Hotel Amparo — Hotel in Veracruz

We paid 190 pesos for a room with fan and no tv. Breakfast of coffee and sweet roll is included. Simple but adequate. The coffee and roll were fresh and tasty. You can eat in the cafeteria or take it to go. The staff is professional, meaning they are friendly but not indifferent, nothing more or less. The place is spotless, and comfortable. There is parking if you are driving. The center is a minute away on foot.||For the price we paid we did get a simple room without tv. Interwebs did not work in the room, but we were high up on the 3rd floor and in a room not surrounding the courtyard. Seems all rooms have private bathroom. There is hot water. In the lobby is a guest computer if you are not packing your own. Oxxo is next door, as well as a very popular taco stand. Directly across the street is a great bakery. On the next block is a wonderful seafood joint that goes on for 24 hours. Really good food, enjoyed by locals. Past reviews have mentioned noise here, and I agree that can always be a problem. The Amparo was quite peaceful on the Sunday evening we checked in. Most rooms surround a central courtyard, and the noise from the common area may get into those rooms. We took #32 which was quiet and had 3 windows which all let in a very nice breeze and natural light.||After 9 months of travel, this is as good as it gets anywhere. This place is an absolute joy for the price. So good to see a hotel in this price range that is not a shambles. A great...

This hotel is a 2 start, may be 2 1/2 and they do a great job. The walk up to the room, 213, was the worst part of the weekend vacation. I.m not much of a stair climber these days.|| The room was clean, full size bed with flat screen TV, Mini split AC that worked great, plus a ceiling fan! The room is on the small side but perfect for me since I travel alone most times. It looked to be freshly painted, with the doors probably as old as the building but everything worked fine.|| The bathroom was in good condition, small but serviceable. Like someone mentioned, there is no shower curtain so the toilet can get some spray from the shower. Not a big deal, just lift the lid to the toilet and it stays dry. Plenty of hot water, 24 hours a day.|| The staff was friendly and always available, family run I think. I made reservations via email, had a response in just a few hours. It was Independence Day, with a 4 day holiday for most people and the hotel looks like it does a good business during peak times.|| Located little more than a block away from the zocalo, the location is hard to beat...

The positive: located a block away from the Zocalo, and the Malecón, respectively, and next to a bus stop, the location is good to explore Veracruz.||The hotel is clean and the reception staff friendly.||However:||At the least the weekend I was there, the hotel was completely overpriced. I booked it via a hotel booking site, got a small room with window facing a light shaft. Internet did not work. The room price at the desk, cheaper than what I had paid via the booking site, was still around three times as high as similar quality hotels nearby (1300 pesos, vs ca 380 for several other same-quality places equally well located).||The air-condition is relatively noisy unit on the wall that I fortunately did not really need to use.||The shower had no hot water (at least no warm water came despite letting the water run for a while)||If it had not been for the overall cleanliness I would have given it a...