MBWorldTraveller
8. Juni 2024
The Aloft Asuncion is in a nice area of the city almost next to a shopping mall and a 10-minute walk to a newer shopping mall. Lots of places to eat nearby, especially at the malls. It's about a 22-minute car ride to see the sights in the historic center. Hotel looked clean and modern. There's a PC and printer in the lobby plus a foosball table. Room was basic with a good bed and good working A/C and heater (it was cold some days.) Liked the in-room kettle with coffee/tea and daily bottles of water. Wi-fi worked fine. I had a great rate that included free daily popcorn and soft drinks. I was on a top floor facing the busy street but noise was minimal. Bathroom was of medium size with a strong shower pressure and liquid soap (small soap bar for the sink area) and combined shampoo/conditioner. Closet was small. TV was a little complicated to use. The hotel has a small pantry near the lobby where you can buy some snacks/drinks. Breakfast was ok with the usual scrambled eggs, sausages (chopped in a tomato sauce), cereal, fruit, yogurt, and a few other items like quesadillas, which bring me to the next point of not having any traditional Paraguayan specialties like mbeju or chipa but instead they had food associated with Mexico But worse was that they served me cold (well, room temperature) coffee, which they then reheated when I brought it to their attention. And continuing with the bad, I requested an early wake up call to have as a backup in case something happened to my cellphone, considering the room did not have an alarm clock, but they forgot to call me! Luckily my cellphone alarm worked fine. The other negative is how slow check-in was but not just for me as I saw this on other occasions when I was getting my free soft drink. The pool on the roof looked nice (did not use). Nevertheless, staff were really pleasant and all things considered, it was a very good value for the money.
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