Hotel Italo — Hotel in Jalisco

The hotel is immediately next to main church, one block from the central Plaza. Secure premises and location, clean, family run with friendly and helpful staff, room options from good sized bedrooms to small studio apartments with kitchen. ||||Prices start at around $20 per night, with discounts for longer stays. Ajijic (on Lake Chapala, one hour from Guadalajara, 40 minutes from the international airport) is popular with Canadians and Americans, who live there year round or part-time. ||||Because of the large expat community, prices are a bit higher than nearby towns. Ajijic has many excellent restaurants, shops and art galleries that are inexpensive, but only for those with dollar incomes. ||||Notwithstanding, it retains the charms of a small town, and it reflects the best of Mexican culture and its beautiful people. Locals and the expat community live somewhat segregated lives, but if you speak a little Spanish, it is easy to make rewarding friendships with local residents.||||The hotel has huge rooftop terraces with incredible views of the lake, town and surrounding mountains. The rooms have TVs and decent internet, otherwise basic, but offer incredible value considering the cost. ||||On some other travel websites, a few folks complained about the church bells ringing several times a day. I liked it. If you think it may really bother you, don't be tempted to overlook this unique and historic Ajijic hotel option; just bring a set of earplugs :)||||Clientele is a mixture of short and long term expat residents and folks from Guadalajara who come for the weekends. For those who like to party, go from November 20th to the end of the Christmas season - bandas play until well past midnight in the Plaza, full of temporary kiosks with local food and drinks, parades and fireworks. Otherwise, the Plaza is home to inexpensive coffee shops, bars, restaurants and shops. ||||The hotel has a good pizza, pasta restaurant on the...

Wonderful 3-week stay at Hotel Italo with our two kids! Room was very clean with excellent daily service. Took advantage of the awesome terraces! Uppermost has an amazing view at sunset. Couldn't have been a better location, close to everything. If I'm being critical, there was really loud music next door a few of the nights. I think our room was the closest to it. Friendly staff. Excellent pizza....

Omg ill stay here just for the fresh Italian food in the restaurant. Mama Bruna in Venice - you have competition! Hands down the best Italian in our 9 years in Mexico. Delightful staff too just makes you feel at home all the more. Of, btw, it's older and slow, BUT THERE'S AN ELEVATOR! made my whole...