Hotel Pullman — Hotel in Trujillo

This was a very interesting hotel. It took them three tries to get us a room that was inhabitable. The first was near where they were constructing the rooms (it's been in business since 2005, but there are many rooms that are still unfinished), and it smelled horribly of paint. The second room had a leak from the bathroom, and the water had gotten all over the floor and the bedding. The third room was OK, but was quite moldy (strange in a desert climate).||||There was abundant hot water, an acceptable free breakfast, and the personnel were warm and patient with us. They gave us a complementary pisco sour on our arrival, secured our valuables and put them in the safe, gave us extra pillows, and let us store our luggage so that we could take one last walk around before we had to leave for our bus.||||One word of warning: Trujillo is not for the faint of heart, apparently. As we were walking, not far from the center of the city, a thief took our camera right off the strap that my wife was holding it by. We ran after him, and fortunately a "sereno" (watchman) stopped him and we were able to recover the camera. Of course, we spent several hours in the comisaria (police station), and missed our bus. I will say that the police and the populace were extremely nice. The people were genuinely mortified and were very helpful, and the police helped us make alternate transportation plans. As we were riding in the police car, one of them pointed out which streets were just "dangerous" (most of them), and which were "superdangerous" (the rest of them). Trujillo has beautiful Plaza de Armas, excellent restaurants, and great archeological sites,...

The rooms were slightly old fashioned and had mysterious locked wardrobes you were unable to get into; however apart from that they were fine and had a TV and Fridge. Bathroom had perfectly adequately functioning fittings etc, and fresh towels and loo roll was provided.||||On the downside, the room had no air-con which for us was pretty bad as it was sweltering when we arrived in Trujillo. On reflection I would spring for the better rooms which were only a little extra. Don't get into the mind set of getting everything as cheap as possible, or you will miss out on comfort.||||I felt the location was fine - not so close to the main square as to be costly, but still in the thick of the action. Eating out was not a problem as every second building in Trujillo is a cafe, restaurant or shop.||||If you don't have the cash for the swish hotels, this is great. There is a restaurant on site and a computer which is free for residents to use. Even the mini bar was relatively cheap. Staff are pleasant and helpful; however be mindful that this isn't Mallorca and brush up on...

Staff was attentive, friendly, and room rate included complimentary airport pickup, but the hotel rooms are outdated, worn and dingy (though they do have a t.v. and mini-fridge). The bathroom was spotless but the sheets were worn and stained. Breakfast buffet was varied but mediocre. Some rooms face the pedestrian street; others face an interior courtyard and are much quieter. |||| Sadly, short of spending triple the price for the Pullman to stay at the Libertador on the main Plaza, I'm not sure one can do much better in Trujillo. Trujillo suffers from a lack of modern, three-star hotels. News reports indicate that the Peruvian-owned Casa Andina hotel chain is remodeling a historic hotel near the main Plaza, which will open sometime in 2009. Their reasonably priced hotels, decorated with inspiration from the surrounding region, can't open in Trujillo...