Hotel Isabel

The location was really good for visiting Centro Histórico and Alameda Central. Visually it was an interesting location.

The staff were frequently rude or standoffish. The original room I was in, the balcony door didn’t close well and the balcony itself butted up against a tree and there were frequently signs that someone had been on my balcony while I was out. The door that wouldn’t close well let in hoards of mosquitoes. I was bitten more than 20 times in one night. I requested a new room and the staff argued with me, despite pointing out that I was a single woman in an insecure room on the first floor with a climbable tree right next to the balcony with a door that didn’t close. I eventually got a new room. My only issue with that one was that it was right over the restaurant’s kitchen and at 6am, whatever the cook started doing in there would come up into my room and make the whole place reek like rotted vegetables for about an hour. The WiFi internet service was very spotty, especially at night. The elevator was scary and cramped.