Hotel Don Nino

This is a budget hotel whose value does not exceed its price. My room had no windows, didn’t even have a chair or a reading lamp until I asked for them. The fan was encrusted w. dust; the staff replaced it immediately when I objected to it. The hotel’s main asset is its location--- sort of. Pino Suarez is near the ADO terminal, adjacent to the Jalatlaco area, on the main drag for restaurants, and a short walk to the Alcalá. The hotel faces Parque Llano, an actively used park. When I was there during the Dec holidays, a carnival was in full blast in the Parque until 11PM every night. Entrance to the hotel is through a restaurant, which plays music all day, until 9 or 10 PM. On Sun. at 6:30 AM, I was awakened to an announcer at a road race taking place at the Parque. So, unless you can sleep though a rock concert, Hotel Don Nino is not a good choice. Receptionist Mario gets 5 stars for courtesy, helpfulness, and quick response to the hotel’s lapses. Perhaps the rooms at the extreme end of the floor, facing the “garden,” are quieter. The garden is available to all guests.

We booked two rooms in this "hotel" for a family holiday for 8 of us. We turned up at the so called "hotel" and it turns out to be a hostel!! We booked it via *********** where it is falsely advertised as a Hotel. And nowhere it has been listed as a hostel. But at the hotel site, it has postings of a hostel and it looks like a hostel! It was like being in a prison. The rooms were dark and dingy and the bathrooms tiny! There were no windows that let any natural light in the rooms. We had to ask the reception each time we wanted to turn on the air conditioning or to change its temperature!! I also came out in a rash in the few hours I was in the room. AVOID this hostel at all cost!!