Hotel Suiza — Hotel in Baja California

First off, the rating takes into account that this is a modest hotel in Latin America. I've given similar ratings to MUCH nicer places, but south of the border is a different place. ||||I booked a single room for a Saturday night on travel site at a very modest price. The hotel is located a few blocks west of Avenida Revolucion and is convenient to that area. I felt fairly comfortable walking back there, even later at night but you should be careful. It's about a 25-minute walk to the Pedwest border crossing.||||I walked into the small lobby and received a civil greeting from the manager, who primarily spoke Spanish. I asked for a room with air conditioning and was given one though it didn't appear they all had that amenity, judging by what I observed. I provided a $5 deposit for the metal key and TV remote which is customary in this area. The hotel is a long, two-story building with rooms on both floors and an odd atrium in the middle. The left side of the building seemed to be flush to the adjacent building and rooms dark, while the right side had a gap and rooms were lighter. I saw one guy with his door open and the fan blowing into the room on the left side, so I'm guessing no AC on that side.||||I went to my room on the second floor. It had tile floor, a full-sized bed, AC unit that worked fine, there was a ceiling fan and light, newer flat screen TV - on which I couldn't seem to raise the volume no matter what I did - a few shelves and I believe a chair. Wifi worked quite well. Small toilet and shower. Two very clean, thick towels which was a nice surprise, a small soap bar and shampoo packet. There was lots of hot water. As I expected, the walls were kind of dirty as was the floor tile in the room and bathroom. Again, these small, cheap, independent places are never that clean by U.S. standards. Bedding was old but suitable. ||||I slept fairly well and checked out early the next morning. If I had the same experience on the next go 'round, I would not hesitate to...

I checked in on a Saturday afternoon. I had made my reservation the previous evening online. I got room 6 and it sucked because there was a strong stench of Clorox. I asked for a room change but there simply weren't any more rooms available. So if you reserve late (previous night), you are very likely going to get room 6 (a single) which is at the far end of the first floor. I solved my problem, to an extent, by burning incense. But I had to keep it burning. The room was dingy but I didn't really bother me. It was sufficient for one night of rest. I didn't take a shower there because I didn't need to, but I didn't like the look of the towels. They were obviously old and not clear white. Room 6 has no windows, another reason to book early and then call them and tell them specifically not to give you room 6. There is a major convenience to the hotel, other than the fact that it's two blocks from Revolucion Avenue, and that is that there is a private parking lot (not property of the hotel) next door. The parking lot and the hotel have a deal. The deal is that your car can stay there for free from 8 PM to 8 AM. It's a very safe lot with a large gate and an alarm system. But it's not very big so it's probably a good idea to put your car in there earlier. I parked it at 4:30 PM and only paid 60 pesos for the fee from 4:30 to 8. When I left the hotel, which was at 3 AM, I simply went to the lobby and they went and opened the parking lot for me. Then I just got in my car and drove away. Give the attendant a 10 peso tip out of courtesy. I stayed here because it was cheap and I only needed it until the middle of the next morning. I would stay here again, but will more likely pay a few more bucks to stay somewhere a little...

I rented a room for 2 adults 1 small child the guy at the desk said I was in luck only had 1 room left over charged me for 3 but gave me a small room with 1 small bed 2 pillows I asked for for another pillow they said I had to pay 40 pesos more I said I paid for a room for 3 I also asked if I could pay extra to upgrade and he said he had other rooms but I had to rent that separately I was like what???? I paid for 3 he said I'm sorry you already rented the other one can't upgrade unless I kept that room and rented another one so the guy at the front desk tried to cheat us or should I say he did cheat us!!!!!! It was the guy at the front desk and he took the room price list so watch out for him he will cheat you too and I did like this hotel cause its clean and nice and quite there's no smoking in the rooms so I walked out so my wife could smoke a cigarette he came out said watch out for the cops if we were smoking weed I said my wife is smoking a cigarette but he said he smelled weed I said yes were upfront on the street people all over smoking weed wasn't from us and I don't even smoke cigarettes smoke weed or drink so watch out for this...