in the north of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
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Las Flores Beach Resort
- Located in the middle of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- Currently, they is a lot of construction going on at the hotel so I don't know what the rooms are like now.
- Before, the rooms were fine.
- Noise, especially during spring break, is a problem as it echos up the atrium of the hotel.
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Las Palmas
- Located in the middle of the Golden Zone.
- Located 1 block from the beach.
- Room rates are moderate to low, over US$70 per night.
- I have stayed here a number of times. The rooms are fine.
- The pool was very nice, but it appears that they have filled it in now. Not sure if they have a new pool.
Royal Villas
- Located in the middle of the Golden Zone.
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- Probably, the nicest hotel in Mazatlán.
- The rooms are extravagant, each with a view of the ocean.
- The swimming pool is small and has a black colored bottom. Kind of different!
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Emporio
- Located at the south end of the Golden Zone.
- Formerly called the Riviera Hotel
- Located right on the beach.
- Room rates are moderate, over US$100 per night.
- The rooms are fine.
- I stayed in one of the suites overlooking the beach once. It was huge.
- The swimming pool is ok. It appears they filled in a part of it.
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Aguamarina
- Located on the Malecon strip of hotels.
- Located across the street from the beach.
- Roomrates are low, approximately US$40 per night.
- Mainly Mexican tourists.
- Rooms are very basic.
- It is an older hotel so the rooms are less secure.
Hotel Best Western Posada Freeman Zona Dorada
- Located in the golden zone.
- newly renovated
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Hotel Best Western Posada Freeman Olas Altas
- Located in the old part of town.
- recently renovated very beautifully.
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Holiday Inn Sunspree
- Located north of the golden zone.
El Cid Marina Beach Hotel
- Located north of the golden zone in the Marina.
El Cid Marina Beach Hotel
- Located north of the golden zone in the Marina.
Hotel La Siesta
Howard Johnson Don Pelayo
- Located on the malecon (sea wall).
- Across the main street from the beach.
Mayan Sea Garden Mazatlan
Suites Linda Mar
Fiesta Inn Mazatlan
Oceano Palace
Quijote Inn
Motel Los Arcos
Hotel Lerma
Olas Altas Inn
Motel Marley
Sands Mazatlan Las Arenas
Hacienda Mazatlan
De Cima
Las Palmas
Caravelle Beach Club
Riu Emerald Bay
- Large hotel currently under construction. Scheduled to open in the Summer of 2009
- Located on Playa Las Brujas beach (near Cerritos)
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