Hacienda Maria Eugenia

My wife and I stayed at the Maria Eugenia Christmas Eve. We arrived for a one night stopover on the road to Zihuatanejo. The Lonely Planet guide described a modern hotel and the pictures of the hotel I found on the Internet made it look spectacular! Unfortunately the photos must have been taken with Dubya was still hitting the sauce. Unfortunately, if modern, it sure aged quickly. I would consider the Maria Eugenia to be a one star hotel, bordering on two star territory. The rooms are very shabby and the kitchette and refrigerator looked to be about twenty years old. It would have been a good place to crash drunk but unfortunately Mexican beer seems to have lost its kick for me! The night we stayed there the open air restaurant had a Xmas party with loud music until the early hours but that was not that much of a problem. We did eat there upon arrival and found the food to be mediocre. The hotel is next to a shopping mall and only about 100 meters walk from the beach. It was only US$60, another plus.

I recently traveled to Acapulco with my family and stayed here. We had three rooms two were very clean, but the bathroom in the third was dark and had some ceiling mold. We paid extra for all three rooms to have a working kitchenette, the second night the stove was sparking in one of the rooms. This was never corrected, they just turned off the gas and never refunded any of the money. That room also had a problem with the air conditioner. We notified the front desk on Sunday, it wasn't fixed till Thursday. In another room $100 was stolen while we sat by the pool.

this is the best hotel on my whole trip through mexico! the staff is more than friendly, the rooms are clean, with air condition and the food is excellent. next stay in aca. will be in this hotel!